General knowledge quiz
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Which canal connects the
Red Sea with the Mediterranean? What is made by a craftsman known as a fletcher?
Genera of which mammal are the most common members of the family Leporidae?
Theresa May graduated from Oxford University in 1977 with a degree in which subject?
Rubeus Hagrid is a character created by which author? In mathematics, what fraction is the reciprocal of 2?
Against which opponents did the England rugby league side contest the 2017 World Cup final?
Which former England cricketer was nicknamed ’the Cat’ on account of his fondness for naps?
Old Trafford is the home stadium of which football team?
Who won the men’s singles title at the 2019 Australian Open? Britain’s Alan Scotthorne was the first man to win five individual world titles in which sport?
The Allianz Arena is the exclusive home ground of which European football club?
In the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588, Sir Francis Drake was second-in-command to which naval leader?
What name is given to the first ten amendments to the US constitution, passed collectively in 1791? Stretching between towns on the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde, which wall once stood as the most northerly frontier of the Roman Empire in Britain?
In which French city was
Joan of Arc burnt at the stake?
In 1916 the US Navy pilot
Earl Winfield Spencer Jr became the first husband of which famous person? Which surname — meaning ’man of steel’ — was adopted in his thirties by the future Soviet leader Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili?
In which BBC police series does Thandie Newton appear as DCI Roz Huntley?
Which pirate — captain of the Flying Dustman — was the arch enemy of Captain Pugwash?
’I cut down trees, I skip and jump, I like to press wild flowers’ are lyrics from a Monty Python song released under what title?
The White Queen was adapted from a series of novels by which author? What was the first name of Jimmy Nail’s Detective Sergeant Spender in a 1990s TV crime series set in Newcastle upon Tyne ? Which interactive weekly BBC pop show is hosted by Greg James and Dotty?
Which dish particularly associated with Northumberland is made with layers of thinly sliced potatoes, onions, cheese and sometimes bacon?
Creme de cerise is a sweet French liqueur flavoured with which fruit? Which sportsman won the 2019 edition of Celebrity MasterChef? Which 69-year-old author and teacher of haute cuisine became, with Giorgio Locatelli, a judge on The Big Family Cooking Showdown?
Made from the unpasteurised milk of sheep, Manchego is a semi-soft cheese originating in which country? Allegra McEvedy’s Jolly Good Food is a cookery book for children inspired by the stories of which writer who died in 1968?