General knowledge quiz

HISTORY

1 The beating of which black motorist spar

off the 1992 LA riots? 2 The ill-fated Maginot Line was supposed t

defend which country? 3 Who became interim leader of the Labou Party after John Smith’s sudden death in 1994? 4 Which American president introduced the

New Deal in 1933? 5 Jesse Jackson contested the 1984 and 19

presidential nominations for which party? 6 The Cossacks served in the army of whic

country?

FILM & MUSIC

7 What type of creature is Beethoven in 199 film Beethoven’s 2nd? 8 Which group recorded the 1977 song Hot California? 9 Which group had hits with My Girl and Ba Trousers? 10 Which 1994 film focused on the ‘fifth Bea Stuart Sutcliffe? 11 Oscar-winning film The Last Emperor wa in which country? 12 With which instrument was Ray Charles chiefly associated?

SCIENCE

13 K is an abbreviation for which temperatu scale? 14 Emphysema primarily affects which part the body? 15 Which element is also called quicksilver? 16 Orthodontics is a branch of which medica science? 17 Which banned hormones are used by ath to increase muscle bulk? 18 In which liquid is lactose found?

WORDS

19 The expression Zeitgeist, meaning spirit o age, comes from which language? 20 If someone is vulpine, what do they resem 21 GNP is an abbreviation for which measurement of wealth? 22 Which three letters form the internationa distress signal in Morse code? 23 For what is a.s.a.p. an abbreviation? 24 What is a potter’s oven called?

UK

25 Which British country has approximately islands? 26 Which Welsh island is separated from the mainland by the Menai Strait? 27 In which county is Sutton Hoo? 28 What was Margaret Thatcher’s middle na 29 What type of law governs the sale of alco drinks? 30 Which mountain range separates the Highlands from the Lowlands of Scotland

Solutions in Monday’s Daily Record