General Knowledge Quiz
1. The Drachma was once the national currency of which country?
A Turkey
B Spain
C Uraguay
D Greece
2. Of which country in Central America was General Manuel Noriega leader?
A Bolivia
B Peru
C Venezuela
D Panama
3. What does the musical term rallentando mean?
A Acceleration
B Flight
C Slowing down
D Round and round
4. What is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor?
A Arcturus
B Polaris
C Mensk
D Sartis
5. Which party is named from the Gaelic for Soldiers of Destiny?
A Sinn Fein
B Lairg Donoor
C Strath Dearg
D Fianna Fail
6. Which actress is playing Cheetah to Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman in the new film sequel Wonder Woman 1984?
A Kristen Wiig
B Kristen Bell
C Amy Poehler
D Amy Adams
7. James Hutton is generally regarded as the founder of which scientific discipline? A Astrology B Geology C Cosmology D Psychology
8. Who was married to Louis VII of France and Henry II of England?
A Mary Queen of Scots
B Anne of Cleaves
C Countess of Blois
D Eleanor of Aquitaine
9. Which American senator conducted an anti-communist witchhunt between 1950 and 1954? A Harold McEwan
B Francis McGregor
C Robert McGough
D Joseph McCarthy
10. What cargo was HMS Bounty carrying when the mutiny occurred?
A Rum
B Breadfruit
C Lemons
D Tea
11. The Merchant-Ivory adaptation of A Room with a View was based on a novel by which author? A Henry James B John Steinbeck C George Eliot
D E M Forster
12. Of which ballet company was Nureyev a member when he defected?
A Lenin
B St Petersburg
C Kamenev
D Kirov
13. What is the fruit of a plant of the genus Vitis called?
A Banana
B Grape
C Apple
D Cherry
14. In which English county is Glastonbury?
A Cornwall
B Wiltshire
C Somerset
D Dorset
15. In which U.S. state is the city of Reno, famous for gambling and divorces?
A Colorado
B Nevada
C Texas
D California