General Knowledge Quiz
1. What is the official language of San Marino?
A French
B English
C Italian
D Spanish
2. Which Eastenders character was played by Ross Kemp?
A Grant
B Phil
C Robbie
D Nigel
3. Which New York street gives its name to American commercial theatre in general?
A Broadway
B Hollywood
C Westend
D Tinselway
4. Which British novelist wrote The Prisoner of Zenda?
A Anthony Hope
B Stephen Hawes
C David Hartley
D Radclyffe Hall
5. Which novelist wrote the book on which the musical South Pacific was based?
A James Stewart
B James Picard
C James A Michener
D James Phillips
6. What is the title of Harry Hill’s new BBC2 series which offers his unique take on different TV genres?
A World of TV
B TV Planet
C TV Roundup
D Thinking Inside the Box
7. In which year did Mao Zedong die?
A 1976
B 1966
C 1956
D 1986
8. What name is given to the economic theory that governments should not interfere with market forces?
A Laissez-etre
B Laissez-faire
C Laissez-jamais
D Laissez-quel que chose
9. Which comic actor presented The Bookworm on TV?
A Stephen Fry
B Rory Bremner
C Griff Rhys Jones
D Rowan Atkinson
10. On which ship was William Bligh the victim of a famous mutiny?
A HMS Dudley
B HMS Victoria
C HMS Bounty
D HMS Royal
11. Which actress played Demelza in the original BBC drama series Poldark?
A Angharad Reeves
B Angharad Rees
C Angharad Reece
D Angharad Royce
12. Which American president declared war on Britain in 1812?
A James Monroe
B Andrew Jackson
C George Washington
D James Madison
13. Which actress co-starred as Hester in Fresh Fields and French Fields?
A Julia Fields
B Julia Robinson
C Julia McKenzie
D Julia Stevenson
14. With which athletics field event is Sergei Bubka associated?
A Pole vault
B Discus
C Javelin
D Long Jump
15. Marquee Moon was the debut album of which New Wave group?
A Radio
B Television
C Video Nasty
D The Net
1 C; 2 A; 3 A; 4 A; 5 C; 6 A; 7 A; 8 B; 9 C; 10 C; 11 B; 12 D; 13 C; 14 A; 15 B.