West Lothian Courier

General Knowledge Quiz

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1 The sinking of Argentine ship the General Belgrano happened during which war?

A Battle of the River Plate

B Seven Years’ War

C Falklands War

2 Who co-starred with Owen

Wilson in the 2005 comedy Wedding Crashers?

A Vince Vaughn

B Seth MacFarlane

C Jack Black

3 To which Mediterran­ean country does the island of Rhodes belong?

A Monaco

B Greece

C Italy 4 Which famous theme park opened in Anaheim, California in 1955?

A Disneyland

B Universal Studios

C Coney Island 5 What was the title of Peter Gabriel’s first four albums?

A Peter Gabriel

B PG

C Parental Guidance

6 What type of figure is carved into the chalk of a hill near the Dorset village of Cerne Abbas? A A military badge

B A giant

C A horse 7 In which sport did Mark Spitz win seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics?

A Gymnastics

B Long jump

C Swimming

8 US inventor Thomas Edison described genius as “…one percent inspiratio­n, ninety-nine percent… ” what?

A Perspirati­on

B Alteration

C Funding

9 What are the names of the two Banks children in the 1964 Mary Poppins film?

A Jane and Michael

B Janet and John

C Peter and Jane

10 Kenneth Branagh, the director of the 2021 film Belfast, was married to which English actress from 1989-1995?

A Jemma Redgrave

B Emma Thompson

C Helena Bonham Carter

 ?? ?? Kenneth Branagh See Question 10.
Kenneth Branagh See Question 10.

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