General Knowledge Quiz
1. Who was the first secretarygeneral of the UN, serving from 1946 to 1952?
A Boutros Boutros- Ghali
B Trygve Lie
C Sir David Hannay
D Glyn Ford
2. In the celestial hierarchy what is the highest order of angels?
A Thrones
B Cherubim
C Guardian angels
D Seraphim
3. In what year was the Boston Tea Party?
A 1753
B 1793
C 1733
D 1773
4. Which British dramatist wrote The Birthday Party and The Caretaker?
A Anthony Powell
B Lawrence Durrell
C Sir Agnus Wilson
D Harold Pinter
5. Which group had a hit in 1997 with the single Stand By Me?
A Blur
B Oasis
C Cast
D Ocean Colour Scene
6. What completes the title of the third and final film in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, which stars Daisy Ridley?
A The Force Returns
B The Rise of Skywalker
C The Rebels’ Revenge
D The Wookies Strike Back
7. Who replaced Dervla Kirwan in the role of Phoebe in the sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart?
A Rachel Carling
B Jenny Carling
C Elizabeth Carling
D Rebecca Carling
8. Which technical term describes the stiffening of a body after death, caused by chemical changes in the muscle tissue?
A Rigor stiffis
B Mortum rigitis
C Rigor mortis
D Mortis ristis
9. Which Blue Peter presenter received their badge back in 2018, twenty years after being dismissed for drug- taking?
A John Leslie
B Anthea Turner
C Katy Hill
D Richard Bacon 10. Of which creature is Queen Alexandra’s birdwing the largest? A Parrot
B Spider
C Squirrel
D Butterfly
11. Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman starred in which 1976 drama which recreated the Watergate Scandal?
A All The President’s Men
B The Sting
C The Candidate
D Straw Dogs
12. Who secretly married Lisa Marie Presley?
A Michael Jackson
B George Michael
C Elton John
D Elvis Presley
13. Which Italian architectural style was introduced into England by Inigo Jones?
A Gothic
B Rococo
C Palladianism
D Domism
14. Of which rodent is the ichneumon the Egyptian variety? A Hamster
B Gerbil
C Mongoose
D Guinea pig
15. Which spooky sitcom set in a haunted house and starring Charlotte Ritchie recently returned for a second series on BBC One?
A Vampires
B Spirits
C Ghosts
D Ghouls