Bath Chronicle

General Knowledge Quiz

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1. Which Rugby Union player became the youngest-ever All Black when he made his debut against France in 1994 at the age of 19? A Jonah Lomu B Jamie Lomu C Jason Lomu D John Lomu

2. Which group released the album Fresco in 1997? A Sleeper B Elastica C M People D Skunk Anansie

3. In which country is the port of Haifa situated? A Iran B Israel C Iraq D Sri Lanka

4. Which French writer published the collection of fairy tales Les Contes de ma mère l’oye; better known as Mother Goose? A Ionesco B Albert Camus C Pierre Cardin D Charles Perrault

5. Sadism is named after which French writer? A Marquis Sadiste B Marquis de la Sad C Marquis de Caraba D Marquis de Sade

6. Which new film starring Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer and Justin Theroux tells the story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg? A On the Basis of Sex B On the Basis of Love C On the Basis of Hope D On the Basis of Family

7. What is androphobi­a? A Fear of heights B Fear of beetles C Fear of dogs D Fear of men

8. What in nature is a brotulid? A A horse B A flower C A feline D A fish

9. Which mountains form a border between France and Spain? A Alps B Carpathian­s C Cairngorm D Pyrenees

10. In which popular US sport do the Green Bay Packers play? A Baseball B Ice Hockey C American Football D Basketball

11. What sort of creature is a wentletrap? A A mollusc B A fish C A mammal D An arachnid

12. Who starred on TV as Edna The Inebriate Woman? A Patricia Hayes B Sarah Hayes C Rachel Hayes D Lucia Hayes

13. Which soap enjoyed an Italian break during a special fiveepisod­e week in 1997? A Coronation Street B Eastenders C Emmerdale D Brookside

14. Who was the first woman MP to sit in the House of Commons? A Nancy Shelley B Nancy Pankhurst C Nancy Frost D Nancy Astor

15. Which poet wrote Sonnets from the Portuguese? A Sylvia Plath B Emily Dickinson C Elizabeth Jennings D Elizabeth Barrett Browning

 ??  ?? Felicity Jones See Question 6.
Felicity Jones See Question 6.

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