General Knowledge Quiz
1. The Modern Life of which wallaby was made into a cartoon?
A Rolo’s B Robbie’s C Rockie’s D Rocko’s
2. In the TV show Knight Rider what was the name of David Hasselhoff’s character?
A James Knight B Michael Knight C Frank Knight D Johnson Knight
3. In what year was the first modern Olympic Games?
A 1900 B 1890 C 1896 D 1904
4. Who was the British commander at the Battle of Jutland?
A Admiral Kelly B Admiral Kitchener C Admiral Jellicoe D Admiral Nelson
5. What name is given to the great epidemic of plague that ravaged medieval Europe?
A Influenza virus B The Black Death C The Great Sleep D Measles
6. Which former ‘Goon’ presented Highway on TV?
A Peter Sellers B Spike Milligan C John Cleese D Harry Secombe Comedian Romesh Ranganathan See Question 15
7. Which cricketer scored his record third World Cup century for Australia in their 1996 quarterfinal victory against New Zealand?
A Shane Warne B Mathew Waugh C Mark Waugh D Troy Warne
8. Which new horror film stars Christina Hendricks as a mother whose family are hunted by masked psychopaths?
A The Strangers: Prey at Night B The Hunters: Prey at Night C The Stalkers: Prey at Night D The Haunted: Prey at Night
9. In which Shakespeare play does Caliban appear?
A A Midsummer Night’s Dream B Measure for Measure
C King Lear
D The Tempest
10. How did the Nazi Hermann Goering finally meet his death in 1946?
A Hanged B Shot C Poisoned D Stabbed
11. Which US rock band released an album entitled Nine Lives in 1997?
A Guns and Roses B Metallica C Aerosmith D Slayer
12. What is the usual name for a pelargonium cultivated as a garden plant?
A Pansy B Daffodil C Rose D Geranium
13. Which flying insects belong to the order Lepidoptera?
A Bluebottles B Moths
C Gnats
D Daddy Long Legs
14. To what sort of animal does the adjective ovine relate?
A Cat B Sheep C Dog D Snake
15. Which comedian is Romesh Ranganathan’s co-host for the new Sky One interview series Rob and Romesh Vs…?
A Rob Beckett B Robert Webb C Rob Brydon D Rob Rouse