General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which character did Matthew Perry play in the US sitcom Friends?
A Joey
B Chandler
C Ross
D Dr Richard Burke
2. What was Anna Carteret’s character in Juliet Bravo called?
A Inspector Kate Longton B Inspector Betty Davis C Inspector Katy Munroe D Inspector Juliet Brown
3. Which singer and actor cowrote the song Me and Bobby McGee?
A David Bowie B Jimmy Nail C Damon Albarn D Kris Kristofferson
4. Which cave on the island of Staffa inspired an overture by Mendelssohn?
A Staffa’s Cave B Wookie Hole C Fingal’s Cave D Caffrey Cavern
5. Which sitcom was set on Craggy Island?
A Last of the Summer Wine B To the Manor Born C Father Ted
D Are You Being Served?
6. Based on the late cartoonist John Callahan’s memoir of the same name, which 2018 film is called “Don’t worry...”?
A He Can’t Escape on Land B He Won’t Get Far on Foot C He Hasn’t Got a Phone D He Didn’t Leave a Trace
7. Which bird has mistle and hermit varieties?
A Sparrow B Blackbird C Robin D Thrush
8. Which member of the Kennedy political dynasty was assassinated in 1968?
A John F. Kennedy B Robert F. Kennedy C Edward Kennedy D Richard Kennedy
9. Which female quartet released a self-titled album in 1997, which included their first two hits, I Know Where It’s At and Never Ever?
A All Saints
B The Honeyz C TLC
D Destiny’s Child
10. Which sport do the New York Jets play?
A Baseball B American Football C Ice Hockey D Basketball
11. Which British actor starred as Kris Kringle in the 1994 remake of Miracle on 34th Street?
A Sean Connery B Richard Attenborough C Jeremy Irons
D Alan Rickman
12. Which British naturalist and author wrote the prose romance Green Mansions?
A W.H. Hudson B W.H. Auden C W.B. Yeats D G.K. Chesterton
13. Who presented the original Take Your Pick! series?
A Richard Miles B Simon Miles C David Miles D Michael Miles
14. Who was the Roman dawn goddess, equivalent to the Greek Eos?
A Talos B Mars C Neptune D Aurora
15. Which new Channel 4 comedy stars its creator Aisling Bea as a language school worker called Aine?
A This Way Up B Fragile C Handle With Care D Return to Sender