quiz 1119 – general knowledge (QA) print friendly version Click on question to reveal answer 1 Which tennis player beat Andre Agassi in the Men's Wimbledon Singles Finals in three straight sets in 1999? 2 What is the first name of fictional diarist Adrian Mole's mother? 3 A Pratincole is what type of creature? 4 Which month in the Gregorian calendar was originally the seventh month of the Roman calendar? 5 Which luggage company is named after a Biblical strongman? 6 The 'Great Bells of Bow' church were used to time the executions at which London prison? 7 Arboreal animals live in or among which habitat? 8 Who played Queen Victoria in the 1997 film 'Mrs Brown'? 9 In 1995, Mario J Molina became the first Mexican to win the Nobel Prize in what? 10 In Greek mythology Charon was said to have ferried the souls of the newly arrived dead across which rivers? 11 Which US animated television series 90 second pilot episode clip was called the 'Flagstones'? 12 'Rain, Steam and Speed - The Great Western Railway' is a painting by which artist? 13 Which animal is known as a wisent? 14 In economics, what does GDP stand for? 15 Published in England in 1952, who was the subject of 'The Diary of a Young Girl'? 16 The English city of Norwich lies on which river? 17 Sevruga, Sterlet and Ossetra are all types of which delicacy? 18 In poetry, a sonnet consists of how many lines? 19 What is the name of the twin sister of the Disney character Donald Duck? 20 How many points is a conversion worth in a game of rugby union? 21 A purfle is an ornamental border, typically inlaid on which musical instrument? 22 Which English town was called Camulodunum in Latin? 23 'Happy Rabbit' was the original name for which cartoon character? 24 Who composed the 'Haffner Serenade' (Serenade no.7) for the sister of his friend Sigmund Haffner, for her wedding festivities in 1776? 25 Comma, Peacock and Swallowtail are all types of which insect? 26 According to the nursery rhyme, what did Tom the Piper's son steal? 27 In music festivals, what does WOMAD stand for? 28 What is the title of the 1944 film in which Lauren Bacall made her movie debut? 29 Which 18th Century artist painted a portrait of actress Sarah Siddons entitled 'Mrs Siddons as the Tragic Muse'? 30 Brown Windsor is what type of food dish?
