General knowledge quiz

MUSIC

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What was the title of the first no 1 single of Ed Sheeran? Which famous song concludes with the line ‘Any way the wind blows’? Performed on stage by the characters Svetlana and Florence, I Know Him So Well is a song from which musical? Which band recorded the 1973 Christmas hit single Merry Xmas Everybody?

At the age of 13, Phil Collins starred as which character in a London production of Oliver?

Thank U, Next is a best-selling 2019 album by which singer?

POT LUCK

The traditional poem Address to a Haggis was written by which Scotsman in 1786? How many cards are dealt to each player in a game of gin rummy? Calvados is a French brandy flavoured with which fruit?

In the children’s nursery rhyme Ding Dong Bell, who rescued Pussy from the well? In David Bowie’s hit Let’s Dance, what colour shoes should be put on to dance the blues?

In the rejoinder to a traditional proverb, if curiosity killed the cat, what brought it back?

POLITICS

The Secretary General of which organisation, founded in 1945, resides in a five-storey building on Sutton Place, Manhattan?

How long is a presidential term in the USA?

What is the name given to the seat that the Lord Speaker in the House of Lords sits on?

Which UK prime minister, appointed at 82 years, 7 months and 3 days, was the oldest to win a General Election? The NATO flag shows a representation of a compass on a background or field of which colour?

Arnold Schwarzenegger is the former governor of which US state?

CARTOONS

Which classic cartoon duo were billed as the ‘crimebusters of the sea’? Lord Snooty and Biffo the Bear are characters that have featured in which popular children’s comic? Tony Hale provided the voice for which character in the 2019 film Toy Story 4? Anime is a distinctive style of animation developed in which country? What are the first names of Marge’s twin sisters in the animated TV series

The Simpsons?

Known for his satirical celebrity portraits, the US caricaturist Al Hirschfeld habitually hid which name (of his daughter) in his drawings?

SPORT

Which international rugby union team is nicknamed The Pumas? What is the name of the German manager of Premier League club Liverpool? Which golfer captained Europe’s

2018 Ryder Cup team?

Arnold Cream was the birthname of which US heavyweight boxing star? Which term refers to the oarsman, seated nearest the stern, who sets the rhythm for the rest of the crew? How many gold medals did track and field athlete Jesse Owens win at the 1936 Olympics?

Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror