General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which world leaders met at the 1943 Casablanca Conference?
A Stalin and Hitler
B Chamberlain and Hitler
C Churchill and Roosevelt D Eisenhower and Montgomery
2. What is the collective name for a flock of goldfinches?
A Charm
B Swoop
C Lock
D Flinch
3. In which country is the industrial city of Kawasaki? A China
B Japan
C Thailand
D Korea
4. Who was the Queen of the Netherlands from 1948 to 1980? A Georgiana
B Juliana
C Phillipina
D Maria
5. Which aquatic rodent builds lodges and dams?
A Vole
B Rat
C Beaver
D Chipmunk
6. What is the capital of Brazil? A Rio de Janeiro
B Brasilia
C Salvador
D Sao Paulo
7. Who won a Best Director Oscar for his 1940 adaptation of John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath? A Alfred Hitchcock
B John Ford
C Michael Curtiz
D Billy Wilder
8. Which ancient forest of Nottinghamshire is famous for its associations with Robin Hood?
A The New Forest
B Sherwood Forest
C The Forest of Dean
D Dyfi Forest
9. Which long-running talent show welcomed Motsi Mabuse to its panel of judges last year?
A The X Factor
B The Greatest Dancer
C The Voice UK
D Strictly Come Dancing 10. In which year did the General Strike take place in Britain?
A 1920
B 1926
C 1936
D 1919
11. By what name is the tree Picea abies, most commonly used as a Christmas tree, better known?
A Dutch spruce
B Swedish fir
C Norway spruce
D Polish spruce
12. Which tennis player won the men’s singles title at the 1997 Australian Open?
A Tim Henman
B Andre Agassi
C Boris Becker
D Pete Sampras
13. Who played Nora Batty in TV’s Last Of The Summer Wine?
A Kathy Staff
B Linda Staff
C Betty Staff
D Irene Staff
14. Which of the X-Men used a pack of playing cards as ammunition in combat?
A Wolverine
B Storm
C Rogue
D Gambit
15. Which recent Top Ten single was a collaboration between British rappers Tion Wayne, Dutchavelli and Stormzy?
A Yes
B No
C Maybe
D I Dunno