Some quizzes stick to one subject, but this one doesn’t.
These 20 questions jump from ABBA and Andy Murray to Henry VIII, ancient Rome, classic songs, famous books and one particularly ridiculous phobia. There are a few that should come quickly, but don’t get too comfortable because the next question could send you somewhere completely different. See how many you can get before checking the answers at the end.
1. What was The Monkees’ only UK No. 1?
A) Daydream Believer
B) Last Train to Clarksville
C) I’m a Believer
D) Hey Hey, We’re the Monkees
2. The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest was a famous military defeat for whom?
A) The Greeks
B) The Romans
C) The Gauls
D) The Germanic tribes
3. Which ABBA member was not born in Sweden?
A) Björn Ulvaeus
B) Agnetha Fältskog
C) Benny Andersson
D) Anni-Frid Lyngstad
4. In food, a manchet is a historical example of what?
A) Cheese
B) Bread
C) Meat
D) Yoghurt
5. How many tennis Grand Slam singles finals did Andy Murray contest?
A) 6
B) 9
C) 11
D) 14
6. Launched in 1957, what was the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth?
A) Explorer 1
B) Vostok 1
C) Vanguard 1
D) Sputnik 1
7. Who ruled Britain immediately after the death of Oliver Cromwell?
A) King Charles II
B) Richard Cromwell
C) Queen Anne
D) William and Mary
8. Who had a 1992 hit with Friday I’m in Love?
A) U2
B) James
C) The Cure
D) The Smiths
9. What was the assumed name of Erik Weisz, born in 1874?
A) Buster Keaton
B) Al Jolson
C) Lewis Carroll
D) Harry Houdini
10. What, by population, is Poland’s second-largest city?
A) Kraków
B) Łódź
C) Wrocław
D) Poznań
11. Which is the largest of the Scottish islands?
A) Isle of Skye
B) Isle of Mull
C) Lewis and Harris
D) Orkney Mainland
12. Who was Henry VIII’s first wife?
A) Anne Boleyn
B) Catherine of Aragon
C) Catherine Howard
D) Jane Seymour
13. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is humorously said to be a fear of what?
A) Horses
B) The dark
C) Long words
D) The unknown
14. Zlatan Ibrahimović ended his playing career at which football club?
A) Manchester United
B) Paris Saint-Germain
C) Barcelona
D) AC Milan
15. Which famous work begins with the line ‘Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote’?
A) Piers Plowman
B) The Canterbury Tales
C) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
D) William Wallace
16. In which year did Wimbledon Centre Court first open its retractable roof?
A) 2007
B) 2009
C) 2011
D) 2013
17. The Latvian flag is white and which other colour?
A) Green
B) Black
C) Red
D) Blue
18. In Britain, who was the Labour Party’s first Prime Minister?
A) Clement Attlee
B) Harold Wilson
C) Ramsay MacDonald
D) David Lloyd George
19. A Margarita traditionally uses tequila and which fruit juice?
A) Lime
B) Apple
C) Cherry
D) Elderflower
20. Steve Jobs suffered from cancer affecting which organ?
A) Liver
B) Pancreas
C) Lungs
D) Brain
Answers
1. C) I’m a Believer
2. B) The Romans
3. D) Anni-Frid Lyngstad
4. B) Bread
5. C) 11
6. D) Sputnik 1
7. B) Richard Cromwell
8. C) The Cure
9. D) Harry Houdini
10. A) Kraków
11. C) Lewis and Harris
12. B) Catherine of Aragon
13. C) Long words
14. D) AC Milan
15. B) The Canterbury Tales
16. B) 2009
17. C) Red
18. C) Ramsay MacDonald
19. A) Lime
20. B) Pancreas
How did you get on? If you managed to keep up with all those jumps between music, history, sport, food and general knowledge, tell us your score in the comments.
