General Knowledge Quiz
1. Who wrote the novels To the Lighthouse and The Voyage Out?
A Charlotte Brontë B Jane Austen C Virginia Woolf D George Eliot
2. In which century was Mary I Queen of England?
A 16th B 15th C 14th D 17th
3. Who was the first Roman emperor?
A Caligula B Caius C Augustus D Lepidus
4. What were the Transformers?
A Mutants B Monsters C Ghosts D Robots
5. In which English county is the country house Dorneywood?
A Hertfordshire B Northamptonshire C Leicestershire D Buckinghamshire
6. Which ITV crime series stars American actor Rob Lowe as a police chief who relocates to Lincolnshire in an attempt to flee his painful past?
A Lone Will B Wild Bill C Tame Tom D Rough Rob
7. Which Australian-born actor wrote the autobiography My Wicked Wicked Ways?
A Paul Hogan B Mel Gibson C Errol Flynn D Warren Beatty
8. Of which South American republic is Paramaribo the capital?
A Guyana B Venezuela C Suriname D Paraguay
9. Which composer’s Adagietto from his 5th Symphony was used in the film Death In Venice?
A Gustav Mahler B Ludwig van Beethoven C Andrea Gabrieli D Zoltan Kodaly
10. Which chemical element is represented by the symbol Co?
A Cobalt B Copper C Chlorine D Copernicium
11. What do the letters CJD stand for?
A Cranium-Joinery Disease B Caspian-Johnson Disease C Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease D Crusoe-James Disease
12. What is the capital city of Fiji?
A Guava B Suva C Maka D Java
13. In what town is the Australian soap Home and Away set?
A Summer Bay B Erinsborough C Oakey D Pleasure Beach
14. What name is given to a boat whose hull is raised out of the water by foils when moving at speed?
A Speedboat B Hydrofoil C Hydrojet D Wavebreaker
15. Footballer John Barnes and singer Charlotte Church were among the celebrities recently competing in a special edition of which ITV game show?
A The Chase
B Catchphrase
C Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? D Tipping Point