General Knowledge

What country owns the Canary Islands?

Spain

What river flows through the Grand Canyon in the USA?

Colorado

What is the lightest of all the elements and has the atomic number 1?

Hydrogen

Before the French Revolution in 1789, who is reported to have said "Let them eat cake"?

Marie Antoinette.

What is the capital city of Morocco?

Rabat

In the world of weaponry, what do the initials ICBM stand for?

Inter-continental Ballistic Missile

In the medical world what do the initials ENT stand for?

Ear Nose and Throat

Which mountain range runs along the west coast of South America for over 4,000 miles?

Andes.
What is the SI unit for time?

Second (Minutes/Hours/Days etc are all incorrect, they are derived from seconds)

Which male athlete won 4 gold medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics for the 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metre relay and the long jump?

Carl Lewis

Who wrote the novel Black Beauty, first published in 1877?

Anna Sewell.

Which metallic element has the chemical symbol Pb and atomic number 82?

Lead

The Gobi desert covers territory in which two countries?

China and Mongolia.

Which American city is known as 'the city of brotherly love'?

Philadelphia

What is the name of the galaxy our Solar System is in?

The Milky Way

What is the capital city of Iran?

Tehran