General knowledge quiz

HISTORY

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Dying in 1983 after many years of exile in Portugal, Umberto II was the last king of which European country? Which 19th-century statesman was Prime Minister a record four times? Who was Henry VIII married to before Jane Seymour?

In which century did Henry Purcell, John Bunyan and John Milton all live? The My Lai incident was a massacre of up to 500 unarmed citizens by US soldiers during which 20th-century war? Known as the Mad Monk, who was the controversial mystic, influential in the court of Tsar Nicholas II?

POT LUCK

Ouagadougou is the capital of which country?

Richard Melville Hall is the real name of which American recording artist? The male of which fish unusually bears the unborn young? How many feet are there in a fathom? What is the Japanese art of ikebana? Prior to about 1770, which orchestral musical instrument was known as a hautboy?

BOOKS AND AUTHORS

Which publicity-shy US novelist wrote V and Gravity‘s Rainbow? Which odd couple of English literature first appeared in the 1915 P G Wodehouse short story Extricating Young Gussie? Life is the title of an autobiography published in 2010 by which member of the Rolling Stones?

What is the name of the young narrator in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island?

Which prolific British romance writer became the step-grandmother of Princess Diana?

Which best-selling children’s author, who was made a Dame in 2008, created the character Tracy Beaker?

FOOD AND DRINK

What is the characteristic shape of the Italian pasta known as conchiglie? What is a Dundee cake traditionally decorated with? Which alcoholic spirit is flavoured by juniper berries?

In 2010, which TV chef named his first son Buddy Bear Maurice? Which Oxfordshire town lends its name to a spice and currant-filled puff pastry cake, traditionally oval in shape and marked by three cuts? Autumn King, Chantenay, Flyaway and Mignon are commercial varieties of which vegetable?

SPORT

Where was football star Harry Kane born? Who was the first British Wimbledon winner in 1877?

‘Arte et Labore’, translating to ‘By skill and hard work’, is the motto of which football club? Who, in 2008, became Britain‘s first female Olympic swimming champion in 48 years?

What is the nickname of Beijing’s National Stadium? Which F1 driver won the World Drivers’ Championship title in 2019?