General knowledge quiz

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America’s first lady, Melania Trump, was born in which modern-day country in 1970? First published in 2009, Look Back in Hunger is an autobiography written by which British comedian?

How many five-pointed green stars appear on the national flag of Syria?

In a Scrabble game, how many additional points are awarded for using all one’s letters in a single turn?

The acronym YOLO was introduced into the Oxford English Dictionary in 2016 — what does it stand for?

What relationship are Viola and Sebastian in the Shakespeare play Twelfth Night?

SPORT

Which New Zealand-born rugby player scored his first England try versus France at Twickenham in February 2017? Nicolo Zaniolo plays as a midfielder for which football team? Forbidden by the rules of golf, an agreed second attempt to play an errant shot without penalty is informally known by what name?

In which city did the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final take place? A ‘bag o’ nuts’ is a slang term in darts for which three-arrow score? In which sport would one find the Blackburn Hawks competing?

GEOGRAPHY

Which island monarchy of the

Persian Gulf has Manama as its capital? The Kalahari is a desert found on which continent?

Which Italian city is served by an airport named in honour of the 19th-century composer Giuseppe Verdi?

What name is given to the road route that follows a circular, largely coastal, path around Australia?

Which state, on winning its independence on 16 December 1971, became known as Bangladesh? Holyroodhouse, Arthur’s Seat and the Scott Monument are landmarks of which British city?

FILM

Who voices the character of Dr Nefario in the Despicable Me film series?

Which film won the

2019 Oscar for Best Picture?

Sam Smith’s Writing’s on the Wall is an Oscar-winning best original song from which Bond movie?

In which 2002 romantic comedy film does Toula Portokalos marry the schoolteacher Ian Miller?

What is the real name of the actor, producer and wrestler The Rock?

What make was the missing vehicle in the 2000 movie, Dude, Where’s My Car?

NATURAL HISTORY

The highest active volcano in the world, Ojos del Salado, can be found on the border of which two countries?

What is the largest known animal on earth?

What colour is the cap of the fly agaric — Amanita muscaria — a potentially poisonous mushroom found in the UK? The aye-aye of Madagascar belongs to which broad family of primates?

The Kuroshio ocean current flows northwards along the eastern coast of which continent?

Which common name is given to the flowering shrubs and trees of the genus Syringa?

Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror