General knowledge quiz

HISTORY

1 Which British naval explorer landed at Bo

Bay in 1770?

2 In which country did the Great Proletaria

Cultural Revolution begin in 1966?

3 In which country did the Sharpeville mas

take place?

4 Who was the leader of the Khmer Rouge

when they took power in Cambodia in 197 5 Which Greek philosopher died by drinking

hemlock?

6 Of which country was the Deutsche Mark standard unit of currency before it adopt the euro?

FILM & MUSIC

7 What nationality is film director Alfonso

Cuarón?

8 Who starred as Elle Woods in 2001 film

Legally Blonde?

9 Which Nirvana album cover features a ba

boy swimming underwater?

10 How many Seas of Rhye were there in th

1974 Queen hit?

11 Who played Cruella de Vil in the 1996 live

action Disney film 101 Dalmatians?

12 Which US jazz trumpeter released the 19

album Kind of Blue?

SCIENCE

13 What type of star explodes and increases

brightness by a million times or more?

14 Which fungal infection, known medically as tinea pedis, commonly affects the are between the toes?

15 Which chemical element has the symbol 16 Which point in the sky lies directly above

observer?

17 What is the name for the saclike organ

between the oesophagus and the duoden 18 Ernest Swinton was involved in the development and adoption of what piece military equipment during World War I?

SPORT & LEISURE

19 Which two numbers surround 20 on a

dartboard?

20 In which event did Mike Powell break a w

record in 1991 that had stood since 1968? 21 Which football manager steered Liverpoo

three European cups?

22 Which Swiss ski resort hosted the Winter

Olympics in 1928 and 1948?

23 Which Romanian tennis player was ranke

number one in the world in 1973?

24 With which sport was Hakeem Olajuwon

associated?

UK

25 Which of Britain’s armed services is know

the Senior Service?

26 Which London landmark came from Helio

in Egypt?

27 The River Waveney divides which two En

counties?

28 Which plant is the national emblem of

Scotland?

29 In which county is the source of the Tham 30 In which city are the Aardman Studios, ho

to Wallace & Gromit and Creature Comfo