Published: Sunday 24th October 2021A free general knowledge quiz for those who enjoy a more challenging quiz.
Which island group was originally called the Friendly Islands?Tonga.
What were the names of Shakespeare's, "Two Gentlemen of Verona"? Valentine and Proteus.
In 2013, Margaret Thatcher died in which London building?Ritz Hotel.
Which character did Vivien Leigh play in the 1951 movie "A Streetcar Named Desire"?Blanche DuBois.
Which songs with "Country" in the title were UK top twenty hits for the following artists,[a] Fats Domino (1960), [b] Hermes House Band (2001), [c] The Associates (1982), [d] Olivia Newton-John (1973) and [e] Canned Heat (1969)?[a] "Country Boy", reached no 19, [b] "Country Roads", no 7, [c] "Club Country", no 13, [d] "Take me Home Country Roads", no 15 and [e] "Going Up the Country", no 19.
Who wrote the story, "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"?Edgar Allan Poe.
The War of Jenkins' Ear took place during which century?18th (1739 - 1748).
Which single of 1980 gave The Jam their first UK number 1?"Going Underground".
Related to the giraffe, what is the striped animal endemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?Okapi.
Samuel Peyton-Jones was better known as which cartoon character? Fireman Sam.
In American slang, how much money is a sawbuck?$10.
Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic, is bisected by which river?River Vltava.
Who wrote the lyrics for Cliff Richard's "Heathcliff" musical?Tim Rice.
Which ghost ship is said to haunt the Cape of Good Hope?The Flying Dutchman.
How many times did actor Timothy Dalton play the part of James Bond in movies?Two.
Napoleon Bonaparte was born on which Mediterranean island? Corsica.
In Greek mythology, who helped Theseus escape from the Labyrinth?Ariadne.
Who was the first winner of TV's "X-Factor" in the UK?Steve Brookstein.
Which group of islands off Ireland's west coast shares its name with a thick jumper?Aran Islands.
How does the French phrase "C'est la vie" translate in English?That's Life.
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