General Knowledge Quiz

1. Which country attacked Pearl Harbour in the Second World War? A Germany

B USA

C Japan

D Italy

2. In what year was the Lockerbie bombing?

A 1992 B 1983 C 1979 D 1988

3. Which of the Channel Islands is the largest by area?

A Alderney B Guernsey C Jersey D Sark

4. Which British actor played Robert Mccall in The Equalizer?

A Dudley Moore B Edward Woodward C Roger Moore D Sean Connery

5. Of which fruit is the plantain a subspecies?

A Apple B Banana C Strawberry D Melon

6. The 1985 action-adventure film The Jewel of the Nile, starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, was a sequel to which 1984 film?

A The Jewel in the Crown B Romancing the Stone

C The Dark Crystal

D The Diamond Queen

See Question 15

7. What sort of creature is a shih tzu?

A A cat

B A dog

C A snake

D A rat

8. What is a comic old woman in pantomime usually played by a man called?

A A hag

B A dame

C A crone

D A madame

9. Who wrote the novel Washington Square?

A Henry Irving B Henry Thomas C Henry Wallace D Henry James

10. What is the largest marsupial mammal?

A Red kangaroo B Grizzly bear C Giraffe D Elephant 11. What is the name for an anticlimax, especially in a literary work, of a sudden descent from the sublime to the commonplace?

A Anabasis

B Bowdlerise

C Antithesis

D Bathos

12. In which country is the city of Meerut, where a famous mutiny began in 1857?

A India

B Pakistan

C Afghanistan

D Russia

13. Which pop legend released the single Seven Years In Tibet, from the album Earthling?

A Elvis Presley

B Jim Morrison

C David Bowie

D Mick Jagger

14. Which famous white marble mausoleum in Agra was built by Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife?

A The Ranjah Mahal

B The Punjab Mahal

C The Taj Mahal

D The Raj Mahal

15. British singer Celeste recently topped the charts with her debut album – what is it called?

A Poster Girl

B Do It Again C Future Nostalgia D Not Your Muse

Celeste