General knowledge quiz

2022-11-26 -

HISTORY

1 In which London street did the Great Fire London break out in a baker’s shop in 1666?

2 Which Labour politician was deputy prime minister in the wartime coalition and prime minister from 1945-51?

3 Which queen of Egypt was the mistress of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony?

4 In what year did the French Revolution begin? 5 What was the former name for Sri Lanka?

6 Which US naval base in Hawaii was attacked by Japanese planes in December 1941?

7 Who played the lead in the 1996 film Sgt Bilko?

8 In which country was pop singer Natalie Imbruglia born?

9 Which US rapper was born Marshall Mathers in 1972?

10 Who did Alec Guinness play in Star Wars?

11 Who played the title role in the 1997 film GI Jane?

12 Who recorded the 1978 hit YMCA?

13 What sort of celestial body is also called a minor planet?

14 Which temperature scale is named after the inventor of the mercury thermometer?

15 What name is given to a wind of between 7 and 10 on the Beaufort scale?

16 How many pints are there in a quart?

17 Which red hair dye is obtained from the powdered leaves of the shrub Lawsonia inermis?

18 Which infectious disease is also called hydrophobia?

19 Which American tennis player won her first Wimbledon singles title in 1974?

20 Which horse won the Grand National in 1973, 1974 and 1977?

21 What colour is the eight-ball in pool?

22 Which sport was Richie Benaud famous for+ playing and commentating on?

23 With which athletics field event was Dick Fosbury associated?

24 Which Dutch footballer was European Footballer of the Year in 1971, 1973 and 1974?

25 Who is the current Archbishop of Canter bury?

26 Which London borough contains the Houses of Parliament?

27 Which is British television’s longest-running sitcom?

28 Which UK city was comedian Ken Dodd born in?

29 Which political party expelled MP George Galloway in 2003?

30 Which of the 32 council areas of Scotland is the largest in terms of area?

Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror