General Knowledge Quiz
1. From which plant does the drug digitalis come?
A Poppy B Foxglove C Rose D Lily
2. Which of the Seven Wonders of the World was a bronze statue at the entrance to a harbour?
A The Hanging Gardens of Babylon B The Lighthouse of Alexandria C The Colossus of Rhodes
D The Pyramids of Egypt
3. In which continent is the Cape of Good Hope?
A Australasia B North America C Europe D Africa
4. Whom did Josephine de Beauharnais marry in 1796?
A Louis XVI
B Moliere
C Rene Descartes D Napoleon Bonaparte
5. In which US TV series did Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox star as Californian motorcycle cops?
A Cops
B Highway Patrol C Dukes of Hazard D CHiPs
6. Which EastEnders character was played by Paul Bradley?
A Grant B Nigel C Phil D Ricky
7. Which horror film stars Nicolas Cage as Red Miller, who seeks vengeance upon the cult that was responsible for the death of the love of his life?
A Sandra B Mandy C Milly D Ruby
8. Who was the last British writer to win the Nobel prize for literature?
A William Golding B Dylan Thomas C Harold Pinter D Kazuo Ishiguro
9. How many countries did Gulliver visit on his Travels?
A One B Four C Ten D Thirty
10. By what name is the Roman historian Titus Livius known?
A Pliny B Livy C Titonius D Tity
11. Which Marx brother was the star of the 1950s quiz show You Bet Your Life?
A Chico Marx B Harpo Marx C Groucho Marx D Karl Marx
12. Which Sioux Indian chief was killed in 1877 after surrendering to American troops?
A Big Horse B Geronimo C Sitting Bull D Crazy Horse
13. What is the name for a rabbit’s living area?
A Penthouse B Warren C Burrow D Sett
14. Which French philosopher is regarded as the founder of deconstruction?
A Rene Descartes B Jean-Pierre Rennes C Jean de Mignon D Jacques Derrida
15. Which Amazon Prime detective show set in Australia stars Ioan Gruffudd as a pathologist who lives on a boat?
A Harrow B The Code C Tidelands D Stranger