General Knowledge Quiz
1. What is a Sam Browne?
A A heavy machine gun B An all-terrain jeep
C A military belt
D A military issue dagger
2. Who played Dr. Leonard ‘Bones’ McCoy in the Star Trek series?
A Leonard Nimoy B James Doohan C William Shatner D DeForest Kelley
3. What is a score of forty-all in a game of tennis called?
A Deuce B Love C Tie D Evens
4. Which Parliamentarian soldier in the Civil War became Cromwell’s son-in-law?
A Henry Ireton B Charles Stewart C Randolph Carter D Harold Fields
5. Who wrote the novels Farewell, My Lovely and The High Window?
A Raymond Chandler B John Grisham C Tom Clancy
D Colin Dexter
6. Willem Dafoe received his first Oscar nomination for his role in which 1985 Vietnam war film?
A Squadron B Platoon C Battalion D Regiment
7. Which English king was known as the Unready?
A Harold B William I C Ethelred D Henry IV
8. What is the name of the railway which runs from Moscow to Vladivostok, a distance of about 5,770 miles?
A The Moscow State Railway B The Cross-Russian Line C The Great Link
D The Trans-Siberian Railway
9. Which two countries fought each other in the Hundred Years’ War?
A Iraq and Iran B England and France C Egypt and Israel D Spain and France 10. What is the surname of the star of the US comedy series Ellen who received two Emmy Award nominations for her eponymous role?
A Richards B Harris C DeGeneres D Sousie
11. In which decade of the 19th Century did the Crimean War take place?
A 50s B 60s C 20s D 40s
12. What did Albert DeSalvo confess to being?
A The Yorkshire Ripper B The Moors Murderer C The Seattle Slasher D The Boston Strangler
13. What sort of creature is a hellbender?
A A spider
B A rat
C A scorpion D A salamander
14. Which Scottish novelist wrote The Heart of Midlothian?
A Anthony Powell B Sir Walter Scott C Lawrence Durrell D Barbara Pym
15. Which American group recorded the album Pretzel Logic in 1974?
A Steely Dan B Dire Straits C Skid Row D Thin Lizzy