Читать книгу The Times Quiz Book: 4000 challenging general knowledge questions - Olav Bjortomt - Страница 61

Оглавление

QUIZ 54 – General Knowledge

1 Which dashing hero first appeared in Johnston McCulley’s 1919 story The Curse of Capistrano?

2 The poet Saunders Lewis played a key role in founding which political party?

3 Which group had a hit in 1988 with John Kettley is a Weatherman?

4 What was demonstrated by the original Foucault pendulum in 1851?

5 The serial killer Red John was the family-murdering nemesis of which TV character?

6 A Salmanazar is equivalent to how many champagne bottles?

7 Jim Connell wrote which socialist anthem in 1889?

8 What is the actual first name of Indiana Jones?

9 King Edward VII popularised which felt hat after visiting Germany?

10 What is the largest private garden in London?

11 Daisuke Inoue invented which musical machine in 1971?

12 Which 1874 painting by Renoir in the National Museum Wales is often called ‘The Blue Lady’?

13 Henry VIII described which teenage wife as his “rose without a thorn”?

14 Which assistant to Robert Koch invented a transparent dish for the culture of microorganisms?

15 Under a licence from László Bíró, which company launched the Cristal ballpoint pen in 1950?

16 Which 2014 play by Mike Bartlett imagines the Prince of Wales becoming king?

17 Which German chainsaw manufacturer sponsors the Timbersports World Championship?

18 Kays of Scotland manufactures which stones for the Olympics?

19 Driving for Peugeot, which Finn was World Rally Champion in 2000 and 2002?

20 The residential building in the picture is located in which city?


Click here for Quiz 54 answers.

Click here for the main index.

The Times Quiz Book: 4000 challenging general knowledge questions

Подняться наверх