Monday Quiz: How Well Will You Score Today?
Welcome to this week's Monday quiz, designed to test your knowledge across multiple subjects. From historical anniversaries to literary classics and music chart trivia, this comprehensive quiz offers something for everyone.
General Knowledge Challenge
Let's begin with some general knowledge questions to get your brain working:
- On this day in 2002, Princess Margaret, younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II, died in London. In which Northern city would you find the Royal Armouries Museum?
- Who in 1901 became the first physicist to win the Nobel Prize for his work with X-Rays?
- What songs with "Hand" in the title were UK top ten hits for the following artists: Reef (1996), Breathe (1988), Des O'Connor (1967), Pink (2006), and Dollar (1979)?
- What is the only city in the county of Cornwall?
- In the cartoon strip, what type of creature is Snoopy's pal Woodstock?
- Who reached number 2 in the charts in 2006 with "Chasing Pavements"?
- Where in the human body would you find cones and rods?
- Which Italian pudding translates to English as "pick me up"?
- Which football team in 1889 became the first to win the FA Cup and League double?
- Which bird, a member of the Threskiornithidae family, shares its name with a chain of hotels?
Literature Section Answers
For those who tackled the literature questions, here are the correct answers:
- 1. The characters Claude Frollo, Pierre Gringoire and Clopin Trouillefou feature in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
- 2. The classic children's novel "Lorna Doone" was written by R.D. Blackmore.
- 3. The 1898 sci-fi novel ending with those words is The War of the Worlds.
- 4. In The Very Hungry Caterpillar, the caterpillar ate an apple on Monday.
- 5. Kit Nubbles features in Charles Dickens' The Old Curiosity Shop.
- 6. Mary Yellan, Joss Merlyn and Squire Bassat appear in Daphne du Maurier's Jamaica Inn.
- 7. Amy Madison, Lavender Brown and others listed are all examples of fictional witches.
- 8. Margery Allingham created the detective Albert Campion in 1929.
- 9. The Edda is a collection of poems from Norse mythology.
- 10. Sax Rohmer's novel featuring Dr Fu Manchu was published in October 1912.
History Section Answers
For the history enthusiasts, here are the historical answers:
- 1. Operation Bernhard (revived from Operation Andreas) involved air-dropping forged British bank notes over the UK.
- 2. Bank Holidays were first introduced in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 1871.
- 3. Adolf Hitler described Neville Chamberlain as "such a nice old gentleman."
- 4. The Battle of Gettysburg took place in Pennsylvania.
- 5. The Suez Crisis occurred on 29th October 1956.
- 6. The first Stuart Monarch of England was James I.
- 7. The first ever President of the Soviet Union was Mikhail Gorbachev.
- 8. Phyllis Pearsall published the first A-Z London street atlas on 28th August 1936.
- 9. The first red pillar post box was erected in 1853.
- 10. André-Jacques Garnerin made his first parachute descent on 22nd October 1797.
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How did you score on today's quiz? Whether you aced every question or discovered some new facts, we hope you enjoyed testing your knowledge across these diverse topics. Remember to check back regularly for more quizzes and challenges to keep your mind sharp and engaged.
