General knowledge quiz

1 2 3 4 5 6 Labour politicians Jack Straw, David Blunkett, Charles Clarke, John Reid, Jacqui Smith and Alan Johnson all served in which cabinet post? Australian prime minister Julia Gillard was born in which country of the United Kingdom? What is the name of the official residence of the French president?

How old was William Pitt the Younger when he first became prime minister in 1783?

A pound sign (£) is the symbol of which British political party? Who was the last US president to die while he was in office? 7 8 9 10 11 12 Judi Dench reprised her role for the last time as which character in the 2012 Bond movie Skyfall? In computing, what precisely do the letters URL stand for? What was the first name of the TV journalist who was also the father of presenters David and Jonathan Dimbleby?

A ‘blot‘ is a single stone left vulnerable to being taken in which board game?

‘He bugs Gore‘ is an anagram of the name of which US President?

56 years ago, Rwanda won its independence from which European country? 13 14 15 16 17 18 Jet is an ornamental form of which hard black material? Eryngium is a genus of flowering plants commonly known by which name? Which gaseous element makes up about 78 per cent of the air that we breathe? Aardvarks are native to which continent?

With a wingspan of over a foot, the Queen Alexandra‘s Birdwing is the largest of which species of insect? Which creature, native to Mauritius, became extinct in the late 17th century?