On this day in 1645, the parliamentary New Model Army, led by Oliver Cromwell, defeated the royalists under Prince Rupert in the Battle of Naseby. This significant event marked a turning point in the English Civil War.
General Knowledge Quiz
Test your knowledge with these questions:
- Which creature can turn its stomach inside out?
- In a frame of snooker, if there are two red balls left on the table and a player clears the remaining balls gaining the maximum number of points available, how many points would they score?
- In Physics, Lambda (λ) is the Letter of the Greek Alphabet used as the Symbol for what?
- What name is given to a female badger?
- Andrew Loog Oldham managed which legendary pop group between 1963 and 1967?
- What would you use a currycomb for?
- Which EU member country has the smallest population?
- If you have Sphenopalatine Ganglioneuralgia, what are you suffering from?
- Tuna are members of which family of fish?
- Genuphobia is the fear or phobia of what part of the human body?
History Questions
- James I and Charles I were both members of which Royal Dynasty?
- In what year was the GLC (Greater London Council) first formed? 1955, 1965 or 1975?
- What was banned in public places in England in 2007?
- Which title did Edward VIII take after he abdicated the throne on 12th December 1936?
- In which year was the UK National Lottery first drawn (with the numbers 30-3-5-44-14-22)? 1994, 1995 or 1996?
- In 1934, the last execution by what means took place in France?
- What was the first country to be invaded by Germany at the start of WWI in August 1914?
- What were the die-cast models, first produced by Meccano Ltd in 1934, called?
- How much in pre-decimal money did a single person receive weekly when the Old Age Pension was first introduced in the UK in 1909?
- Who did John F. Kennedy defeat in 1960 to become the 35th President of the USA?
Answers for June 13
General Knowledge: 1. Village People; 2. Iceland; 3. Owlet; 4. Talc; 5. Digital Versatile Disc; 6. Pinocchio; 7. Warsaw; 8. Pt; 9. Femur; 10. Pirouette.
Cryptic - Sounds the same to me: 1. HAUL/HALL; 2. SLAY/SLEIGH; 3. LINKS/LYNX; 4. MAGNET/MAGNATE; 5. FLEE/FLEA; 6. NAVEL/NAVAL; 7. FLOOR/FLAW; 8. REVIEW/REVUE; 9. PROFIT/PROPHET; 10. WARN/WORN.
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