General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which section of the Mediterranean is bounded by the Italian mainland, Sicily and Greece?
A Ionian Sea B Ligurian Sea C Black Sea D Aegean Sea
2. Which number Ivan was ‘the Terrible’?
A IV B I C II D X
3. Which world leader died in 1953?
A Winston Churchill B Franklin D. Roosevelt C Konrad Adenauer D Joseph Stalin
4. Which sailing ship was named after a witch in a Robert Burns poem?
A Mussy Shark B Hecate Hark C Morgan Le Fey D Cutty Sark
5. Who was the arch rival of Dan Dare?
A Ming the Merciless B Lex Luther C Doomsday
D The Mekon
6. Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen appeared in which 2019 comedy about an unlikely romance between a presidential candidate and a speechwriter?
A Far Flung B Long Shot C Wide Angle D Short Notice
7. Who has received more Oscar nominations than any other actress?
A Katharine Hepburn B Bette Davis
C Ellen Burstyn D Meryl Streep
8. Which George Bernard Shaw play provided the basis of the 1964 film My Fair Lady?
A Major Barbara B My Bonnie Lass C My Fine Girl D Pygmalion
9. Which British archaeologist assisted Lord Carnarvon in discovering the tomb of Tutankhamen in 1922?
A Randolph Williams B Charles Dexter C Michael Fielding D Howard Carter
10. Which indoor game originated in France as jeu de paume?
A Handball B Basketball C Real tennis D Badminton
11. What nationality was the composer Antonin Dvorak?
A Czech B Hungarian C Austrian D German
12. Which zany British comedian starred as imaginary friend Drop Dead Fred in the 1991 comedy?
A Rowan Atkinson B Lee Evans C Eddie Izzard D Rik Mayall
13. Which environmentally friendly cartoon superhero avowed to ‘take pollution down to zero’?
A Ozone Man B Captain Planet C Super Saver D Captain Earth
14. Which vegetable is sometimes known as an eggplant?
A Aubergine B Butternut squash C Marrow
D Tomato
15. What is the title of the third and current solo album from British singer La Roux?
A Control B Guidance C Supervision D Oversight