General Knowledge Quiz
1. What was the name of the guitar-playing rabbit in The Magic Roundabout?
A Lennon
B Jagger
C Bobby
D Dylan
2. Of which country is Cali the third largest city?
A Mexico
B Colombia
C Venezuela
D Guyana
3. Which band fronted by Louise Wener were Pleased to Meet You in 1997?
A Echobelly
B Skunk Anansie
C Elastica
D Sleeper
4. Which annual literary award was established in 1969?
A Whitbread Literary Award B Nobel Prize for Literature C Booker Prize
D Pulitzer Prize
5. What is the national currency of Sweden?
A Dollar
B Krona
C Schilling
D Mark
6. Which semi-aquatic carnivorous mammals belong to the genus Lutra?
A Voles
B Duck-billed platypuses
C Rats
D Otters
7. Which comedy on the W Channel about 30-something women in Dublin is written by Sharon Horgan and is based on a book by Lorna Martin?
A Women over the Edge
B Women of a Certain Age C Women on the Verge
D Women and the City
8. Which element is represented by the symbol Ba?
A Boron
B Barium
C Bromine
D Berkelium
9. Of which two gases is Jupiter mainly composed?
A Hydrogen and oxygen B Hydrogen and helium C Hydrogen and argon
D Argon and helium 10. In which city is Holyrood Palace?
A Edinburgh
B Los Angeles
C London
D New York
11. Which disease is prevented by the Sabin vaccine?
A Leishmaniasis
B Leprosy
C Malaria
D Poliomyelitis
12. What is the capital of Canada? A Vancouver
B Toronto
C Ottawa
D Quebec
13. Who played Rooster Cogburn in the 2010 film True Grit?
A Harrison Ford
B Jeff Bridges
C Michael Douglas
D Lloyd Bridges
14. What sort of creature is a ruff? A A dog
B A fish
C A bird
D An insect
15. Which E4 sitcom, now in its second series, stars Jamie Demetriou as an incompetent letting agent?
A Stath Lets Flats
B The Estate Agents
C Cypriot Lettings
D Lost Property