On this day in 1937, American actor Morgan Freeman was born in Memphis. But that's just the start of today's trivia challenge. Test your knowledge with these questions spanning history, literature, and general knowledge.
General Knowledge Questions
- What is the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina?
- In which Ian Fleming novel did James Bond make his first appearance?
- Which organisation has the motto 'Blood and Fire'?
- Which element has the chemical symbol 'P'?
- On which racecourse is the Scottish Grand National run?
- Who were the three members of sixties' supergroup, Cream?
- What type of creature is a Shearwater?
- What river flows over the Victoria Falls?
- Tallinn is the capital of which European country?
- In Rugby Union, what number is generally worn by the fly-half?
Books and Authors
- Which imaginary creature was described by Lewis Carroll in his 1871 novel Through the Looking-Glass as having 'jaws that bite and claws that catch'?
- How many lines are in a Shakespearean sonnet?
- Which author created the fictional detectives Tommy and Tuppence?
- In which H.G. Wells novel does the subterranean race known as The Morlocks feature?
- Who wrote the 1798 poem 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'?
- What was the name of Gandalf's horse in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings?
- In which Charles Dickens novel does the character Monsieur Defarge feature?
- Which 1960 American Gothic novel begins: 'When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow'?
- Which gang of street urchins was first used by Sherlock Holmes in Conan Doyle's first novel, A Study in Scarlet?
- Which author is widely regarded as the 'Father of Science Fiction'?
Answers for Books and Authors
- The Jabberwocky
- 14
- Agatha Christie
- The Time Machine
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- Shadowfax
- A Tale of Two Cities
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- The Baker Street Irregulars
- H.G. Wells
General Knowledge Answers
- 1965
- The St Leger Stakes
- Prostate Cancer
- A doe
- Needles or injections
- Count Von Von Count
- Cubs
- Double Eagle
- The 1890s (1894)
- 7 shillings and 6 pence
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