The Big General Knowledge Quiz

1 Homer Wells is the main character in which John Irving novel, made into a film starring Tobey Maguire and Michael Caine?

2 Which rail bridge connects Edinburgh with the kingdom of Fife?

3 YKK are three letters most commonly associated with which textile device?

4 Which Beatrix Potter character got into trouble with Mr Mcgregor?

5 Compass, moon and lion’s mane are types of which marine creature?

6 Premiére and Living a Dream are albums by which British classical singer?

7 Who was the British prime minister at the onset of World War One?

8 The Irazú volcano is in which Central American republic, the capital of which is San José?

9 Which Swedish rock band released the song “The Final Countdown”?

10 With what do cave swifts build their nests, which are used in the Chinese delicacy bird’s nest soup?

11 For which rugby union side does Paul Sackey play in the Guinness Premiership?

12 Toronto is the capital of which Canadian province?

13 An arrangement of Camille Saint-saëns’ Danse Macabre was the theme tune to which television series starring Alan Davies?

14 Which Biblical patriarch was commanded by God to sacrifice his son but was stopped at the last minute by an angel?

15 Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty are the literary inventions of which author?

16 The ounce is another name for which elusive big cat?

17 Outside which London tube station is there a bronze statue of Oscar Wilde?

18 In the 2006 film Casino Royale, James Bond invents a new cocktail and gives it what name?

19 In which county is Scafell Pike, the highest mountain in England?

20 In cinematography, what is the name of individual who operates the camera dolly?