General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which composer wrote the ballet Billy The Kid?
A John Cage B Harrison Birtwistle C Aaron Copland D Vaughan Williams
2. Which bacteria can cause typhoid fever and food poisoning?
A Impetigo B Urticaria C Salmonella D Peritonitis
3. To whom did Hampton Court Palace belong before Henry VIII moved in?
A Cardinal Hampton B Cardinal Beckett C Cardinal Wolsey D Cardinal Thomas
4. What is the name for a triangular block of transparent material used to split a beam of light into its spectral colours?
A Spectraliser B Optican C Pyramid D Prism
5. Which Steinbeck novel tells the tragic last adventure of Lennie and his friend George?
A The Grapes of Wrath B Of Mice and Men C Tortilla Flat D Catch-22
6. What is the vocal organ of birds called?
A The larynx B The phlynx C The tarynx D The syrinx
7. Which infamous DC Comics villain was played by Joaquin Phoenix in a 2019 film of the same name?
A Lex Luthor B Joker C Brainiac D Darkseid
8. Which flamboyant American runner won three gold medals at the 1988 Olympics, while her sister-in-law won two?
A Katherine Stewart B Jenny Myhill
C Rachel Dean
D Florence Griffith Joyner
9. Which British novelist wrote The Forsyte Saga?
A John Galsworthy B Hugh Walpole C Somerset Maugham D Dorothy Richardson
10. Which actor starred in the title role of the sitcom Chance In a Million?
A Richard Briers B Robbie Coltrane C Sid James D Simon Callow
11. Who starred in the title role of the classic TV series Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years?
A Robert Hardy
B Sir Alec Guinness C Brian Blessed D Nigel Hawthorne
12. Paramaribo is the capital city of which South American country?
A Suriname B Guyana C Paraguay D Venezuela
13. To what does the adjective feline relate?
A Dogs B Felons C Frogs D Cats
14. Which successful American sportsman played a co-pilot in the comedy Airplane!, released in 1980?
A OJ Simpson
B Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C Dan Marino
D Ben Hogan
15. Which new horror film stars Elisabeth Moss as Cecilia, who suspects that she is being stalked by her ex-partner, even though no one else can see him?
A Unseen
B Hidden
C The Invisible Man D I-Spy