General knowledge quiz

2022-10-01 -

HISTORY

1 Which Dutch courtesan and dancer was shot by the French on espionage charges in 1917?

2 What surname was assumed by Russian dictator Joseph Dzhugashvili?

3 In what year did Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay become the first mountaineers to reach the summit of Mount Everest?

4 In which industry did US president Ronald Reagan work before he entered politics?

5 By what name was Scottish king Robert I known?

6 By what name were the Norsemen who raided much of Europe from about 800 AD known?

7 Who sang the 1999 hit That Don’t Impress Me Much?

8 Which composer wrote the 1791 opera The Magic Flute?

9 Who topped the charts with Chain Reaction in 1986?

10 Who played the lead in the 1976 boxing film Rocky?

11 How many members of ABBA were born in Sweden?

12 Who played James Bond in 1983 film Octopussy?

13 What name is given to the yellowing of the skin and eyes associated with hepatitis?

14 After which Scottish engineer is the SI unit of power named?

15 Which gland in the abdomen contains the islets of Langerhans which secrete insulin?

16 Which Polish astronomer postulated that the Sun was at the centre of the universe?

17 What colour is the dye cochineal?

18 Which black form of carbon is used for fuel, filters and drawing?

19 By what nickname was snooker player Alex Higgins known?

20 Which Scottish motor racing driver was world champion in 1963 and 1965?

21 What name is given to a score in American football in which the ball is taken across the opponents’ goal line?

22 How many triangular points or chevrons are there on a backgammon board?

23 Which county cricket club has its headquarters at The Oval in Kennington?

24 Who was the first gymnast to record a perfect score of 10 in international competition?

25 In Scotland, the Erskine Bridge spans which river?

26 What is the name of the organisation that registers dog breeds in the UK?

27 Which Derbyshire market town is associated with an almond-flavoured pudding or tart?

28 From where did London’s fruit and vegetable market move to Nine Elms in 1974?

29 What is the longest river wholly in England?

30 Which Wiltshire market town was famous for carpet manufacture since the 16th century?

Solutions in Monday’s Daily Record