General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which Trainspotting star made a guest appearance on the medical drama ER?
A Robert Carlyle B Michael McEwan C Ewan McGregor D Jimmy Nail
2. Film producer Sam Goldwyn previously went by what surname?
A Goldfish B Goldenstein C Goldberg D Goldman
3. Dendrochronology is the dating of past events by studying which natural phenomena?
A Volcanic ash
B Annual rings in trees C Glacial formations D Radioactivity of rocks
4. Which French novelist wrote the play L’Arlesienne, for which Bizet composed incidental music?
A Albert Camus B Moliere
C Ionesco D Alphonse Daudet
5. The Markka was the basic unit of currency of which country?
A Finland B Sweden C Norway D Denmark
6. Phoebe Waller-Bridge returned to screens in the leading role of which award-winning BBC comedy?
A Pramface B Fleabag C Siblings D Cuckoo
7. What sort of creature is a chat?
A Bird B Reptile C Rodent D Insect
8. What is a fritillary?
A Marsupial B Butterfly C Lizard D Lemur
9. MCMLXXX is which year in Roman numerals?
A 1980 B 1990 C 1680 D 1880
10. Which ideal state is named from the Greek for ‘no place’?
A Utopia B Ethiopia C Mesopotamia D Cephalonia
11. Which Canadian singersongwriter released a live album entitled Year of the Horse in 1997?
A Neil Young B Neil Diamond C Neil Richards D Neil Royce
12. What is an understatement that is made for the purpose of irony or emphasis called?
A Lexis B Litotes C Meiosis D Lampoon
13. Which Dublin-born dramatist wrote The Rivals and School For Scandal?
A George Bernard Shaw B Anthony Powell
C Richard Brinsley Sheridan D Samuel Beckett
14. Which Benedictine monk wrote Chronica majora, a history of the world from the Creation to 1259?
A Matthew Rome B Matthew London C Matthew Charles D Matthew Paris
15. What is the title of the latest album from Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello?
A Affection B Passion C Love D Romance