General Knowledge Quiz
1. In which African country is the town of Timbuktu?
A Nigeria
B Ethiopia
C Mali
D Zaire
2. Who played Georgina in Upstairs, Downstairs?
A Jennifer Saunders B Julie Walters C Lesley-Anne Down D Stephanie Hawk
3. In the Simpsons what is the name of the local bar owner?
A Barney B Mr Burns C Moe D Smithers
4. Who is the patron saint of travellers?
A St David B St Christopher C St James D St Patrick
5. What sort of creature is a lynx?
A A bird
B A wildcat C An insect D A fish
6. Anna Chancellor and Bill Nighy are among the cast of which recent three-part BBC1 adaptation of a novel by Agatha Christie?
A Crooked House
B Death on the Nile C Ordeal by Innocence D A Murder is Announced
7. Clint Eastwood starred as ‘The Man With No Name’ in a trilogy of Spaghetti Westerns directed by which film-maker?
A John Ford B Joshua Logan C Sergio Leone D Don Siegel
8. In which seaside town do the mods and rockers wage war in The Who’s rock film Quadrophenia?
A Southend B Scarborough C Bournemouth D Brighton
9. With which composer is the German town of Bayreuth associated?
A Beethoven B Mozart C Bach D Wagner
10. The name of which extremists of the French Revolution means “without knee breeches”?
A Sans-pantalons
B Sans-soleils
C Sans-culottes
D Sans-roulettes
11. What does the Sikh name ‘Singh’ mean?
A Lion B Soldier C Holy D Warrior
12. Which US TV series co-starred Twiki the helpful robot?
A Lost in Space B Mork and Mindy C Buck Rogers D Futurama
13. What was Robert Flaherty’s pioneering 1922 documentary film of Inuit life called?
A Inuit of the North
B Our Friends in the North C Norse Man
D Nanook of the North
14. How is a German shepherd dog otherwise known?
A Collie B Terrier C Alsatian D Poodle
15. Which disco classic originally performed by Evelyn King did Jess Glynne perform on Jools Holland’s Hootenanny?
A Last Dance
B Love Come Down C I Feel Love D Shame