General knowledge quiz
HISTORY
1 On which island in the Inner Hebrides did Columba found an early Christian monas in 563? 2 On the 5th of November of which year wa the unsuccessful Gunpowder Plot involvin Guy Fawkes? 3 On which island in the South Atlantic did
Napoleon end his days? 4 Which war was sparked off by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinan Sarajevo? 5 From which political party did the Liberal
Party develop? 6 Which Henry was the first of the Tudor
monarchs?
FILM & MUSIC
7 Who voiced Vincent the bear in Over the Hedge and Butch the dog in Cats & Dogs: Revenge of Pussy Galore? 8 Which 1994 American superhero film sta Alec Baldwin as Lamont Cranston? 9 Which actor co-starred with Arnold Schwarzenegger in Twins and Junior? Which English comedian sang Cleaning Windows? 11 Which Tim Burton animated film follows t misadventures of Jack Skellington? 12 Which film, based on William Boyd’s nove the same name, starred Sean Connery as Alex Murray? 10
SCIENCE
13 What is the name for a rectangle with fou sides of equal length? 14 Which English scientist formulated the th of evolution by natural selection? 15 By what name are the reflective studs us for marking traffic lanes invented by Perc Shaw known? How is the passing of the moon in front o sun as seen from the Earth known? 17 How many degrees are in a right angle? 18 How is 1,000 represented in Roman nume 16
WORDS
19 Which organisation do the initials VSO st
for? 20 By what acronym is radio detection and
ranging commonly known? 21 Which oriental art of paper folding develo
into a traditional Japanese craft? 22 Which type of school means “children’s
garden” in German? 23 What is the name for an industry in which
market is supplied by one supplier? 24 What is the Latin name for the constellat
Great Bear?
UK
25 In which port in NE England did the Metro
Centre open in 1986? 26 Which two cities have the only archbisho
the Church of England? 27 Which North Yorkshire village is famous f
barracks and racecourse? 28 Which Scottish town is the administrative
centre of the Highland Region? 29 Which late member of the Royal Family w
formerly called Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyo 30 In which county is the market town of St
Austell?
Answers in Monday’s Daily Record