General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which Russian goldsmith was famous for his jewelled Easter eggs which were given by the tsars to the tsarinas?
A Maurice Lacroix B Peter Carl Fabergé C Christian Dior D Jean Cartier
2. In which country is the city of Wagga Wagga?
A Colombia B Australia C Sri Lanka D India
3. Which English poet wrote Sonnets from the Portuguese?
A Percy Bysshe Shelley B Lord Tennyson
C Lord Byron
D Elizabeth Barrett Browning
4. Who was the faithful wife of Odysseus in Homer’s Odyssey?
A Pandora B Miranda C Helena D Penelope
5. Which author wrote The Trial and The Castle?
A Edgar Alan Poe B Richard Adams C John Grisham D Franz Kafka
6. American R&B artist Solange is the younger sister of which global superstar?
A Madonna B Rihanna C Ariana Grande D Beyonce
7. What was the name for a Roman marketplace that was the civic centre of a town?
A Piazza B Forum C Amphitheatre D Colosseum
8. What is the name of the alphabet used for writing modern Slavic languages such as Russian?
A Russo alphabet B Slavian alphabet C Cyrillic alphabet D Eastern alphabet
9. What name is given to the art of decorating cloth with a needle and thread of which the Bayeux Tapestry is an example?
A Embroidery B Patching C Sewing D Knitting 10. Which cousin and son-in-law of Mohammed was the fourth caliph of Islam?
A Ali B Shanawaz C Tariq D Patel
11. Which policy of the European Union is abbreviated to CAP?
A Common Agricultural Policy B Common Armament Policy C Creative Arts Programme D Cultural Alignment Policy
12. Which purple-black halogen is represented by the symbol I?
A Indium B Iodine C Iridium D Iron
13. Who was the second president of the US?
A Thomas Jefferson B John Adams C George Washington D James Monroe
14. Who starred in the title role in the 1962 epic Lawrence of Arabia?
A Peter O’Toole B Anthony Quinn C Spencer Tracy D Laurence Olivier
15. Which comedian hosted an Alternative Election Night on Channel 4, alongside Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Rylan Clark-Neal?
A Katherine Ryan B Sara Pascoe C Jimmy Carr D Russell Brand