General Knowledge Quiz
1. In which country was the operatic tenor Enrico Caruso born?
A Spain
B Italy
C Argentina
D Tunisia
2. Who wrote the stories about New York life collected in Guys and Dolls?
A Damon Ross
B Damon Runyon
C Damon Rex
D Damon Rogers
3. Which French monarch was known as the Sun King?
A Louis XIV
B Louis I
C Louis IV
D Louis XVI
4. Whose first novel was called A Parliamentary Affair?
A Jeffrey Archer
B Edwina Currie
C Jonathan Aitken
D Virginia Bottomley
5. Which rare heavy metallic element has the symbol Re? A Rhenium
B Radon
C Radium
D Ruthenium
6. Which Channel 4 drama stars Waleed Zuaiter as Iraqi detective Khafaji?
A Mosul Murders
B Baghdad Central
C Downtown Baghdad
D CSI Iraq
7. According to legend, what was Dick Turpin’s horse called?
A Black Beauty
B Black Bess
C Black Wind
D Black Angel
8. Which former president of South Africa refused to appear before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission? A PW Motha
B PW Botha
C PW Totha
D PW Sotha
9. What is the art of preparing, stuffing and mounting the skins of animals to make lifelike models called?
A Stuffidermy
B Taxidermy
C Animalermy
D Gratidermy 10. What name is given to plants that complete their life cycle within one year?
A Yearlies
B Annuals
C One- timers
D Year plants
11. How many yards are there in a furlong?
A 100
B 78
C 349
D 220
12. Which bird’s Latin name is Passer domesticus?
A House sparrow
B Canary
C Robin
D Starling
13. In classical mythology, who turned Odysseus’s men into swine?
A Circe
B Demeter
C Persephone
D Medusa
14. In what year did the D- Day landings take place?
A 1944
B 1943
C 1942
D 1945
15. Actress Emma Corrin has joined the cast of Netflix drama The Crown playing which British royal?
A Princess Margaret
B Princess Alexandra
C Princess Diana
D Princess Anne