General Knowledge Quiz

1. Which pedal is depressed when changing gears in a manual car?

A Clutch

B Brake

C Accelerator

D No pedal

2. In medicine what does ECG stand for?

A Electric Carbon Graphing B Electrocardiogram C Emergency Care Group D Electric Coffee Grinder

3. Who was the wife of Othello?

A Mariana B Desdemona C Perdita D Miranda

4. In what year did World War I end?

A 1917

B 1919

C 1914

D 1918

5. What is the clown in The Simpsons called?

A Chalkie B Charlie C Krusty D Cheesy

6. Which 2000 film sequel starred Mark Addy as Fred Flintstone?

A The Flintstones in Jailhouse Rock B The Flintstones at Rockbreak Hotel

C The Flintstones in Suspicious Mines

D The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas

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7. Which form of political corruption is named after US politician Elbridge Gerry?

A Elbridging

B Gerrymandering

C Elgerring

D Gerring

8. Le Grand Trianon and Le Petit Trianon are villas in the grounds of which famous French palace?

A Rennes

B Toulouse

C Dijon

D Versailles

9. Which British field marshal who commanded the BEF in World War I became 1st Earl of Ypres?

A James French

B Richard French

C John French

D Robert French 10. In which magazine were The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes serialised?

A Strand Magazine

B Punch Magazine

C Tales of the Unexpected

D Hello Magazine

11. Which Sudanese city, the site of a battle in 1898, was the residence of the Mahdi?

A Dongola

B Abu Hamed

C Omdurman

D Khartoum

12. Which Central American peninsula was a seat of the Maya civilisation?

A Yucatan

B Sierra Madre

C Belize

D Chimborazo

13. In which country is the city of Allahabad?

A India

B Pakistan

C Iraq

D Iran

14. What is the deepest adult male singing voice?

A Tenor

B Alto

C Soprano

D Bass

15. What is the title of the latest album from British rapper Slowthai, which recently topped the UK Album Chart?

A Daniel

B Alexander

C Francis

D Tyron