General Knowledge Quiz
1. In which English county is the market town of Mildenhall?
A Norfolk B Suffolk C Kent D Leicestershire
2. In which US state is Cape Cod?
A Massachusetts B Maine C Pennsylvania D Virginia
3. Which US inventor designed the Clermont one of the earliest steamships?
A John Davison Rockefeller B Warren Harding C William Sherman D Robert Fulton
4. Who won the discus gold medal at four successive Olympics 195668?
A Nigel George B Graham Stewart C Michael Oerter D Al Oerter
5. What was the name of the evil doctor in Inspector Gadget?
A Dr Hook B Dr Slash C Dr Claw D Dr Nails
6. Which 1990 film, starring Alec Baldwin and Sean Connery, was based on one of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan novels?
A The Hunt for Red October B The Name of the Rose C The Untouchables D Dragonheart A Dog B Horse C Cat D Sheep
7. Quick Draw McGraw was which type of animal? 8. By what name was the veteran left-wing Labour politician, who was the 2nd Viscount Stansgate, better known?
A Kenneth Clarke B Tony Blair C Peter Mandelson D Tony Benn
9. What name is given to an ancient Egyptian amulet or seal in the shape of a dung beetle?
A Scarab B Scab C Scarex D Scarothep
10. Which literary critic wrote The Great Tradition?
A PG Phillips B RS Thomas C FR Leavis D TE Howard
11. What is a honey locust?
A A flower B An African mouse C A flying insect D A tree
12. Who wrote the novel The Scarlet Pimpernel?
A Baroness Orczy B William Thackeray C Elizabeth Gaskell D Charlotte Bronte
13. Oscar winner Frances McDormand is married to which film director?
A Joel Coen B Peter Farrelly C Robert Zemeckis D Stephen Frears
14. Which naturalist and broadcaster presented the TV series Life on Earth and The Living Planet?
A David Attenborough B Chris Packham C David Bellamy D Bill Oddie
15. In what year was the Jarrow hunger march?
A 1926 B 1936 C 1916 D 1906