General knowledge quiz

POT LUCK

1 With a version known in Germany as a Bismarck, what is a cocktail of champagne and stout usually called? 2 What was the name of Richard I‘s minstrel, who is said to have discovered the castle where the king was imprisoned?

3 The bossa nova is a dance that was first popularised in which country? 4 Which Dickens character was played by Kermit the Frog in The Muppet Christmas Carol?

5 ‘Her mate won the fights‘ is an anagram of the title of which play by Shakespeare? 6 Barack Obama‘s eldest daughter is called Malia: what‘s the name of her sister?

GEOGRAPHY

7 Which European capital is largely heated by water piped from underground hot springs?

8 Juba is the current capital of which country, independent since 9 July 2011? 9 Munich, Nuremberg and Ingolstadt are cities in which German state? 10 What‘s the geographical connection between Canvey, Eel Pie, Nag‘s Head and Fiddler‘s Elbow?

11 Which great river divides into two main distributaries at its delta — the Damietta and the Rosetta?

12 Newell‘s Old Boys, Belgrano and Boca Juniors are football clubs from which country?

POLITICS

13 Who succeeded Ronald Reagan as president of the USA?

14 Which politician wrote a book published in 2018 entitled Where We Go From Here? 15 Which UK country introduced a ‘green tax‘ on carrier bags in October 2011, charging 5p each for them?

16 Who was the first ever Labour prime minister?

17 The singer and former actress Carla Bruni is married to which former Head of State? 18 Which medieval merchant and politician became Lord Mayor of London four times, and inspired a pantomime?

NATURAL HISTORY

19 The so-called horned toad, native to North America, is not a toad at all — what is it?

20 What colour is the whole of the edible chanterelle mushroom? 21 Camelopard is an old name for which mammal?

22 Which alcoholic spirit, popular in the nineteenth century, is flavoured with wormwood?

23 What kind of weather might be described in Scotland as ‘dreich‘? 24 Myxomatosis is a viral disease affecting which family of small mammals?

MUSIC

25 Which seasonal animated movie features the song Walking in the Air? 26 Call off the Search and Piece by Piece are albums by which Georgian-born singer? 27 What is singer-songwriter

Kate Bush’s biggest-selling single, based on a novel of the same name? 28 What is the name of the percussion instrument used in Latin music that makes a sound like a rattlesnake, made of a chain of steel balls wrapped around a cylinder?

29 Wimborne Minster in Dorset stages an annual festival of which genre of music and dance?

30 What Makes You Beautiful was the debut single of which boy band?

Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror