General knowledge quiz

HISTORY

1 In which century did Argentina gain

independence from Spain?

2 In British politics, who served a three-week term as caretaker prime minister towards the end of 1834?

3 With which country did Britain’s fleet fight the

Battle of Ushant in 1778?

4 In ancient Greece, what was a hoplite?

5 How old was Queen Victoria when she died in

1901?

6 Which US doctor was arrested on the SS Montrose while fleeing England after the murder of his wife Cora in 1910?

FILM & MUSIC

7 In 1982, which British punk band released the album Combat Rock?

8 Who played the role of Itzhak Stern in the 1993 film Schindler’s List?

9 For her role in which film did Jodie Foster receive the first of her two Oscars to date?

10 Who plays ‘Joliet’ Jake Blues in the 1980 American musical comedy film The Blues Brothers?

11 What is the meaning of the musical instruction forte?

12 The 1980 film Raging Bull is about the life of which boxer?

SCIENCE & NATURE

13 Which heavy silvery-white liquid metal has the

atomic number 80?

14 What name is given to the dried, oil-yielding

kernel of the coconut?

15 In anatomy, what is a capillary a type of?

16 In meteorology, what is measured using the

Beaufort scale?

17 The freesia, a small plant with fragrant colourful flowers, is native to which continent?

18 How many pairs of legs does a cockroach

have?

SPORT & LEISURE

19 In which sport did Fred Titmus represent

England from 1955-75?

20 At which football ground did England win the

1966 World Cup final?

21 Which British boxer, a world champion in the

90s, became known as the Dark Destroyer?

22 Which country won the first Rugby World Cup

in 1987?

23 In horse racing, which course is the Melling

Road associated with?

24 What is, traditionally, the first event of the

women’s heptathlon?

GEOGRAPHY

25 In which European city is the Palatine Hill?

26 Which of the Scandinavian countries has the

largest population?

27 Phnom Penh is the capital of which Asian

country?

28 The Tyrrhenian Sea is an arm of which major

body of water?

29 Which region of France forms the peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay?

30 On which continent does the Karakum Desert

lie?