General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which English novelist wrote The Rachel Papers and Money?
A John Grisham B Tim Lott
C Jilly Cooper D Martin Amis
2. What is the smallest state of the USA?
A Michigan B Rhode Island C Wyoming D Hawaii
3. Who played Mr. Darcy in the BBC’s 1995 production of Pride and Prejudice ?
A Colin Fields B Colin Firth C Colin French D Colin Fisher
4. Which darts-based quiz show was hosted by Jim Bowen?
A One Hundred and Eighty B Bullseye
C Bully’s Bonanza
D On the Oche
5. Which Greek letter denotes the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter?
A Alpha B Pi C Beta D Gamma
6. What is the title of the recent charity single by comedian Matt Lucas?
A The Greatest Love Of All B Thank You Baked Potato C I Can Slightly Fly D Chicken, Rice and Pea
7. Who played the imaginary Elvis who regularly appears in Tony Scott’s 1993 film True Romance?
A Gary Oldman B Brad Pitt C Christian Slater D Val Kilmer 8. What sort of creature is a knot?
A A fish
B A bird
C An insect D A mammal
9. Which area of the USA is generally accepted to be north of the Ohio River, west of Lake Eyre and east of the Great Plains?
A The Rockies
B The Midwest
C The Californian Desert D New England
10. Which American cartoonist created the Li’l Abner comic strip?
A Brian Capp B Al Capp C Richard Capp D Percy Capp
11. Which former organist of Westminster Abbey wrote the opera Dido and Aeneas?
A Henry Purcell B Harold Purcell C Horace Purcell D Hugh Purcell
12. What is the capital of Switzerland?
A Zurich B Bern C Geneva D Basel
13. Who wrote the play All’s Well That Ends Well?
A Oscar Wilde
B George Bernard Shaw C Tennessee Williams D William Shakespeare
14. Which infectious viral disease of domestic poultry is also called Newcastle disease?
A Chicken cancer B Fowl pest C Fowl blight D Hen sore
15. Andrea Riseborough and Gabriel Byrne are among the stars of which new drug-trafficking drama on Sky Atlantic?
A Devils B ZeroZeroZero C Suburra D Gomorrah