The big general knowledge quiz

1 In Greek legend, the Greek army entered Troy in what type of wooden animal?

2 Which war was fought between Russia and Britain, France, Turkey and Sardinia?

3 Which religious rite is used to expel evil spirits?

4 Former space shuttle landing site Edwards Air Force Base is in which American state?

5 Which aquatic rodent constructs dams and lives in a lodge? 6 Cannes is famous for an annual festival of what?

7 Which American scientist invented the phonograph and electric filament lamp?

8 Which glasses have lenses with two different focuses?

9 What is the capital of the Czech Republic?

10 Who starred in The World According to Garp and Toys?

11 Which legendary Greek epic poet wrote the Iliad and

the Odyssey?

12 MSc is an abbreviation for which educational qualification?

13 The Turin Shroud was claimed to bear the image of which historical figure?

14 Which American playwright wrote Death of a Salesman?

15 The Rio Grande forms the border between which two countries? 16 What nationality was racing driver Ayrton Senna (inset)?

17 Which islands are home to giant tortoises and Darwin’s finches?

18 Which simple metal device is used for providing a reference pitch in music?

19 Which composer wrote the US folk opera Porgy and Bess?

20 Which Republican politician led the anti-Communist “witchhunts” in the 1950s?