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General Knowledge Quiz
1. pensioners Which 1970s starred sitcom Peggy about Mount and Pat Coombs?
A You’re Only Young Twice
B Waiting for God
C One Foot in the Grave
D OAPs
2. How many syllables are there in a haiku?
A 10
B 24
C 32
D 17
3. Who wrote the novel MobyDick?
A Herman Melville
B Jules Verne
C Baroness Orczy
D CS Lewis
4. Who starred as the doomed Laura Palmer in David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me?
A Sheryl Lee
B Heather Locklear
C Madchen Amick
D Sherilyn Fenn
5. Which chef presented his Barbecue Bible on TV?
A Ainsley Harriott
B Keith Floyd
C Jamie Oliver
D Gary Rhodes
6. What is the title of Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke’s third solo album, released in June 2019?
A Psyche
B Breathe
C Anima
D Soul
7. Which composer married Clara Wieck?
A Bach
B Schumann
C Vaughan Williams
D Mozart
8. Of which country is Zagreb the capital?
A Ukraine
B Romania
C Croatia
D Yemen
9. By what name is the plant Rosa canina commonly known?
A Karlsruhe rose
B Coalite flame
C Handel rose
D Dog rose
10. In electronics what does the abbreviation IC stand for?
A Intelligent circuit
B Indirect circuit
C Intricate circuit
D Integrated circuit
11. The yen is the national currency of which country?
A China
B Thailand
C Malaysia
D Japan
12. Which band (featuring former Stone Roses guitarist John Squire) released the debut album Do It Yourself?
A The Seashells
B Black Grape
C The Seahorses
D The Lightning Seeds
13. Sam Mendes won a Best Director Oscar for his 1999 directorial debut for which film?
A Road to Perdition
B Jarhead
C Little Voice
D American Beauty
14. Which Roman emperor was assassinated in the Senate House on the Ides of March?
A Augustus
B Julius Caesar
C Nero
D Marcus Aurelius
15. In what year did Rowan Atkinson first play the popular television character Mr. Bean?
A 1982
B 1986
C 1990
D 1994