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General Knowledge Quiz
1. In which branch of the arts did Nicola Pisano work?
A Architecture
B Portraiture
C Sculpture
D Landscape painting
2. Which perennial herb is also known as milfoil?
A Rosemary
B Yarrow
C Thyme
D Sage
3. Which English writer’s first novel was Crome Yellow?
A Aldous Huxley
B D.H. Lawrence
C J. Middleton Murry D Katherine Mansfield
4. Which Formula One driver won the 1997 Brazilian Grand Prix?
A Michael Schumacher
B Damon Hill
C Jacques Villeneuve
D David Coulthard
5. Who painted The Laughing Cavalier?
A Franz Hals
B Hans Arp
C Max Ernst
D Jan van Eyck
6. Eleanor Tomlinson and Rafe Spall were among the stars of which recent sci-fi drama adaptation on BBC One?
A The Twilight Zone
B Lost in Space
C The Outer Limits
D The War of the Worlds
7. Which singer-songwriter released an album entitled Hourglass in 1997?
A James Taylor
B Morrissey
C Phil Collins
D Tom Waits
8. Which London street was formerly synonymous with the newspaper publishing industry? A Fleet Street
B Wall Street
C Bond Street
D Baker Street
9. Which small rodent of the family Gliridae has a hairy tail and hibernates during winter in cold regions?
A Hamster
B Rat
C Dormouse
D Shrew 10. What is the national currency of the Philippines?
A Escudo
B Peso
C Shekel
D Dollar
11. Which 16th-century Venetian painter’s name means “little dyer” in Italian?
A Tintoretto
B Donatello
C Picabia
D Masaccio
12. In which organ of the body can the medulla oblongata be found?
A The brain
B The liver
C The heart
D The lung
13. In which English county is the seaside resort of Bournemouth? A Dorset
B East Sussex
C Kent
D Suffolk
14. Which band had a top ten hit single in 1983 with This Is Not A Love Song?
A Spandau Ballet
B Public Image Limited
C Duran Duran
D The Cure
15. Jude Law and Emily Watson are among the stars of which new Sky Atlantic drama set on the mysterious island of Osea?
A I Hate Suzie
B The Third Day
C The New Pope
D We Are Who We Are