General knowledge quiz

HISTORY

1 Who was the wife of Louis XVI of France w was executed in 1793?

2 By what nickname was landscape garden Lancelot Brown known?

3 Which monarch ruled over the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901?

4 Which political party did the Whigs becom under Gladstone in the late 19th century?

5 Who defeated Giscard d’Estaing in 1981 to become the first French socialist presiden 35 years?

6 Of which country did Bob Hawke become prime minister in 1983?

FILM & MUSIC

7 Which British actor received an Oscar for performance in The Bridge on the River K

8 Who wrote the opera Cosi fan tutte?

9 With which musical instrument is Larry A chiefly associated?

10 In which country was composer Igor Stravinsky born?

11 Which 1930s actress starred in She Done Wrong and I’m No Angel?

12 How many musical instruments accompa an ‘a cappella’ piece of music?

SCIENCE

13 Which gas is used to make drinks ‘fizzy’?

14 What is the only common metal that is liq at room temperature?

15 What is FORTRAN?

16 Which body tissue consists of the dermis the epidermis?

17 Which number is represented by the sym in Roman numerals?

18 What is the positive electrode of an electrolytic cell called?

WORDS

19 What name is given to the keep-fit metho based on exercises to stimulate the heart lungs to work faster?

20 What does VHF stand for on a radio?

21 Which common plant gets its name from French for lion’s tooth?

22 What name is given to the branch of zool that involves the study of birds?

23 Which French word meaning ‘rebirth’ describes the period in European cultura history that began in Italy in the 14th cen

24 What is the name for a French castle or la country house?

UK

25 Which British travel agent organised his f excursion, a train journey from Leicester Loughborough, in 1841?

26 In which county is the town of Corby?

27 Which Conservative politician married Je Jerome in 1874?

28 In which county is the cathedral city of W

29 What name is given to the annual sum provided from public funds to meet the o expenses of the Queen?

30 In Scottish law, which verdict other than guilty can accompany an acquittal?

Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror