General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which 1995 Clint Eastwood movie was based on a short novel by Robert James Waller?
A The Bridges of Madison County
B Mystic River
C A Perfect World
D The Rookie
2. What was TV police surgeon Dangerfield’s first name?
A Richard
B Paul
C Ian
D Roger
3. Which French philosopher defined the term sociology?
A Auguste Kante
B Auguste Bentham
C Auguste Comte
D Auguste Conrade
4. Which expression of colonial hostility towards Britain took place in Boston in 1773?
A Boston Tea Party
B Boston Soup Feast
C Boston Coffee Fair
D Boston Bake Sale
5. C is the symbol for which chemical element?
A Cadmium
B Calcium
C Carbon
D Copper
6. Tim Campbell was the first winner of which BBC reality show?
A Strictly Come Dancing
B Love Island
C The Apprentice
D The Bachelor
7. Which prime minister succeeded Anthony Eden?
A Harold Wilson
B Harold Macmillan
C Stanley Baldwin
D Henry Campbell Bannerman
8. Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
A Anne Earhart
B Amy Earhart
C Alison Earhart
D Amelia Earhart
9. What is the central bank of the USA called?
A Federal Reserve System
B Fort Knox
C Wall Street
D Dow Jones
10. Who wrote Ivanhoe?
A Jane Austen
B Captain Frederick Marryat
C Sir Walter Scott
D John Galt
11. What is the name of the temple of Athena on the Acropolis at Athens from which the Elgin Marbles were taken?
A The Panther
B The Pantheon
C The Corinthenon
D The Parthenon
12. Who had a number one hit single in 1963 with Glad All Over?
A The Dave Clark Five
B The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
C The Rolling Stones
D Bob Dylan
13. Which Russian-born US biochemist and science fiction writer wrote I, Robot and the Foundation Trilogy?
A Isaac Kamenev
B Isaac Zinoviev
C Isaac Karlov
D Isaac Asimov
14. Which Irish singer’s largely retrospective album Paint the Sky featured her memorable hit Orinoco Flow?
A Dana
B Sheila
C Regan
D Enya
15. Who plays the deceased Leo, who watches over the lives of his two ex-wives played by Dawn French and Emilia Fox, in the Sky One drama Delicious?
A Sean Bean
B Kenneth Branagh
C Iain Glen
D Benedict Cumberbatch