General Knowledge Quiz - Round 33

 





1. Which city hosted the first Olympic Games of the modern era in 1896?

Athens



2. How was the Mexican revolutionary General, born as Jose Doroteo Arango Arambula in 1878, known as?

Pancho Villa



3. In what country of the UK is Lindholme prison situated?

England (Doncaster)



4. Which organisation was led by Yasser Arafat between 1969 and 2004?

Palestine Liberation Organisation



5. The US escapologist Harry Houdini was born in which eastern european country?

Hungary



6. Which poet wrote 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud'?

William Wordsworth



7. In what decade did Louis Bleriot make the first powered flight across the English Channel?

1900s (1909)



8. Which country has the largest coastline?

Canada



9. Who would wear a ‘chasuble’? a) French soldier b) Priest c) Nurse

b) Priest



10. Which 1994 black comedy crime film sees John Travolta play Vincent Vega whilst Samuel L Jackson is Jules Winnfield?

Pulp Fiction