Published: Thursday 14th October 2021A free general knowledge quiz for those who enjoy a more challenging quiz.
With which Warwickshire town would you associate the author George Eliot?Nuneaton.
Who wrote the lyrics to the musical "West Side Story"?Stephen Sondheim.
What was Walt Disney's first live action film?Treasure Island.
What title did the Shoguns of Japan confer onto foreigners?Tycoons.
Which songs with "Weekend" in the title were UK top twenty hits for the following artists,[a] Coldplay (2016), [b] David Zowie (2015), [c] Calvin Harris (2009), [d] Hard-Fi (2005) and [e] Divine Comedy (1996)?[a] "Hymn for the Weekend", reached no 6, [b] "House Every Weekend", no 1, [c] "Ready for the Weekend", no 3, [d] "Living for the Weekend", no 15 and [e] "Something for the Weekend",no 14.
What name is given to the ninth month of the Islamic year?Ramadan.
Which cathedral city of Andalusia was formerly the imperial capital of Islamic Spain?Cordoba
The employee benefit known as a Perk, derives from which longer word?Perquisite.
What is the capital city of Kosovo?Pristina.
In which English university town was Olivia Newton-John born?Cambridge.
In medicine what do the letters SARS signify?Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.
Which renaissance artist shared his name with a Ninja turtle and an archangel?Raphael.
In which English county is Lingfield Park race course?Surrey.
How many members made up the original Village People?Six.
In the children's TV series who commanded Fireball XL5?Commander Steve Zodiac.
What do the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse represent? Pestilence,War, Famine & Death.
Which is the second most populous city in Switzerland?Geneva.
Directed by Sam Peckinpah, what was the title of the 1971 psychological thriller starring Dustin Hoffman and Susan George?Straw Dogs.
Which London palace was first called Nottingham House?Kensington Palace.
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