General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which country house in Derbyshire is the seat of the Duke of Devonshire?
A Burghley B Chatsworth C Castle Howard D Chatswood
2. Which king of Kent became ruler of England south of the Humber and received the Christian missionary Augustine?
A Egbert B Eadred C Hardicanute D Ethelbert
3. Who played J.R. Ewing in US TV series Dallas?
A Laurence Harry B Larry Hagman C Larry Horace D Laurence Heal
4. What sort of creature is a Camberwell beauty?
A A lizard B A butterfly C A bird
D A fish
5. What is the best known book written by Louisa May Alcott?
A Pride and Prejudice B Sense and Sensibility C Vanity Fair
D Little Women
6. David Tennant and Michael Sheen starred in which recent TV series based on a Terry Pratchett Novel?
A Good Signs B Good Omens C Good News D Good Portents
7. Which masked avenger was portrayed in the 1950s on the small screen by Guy Williams?
A The Phantom B Batman C Zorro D Spiderman
8. What is the principal chapel of the Vatican, whose ceiling was painted by Michelangelo?
A St Michael’s Chapel B The Benedictine Chapel C Sistine Chapel
D St John’s Chapel
9. Which French town gives its name to an English translation of the Bible from the Latin Vulgate version used by Roman Catholics?
A Le Havre B Bordeaux C Douai D Montpellier 10. Who won the women’s race in the 1996 London Marathon?
A Liz McColgan B Stephanie McColgan C Rachel McColgan D Sharon McColgan
11. Who became president of the Philippines when the Marcos regime came to an end in 1986?
A Cory Aquino B Mari Aquino C Thomas Aquino D Mali Aquino
12. Who was Britain’s first Labour prime minister?
A Arthur Henderson B Harold Wilson C Ramsay MacDonald D Clement Attlee
13. According to the Old Testament which son of Nebuchadnezzar was the last King of Babylon?
A Bazaar B Belshazzar C Boocheeser D Balthazar
14. What nationality was Vincent Van Gogh?
A German B Italian C Dutch D French
15. Who stars, alongside Robert Pattinson, as lighthouse keeper Thomas Wake in the new horror film The Lighthouse?
A Tom Hanks B Edward Norton C Willem Dafoe D Bill Murray