General knowledge quiz

HISTORY

1 In which London street did the Great Fire London break out in a baker’s shop in 166

2 Which Labour politician was deputy prim minister in the wartime coalition and prim minister from 1945-51?

3 Which queen of Egypt was the mistress o Julius Caesar and Mark Antony?

4 In what year did the French Revolution be

5 What was the former name for Sri Lanka

6 Which US naval base in Hawaii was attack by Japanese planes in December 1941?

FILM & MUSIC

7 Who played the lead in the 1996 film

Sgt Bilko?

8 In which country was pop singer Natalie Imbruglia born?

9 Which US rapper was born Marshall Math in 1972?

10 Who did Alec Guinness play in Star Wars?

11 Who played the title role in the 1997 film GI Jane?

12 Who recorded the 1978 hit YMCA?

SCIENCE

13 What sort of celestial body is also called a

minor planet?

14 Which temperature scale is named after

inventor of the mercury thermometer?

15 What name is given to a wind of between

and 10 on the Beaufort scale?

16 How many pints are there in a quart?

17 Which red hair dye is obtained from the powdered leaves of the shrub Lawsonia inermis?

18 Which infectious disease is also called

hydrophobia?

SPORT & LEISURE

19 Which American tennis player won her fi Wimbledon singles title in 1974?

20 Which horse won the Grand National in 19 1974 and 1977?

21 What colour is the eight-ball in pool?

22 Which sport was Richie Benaud famous f playing and commentating on?

23 With which athletics field event was Dick Fosbury associated?

24 Which Dutch footballer was European Footballer of the Year in 1971, 1973 and 19

UK

25 Who is the current Archbishop of Canter

26 Which London borough contains the Hou of Parliament?

27 Which is British television’s longest-runni sitcom?

28 Which UK city was comedian Ken Dodd b in?

29 Which political party expelled MP George Galloway in 2003?

30 Which of the 32 council areas of Scotland the largest in terms of area?

Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror