General Knowledge Quiz (Round 6)
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Questions
1) Julie Walters starred alongside which British actor in the film adaptation of Willy Russell's 'Educating Rita'?
2) Alongside English, what is the official language of Tanzania?
3) The 'Iceberg Theory', a minimalistic style focusing on surface elements without explicitly discussing underlying themes is the writing style of which American author?
4) Dr. John 'J.D.' Dorian and Christopher Turk were two main characters from which American TV comedy series set at the fictional Sacred Heart teaching hospital?
5) Who was the first European to reach Lake Victoria? He was also known for producing the Hamitic hypothesis.
6) Liberty City, Vice City and Sam Andreas are all fictional cities in which video game series?
7) Pip, Estella and Miss Havisham feature in which Dickens tale?
8) Born in Hereford in 1986, which British solo singer had UK number one singles with 'Burn' and 'Love Me Like You Do'?
9) Despite missing the third test with concussion, which Australian cricketer finished the 2019 Ashes series as top run scorer with 774 runs in seven innings?
10) Which famous river flows through Paris in to the English Channel at Le Havre?
Answers
1) Julie Walters starred alongside which British actor in the film adaptation of Willy Russell's 'Educating Rita'?
Michael Caine
2) Alongside English, what is the official language of Tanzania?
Swahili
3) The 'Iceberg Theory', a minimalistic style focusing on surface elements without explicitly discussing underlying themes is the writing style of which American author?
Ernest Hemingway
4) Dr. John 'J.D.' Dorian and Christopher Turk were two main characters from which American TV comedy series set at the fictional Sacred Heart teaching hospital?
Scrubs
5) Who was the first European to reach Lake Victoria? He was also known for producing the Hamitic hypothesis.
John Hanning Speke
6) Liberty City, Vice City and Sam Andreas are all fictional cities in which video game series?
Grand Theft Auto
7) Pip, Estella and Miss Havisham feature in which Dickens tale?
Great Expectations
8) Born in Hereford in 1986, which British solo singer had UK number one singles with 'Burn' and 'Love Me Like You Do'?
Ellie Goulding
9) Despite missing the third test with concussion, which Australian cricketer finished the 2019 Ashes series as top run scorer with 774 runs in seven innings?
Steve Smith
10) Which famous river flows through Paris in to the English Channel at Le Havre?
The Seine