General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which famous public school was described in Thomas Hughes’s novel Tom Brown’s Schooldays?
A Eton B Harrow C Rugby D Stamford
2. What is the SI unit of electrical charge?
A Watt B Volt C Tesla D Coulomb
3. In which year did Margaret Thatcher first become prime minister of Great Britain?
A 1980 B 1979 C 1981 D 1978
4. What is the name of Tintin’s dog?
A Toto B Snowy C Timmy D Gnasher
5. Which star of Till Death Us Do Part played Aunt Sally in Wurzel Gummidge?
A Una Simon B Una Thurman C Una Thompson D Una Stubbs
6. Bill Bailey and Caroline Quentin have been among the celebrities competing in the new series of which TV reality show?
A I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
B Love Island
C Strictly Come Dancing D Celebrity Big Brother
7. Who starred as the eccentric factory owner in the 1971 children’s fantasy Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory?
A Jack Albertson B Mel Brooks C Gene Hackman D Gene Wilder
8. Which spirit is distilled from molasses derived from sugar cane?
A Whiskey B Rum C Gin D Vodka
9. Who directed the hard-hitting vampire-fest From Dusk Till Dawn?
A Robert Rodriguez B Quentin Tarantino C Harvey Keitel D Spike Lee
10. What is the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel called?
A Thrombosis B Bronchitis C Pneumoconiosis D Peritonitis
11. The Kyat is the national currency of which country?
A India B Thailand C Myanmar D Malaysia
12. Which type of enclosed singleseater chair is carried on poles by two or more men?
A Sedan chair B Cedar chair C Walking chair D Emperor’s chair
13. In which city was the US soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful set?
A San Francisco B New York C Los Angeles D Detroit
14. In which sitcom did Windsor Davies and Donald Sinden play rival antique dealers?
A Never the Twain B Lovejoy C Antique Fayre D Rogue Traders
15. Which Welsh actor was twice married to Elizabeth Taylor?
A Anthony Hopkins B Cary Grant C Richard Burton D Peter Lorre