Solutions to General Knowledge Quiz 1
- In what city will you find the Shard?
Answer: The Shard is in London. It is the highest building in the UK at 309.7 meters and is the fourth tallest in Europe. - Who is the holder of the women's 100m sprint world record?
Answer: Florence Griffith Joyner ran a stunning time of 10.49s in 1988 and that record still remains unbroken. - Who was the 40th president of the United States?
Answer: Ronald Reagan was the 40th president, but interestingly, he was the 39th PERSON to be president. Grover Cleveland was the 22nd president from 1885-1889 and the 24th president from 1893-1897. - Which singer's daughter has been married to both Nicolas Cage and Michael Jackson?
Answer: Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis Presley was married to both these men before marrying music producer Michael Lockwood who fathered her children. - What actor has played the role of a major antagonist in the James Bond, Star Wars and Lord of the Rings franchises?
Answer: Sir Christopher Lee played the role of Francisco Scaramanga in Man with the Golden Gun, Count Dooku in Star Wars and Saruman in Lord of the Rings. - Who is the current president of the Phillipines?
Answer: Rodrigo Duterte is currently president. He won the most influential people poll which was run by Time magazine. - Can you name all 4 movies?
Answers:
Top Left is Saving Private Ryan
Top Middle is Pulp Fiction
Top Right is Schindler's List
Bottom is Ocean's Eleven
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