General Knowledge Quiz 1

1. What is the closest capital city to London?

2. The Alps mountain range stretches across France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Switzerland and which other country?

3. In which ocean is an island so remote it was named Inaccessible Island?

4. Which famous King of England is the Queen's 25th-great-grandfather?

5. What was the name of the UK's first ever newspaper?

6. Which English monarch had the shortest reign, at just nine days?

7. Who is the only British Prime Minister to ever have been assassinated?

8. When was the first tennis championship played in Wimbledon?

9. What was England's first purpose-built football stadium, opened in 1892?

10. Which cartoon character's given names are officially 'Bartolomew JoJo'?

11. Which Star Wars character is best known for the line "I am your father"?

12. Which fictional county is TV series Midsomer Murders set in?

13. Who is on the £10 bank note in addition to Queen Elizabeth II?

14. In what country is K2, the second-tallest mountain in the world?

15. Sisters Anne, Charlotte and Emily were members of which 19th century literary family?

16. What year was the Great Fire of London?

17. What was the name of Samuel L. Jackson’s character in Pulp Fiction?

18. In Friends, who plays Rachel’s sister Jill?

19. What is the name of the river that flows through Budapest?

20. Who is the voice of Anna in the Disney film Frozen?