General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which was the first country to grant women the vote?
A Australia
B New Zealand
C USA
D Canada
2. Who wrote the operas The Marriage of Figaro and The Magic Flute?
A Wagner
B Puccini
C Mozart
D Bizet
3. For what sort of paintings is Thomas Girtin remembered?
A Pastel still life
B Oil portraits
C Egg tempera portraits D Watercolour landscapes
4. In which war was the Battle of the Bulge?
A The First World War
B The Crimean War
C The Napoleonic War
D The Second World War
5. By what name are the small islands off the southern tip of Florida known?
A Florida Isles
B Florida Bays
C Bahamas
D Florida Keys
6. Olivia Cooke, Martin Clunes and Michael Palin are among the stars of which 2018 period drama on ITV?
A Pride Park
B Vanity Fair
C Greed Gala
D Envy Exhibition
7. Who ranks immediately below Lord Chief Justice?
A Master of the Rolls
B Master of the Service
C Master of Ceremony
D Master of Serfdom
8. What form of hunting is regulated by the IWC?
A Whaling
B Fox hunting
C Sealing
D Elephant hunting
9. What nationality was the composer Georges Auric? A Belgian
B Swedish
C French
D Swiss
10. From which plant is linseed oil derived?
A Rape
B Flax
C Lin
D Heather 11. Which king of England was the son of John of Gaunt?
A Richard I
B Henry IV
C Henry II
D Edward VI
12. In which novel by John Buchan did the character Richard Hannay make his first appearance?
A The Second Step
B The Ninety-Nine Steps
C The Biggest Step
D The Thirty-Nine Steps
13. What are the antigens whose presence or absence produces Rh+ or Rh- blood types known as?
A Rhesus meter
B Rhesus level
C Rhesus density
D Rhesus factor
14. Which English portrait painter was the first president of the Royal Academy?
A Robert Adam
B Thomas Eakins
C Albert Ryder
D Sir Joshua Reynolds
15. Which 2008 dark comedy stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as two hitmen attempting to lay low after a job goes wrong?
A Calvary
B Burn After Reading
C Miami Vice
D In Bruges