June 14 Quiz: Test Your Knowledge
Today marks the anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta in 1215, a charter of English liberties that remains a powerful symbol against oppression. To celebrate, we've prepared a quiz covering history, general knowledge, and pop culture. See how many you can answer correctly!
General Knowledge Questions
- Which creature can turn its stomach inside out?
- In a frame of snooker, if there are two red balls left and a player clears the remaining balls for maximum points, how many points would they score?
- In physics, lambda (λ) is the Greek letter 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 of what part of the human body?
General Knowledge Answers
- Starfish
- 43
- Wavelength
- A sow
- The Rolling Stones
- Grooming horses
- Malta
- Brain freeze
- Mackerel
- Knees
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 abdicating on 12th December 1936?
- In which year was the UK National Lottery first drawn (with 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 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 US President?
History Answers
- The Stuarts
- April 1965
- Smoking
- Duke of Windsor
- November 1994
- Guillotine
- Belgium
- Dinky Toys
- 5 shillings
- Richard Nixon
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