The Big General Knowledge Quiz

1 How many symphonies did Beethoven complete?

2 Which city in Cambridgeshire was the stronghold of the Anglo-saxon rebel Hereward the Wake?

3 What sort of creatures are kept in an apiary?

4 The Cross of Honour for Valour replaced which medal as the highest German decoration for bravery in battle?

5 Which 19th-century cookery writer was famous for her Book of

Household Management?

6 Which former actor became the 40th president of the United States?

7 What name is given to the art of decorating cloth with a needle and thread, of which the Bayeux Tapestry is an example?

8 The mangel-wurzel is a variety of which plant?

9 Which Swedish name is given to an official appointed to investigate possible maladministration?

10 By what name was the apatosaurus

formerly known?

11 Which institution was established in 1969 to provide higher education for adults through correspondence courses and TV and radio programmes?

12 What is the name of temple of Athena on the Acropolis at Athens from which the Elgin Marbles were taken?

13 Which New York street gives its name to American commercial theatre in general?

14 Who wrote the novel Dr Zhivago? 15 Which breed of dog has Cardigan and Pembroke varieties?

16 What is the lightest gas?

17 What nationality was the ballerina Anna Pavlova?

18 Which metallic element is represented by the symbol Fe?

19 Who wrote the series of stories about New York life collected in Guys and Dolls?

20 Who shot Lee Harvey Oswald, alleged killer of President Kennedy, in 1963?