General knowledge quiz

2024-05-18 - Solutions in Monday’s Irish Mirror

HISTORY

1 Glevum is the Roman name for which English city?

2 English engineer Robert Whitehead is best known for developing which naval weapon

3 The English king Edward I was born in which century?

4 Created in 1645, who was the first commander of the New Model Army?

5 In which decade did Jamaica gain full independence from the United Kingdom?

6 Who was the first Republican president of the United States of America?

7 Who played army veteran Frank Mccloud in the 1948 film noir crime drama Key Largo?

8 ‘They seek him here, they seek him there' are the opening words to which 1960s song boy The Kinks?

9 Which British female singer features on the song Stan, released in 2000 by US rapper Eminem?

10 Who directed the 1973 coming-of-age comedy film American Graffiti?

11 Some Enchanted Evening is a show tune from which Rodgers and Hammerstein musical

12 Which British actress won an Oscar for her role in the 1992 film Howards End?

13 What is the largest internal organ in a human?

14 Which chemical element has the symbol and takes its name from a European country

15 Acetic acid is the key ingredient in which liquid commonly used in cooking?

16 What is the brightest star in the southern constellation, Centaurus?

17 The Indri, aye-aye and fossa are animal species native to which country?

18 Which insects are members of the genus Apis?

19 Eggbeater, flamingo, and stack lift are skill which aquatic sport?

20 What nationality is former footballer Ruud Gullit?

21 What colour dots on a squash ball indicate that it has a very low bounce and therefore is the most difficult to hit?

22 Roger Black was an Olympic and World Championship medal-winning sprinter of what distance?

23 In which country is the popular skiing resort of St Moritz?

24 Chris Paterson is the highest point score and the second most-capped player in the his story of which national rugby union team?

25 Which city state is the smallest country in the world?

26 Which US state is abbreviated to NE?

27 Tor and knoll are names for what type of geographical feature?

28 An eisteddfod is a traditional annual competitive festival dating back to 1176 in which country?

29 Which three colours appear on the flag of Cuba?

30 What are Somerset’s Wookey Hole, Yorks shire's Gaping Gill, and Derbyshire’s Titan?