Quiz: Fun General Knowledge 4

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Well, welcome to March - Spring has officially sprung... Not that there's that much sign of that here in the UK!

Hopefully wherever you are is warm and sunny and you're having a great day!

This week's General Knowledge quiz works loosely on the theme of New Things, in honour of a new month.

Who designed the very first 'flying machine'? (1 point) Leonardo da Vinci
In what month does the financial (fiscal) year start in the UK and USA? (2 points) April (UK) & October (USA)
In 1765, Dr. William Shippen opened the first formal training for which profession? (1 point) Midwifery
In what year was the song I Love Rock n Roll first in the charts? (1 point) 1982 (Joan Jett and the Blackhearts)
Which car manufacturer states it provides 'the ultimate driving machine'? (1 point) BMW
Genoa is a city in which European country? (1 point) Italy
7-for-7: Name seven Spanish football (soccer) teams. (up to 7 points) Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, Sevilla, Villarreal, Real Sociedad, Valencia, Celta, Levante, Malaga, Rayo
What is the process - beginning with the letter M - by which a biological cell reproduces itself and divides in two? (1 point) Mitosis (NOT meiosis - meiosis halves the chromosomes, meaning it is not a reproduction of the original cell)
Whose account of Jesus' life is presented first in the New Testament? (1 point) Matthew
How many Oscars did the film Titanic receive? (1 point) Eleven
Of what profession was Popeye? (1 point) A Sailor/Seaman
What is the Kabbalah? (1 point) A system of Jewish mystical beliefs
Who painted the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel? (1 point) Michelangelo
From which cactus is tequila made? (1 point) Agave
After which animals are the Canary Islands named? (1 point) Dogs