General Knowledge Quiz

1. Who painted the Mona Lisa? A Leonardo da Vinci

B Claude Monet

C Pablo Picasso

D Vincent van Gogh

2. Which song has been a hit for Buddy Holly, Showaddywaddy, and Nick Berry?

A Great Balls of Fire

B Heartbeat

C Unchained Melody

D Blue Moon

3. What is the name of the pub that becomes infested with zombies in the 2004 film Shaun of the Dead?

A The Red Lion

B The Black Swan

C The Dorchester

D The Winchester

4. What sort of onager?

A A fish

B An insect

C A wild ass

D A dog

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5. To which modern mammal is the mammoth related?

A Elephant

B Zebra

C Hippopotamus

D Walrus

6. Which 2020 song by Miley Cyrus featuring Dua Lipa has a video which references the films The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Female Trouble?

A Prisoner

B Locked Up

C Guilty

D Conviction

Miley Cyrus See Question 6 7. What sort of flowers could be classified as hybrid teas or floribundas?

A Hyacinths

B Roses

C Lilies

D Marigolds

8. Which river joins the Tigris in Iraq to form the Shatt al-Arab?

A Sakarya B Suez C Surgato D Euphrates

9. Which Italian-born US gangster was imprisoned for tax evasion in 1931?

A Al Capone

B Don Corleone

C Joe DiMaggio

D Al Pacino 10. Which long-running show has been presented by the late Magnus Magnusson, and John Humphrys?

A Mastermind

B Crossroads

C The Sky at Night D Gamesmaster

11. Who starred as James Kavanagh QC on TV?

A John Frost B John Snow C John Thaw D John Dew

12. Which pop group had a hit single with Suicide Blonde?

A R.E.M. B INXS C Blondie D Oasis

13. Who hosted the satirical quiz show Have I Got News For You from 1990 until 2002?

A Paul Merton B Angus Deayton C Ian Hislop D Clive Anderson

14. What genre of short horror play is named after a Paris theatre at which such plays were first performed?

A Grand Noir B Grand Horreur C Grand Guignol D Rouge-Noir

15. Whom did George I succeed as monarch?

A William III B Charles II C Queen Anne D James II