General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which actor and theatre manager founded the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art?
A Sir Cuthbert Seerholm Tree
B Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree
C Sir Richard Randall Tree
D Sir Brian Blessed Tree
2. What land did the US buy from Russia in 1867?
A Afghanistan
B Alaska
C Hawaii
D Palmyra Islands
3. Who had a top ten hit single in 1990 with Hippy Chick?
A Soho
B East 17
C MC Hammer
D The Stone Roses
4. What are the aquatic larvae of frogs and toads called?
A Tadpoles
B Toadfish
C Tadfish
D Toadpoles
5. Which Liberal politician condemned Britain’s involvement in the Boer War as “barbarism”?
A Asquith
B Gladstone
C Campbell-Bannerman
D Lloyd George
5. Which ITV game show has been presented by Nicky Campbell, Bradley Walsh, John Leslie and Paul Hendy?
A The Wall
B Catchphrase
C Wheel of Fortune
D Blockbusters
7. What off-beat science-fiction series about time travel starred Scott Bakula?
A Babylon 5
B Deep Space Nine
C Quantum Leap
D Stargate SG-1
8. Which famous Irish nationalist was killed in 1922 by republicans opposed to the partition treaty he helped to negotiate?
A Michael Collins
B Michael Flatley
C Michael McEwan
D Michael Dunlop
9. In Christian doctrine what name is given to the inherent wickedness of mankind occasioned by Adam’s fall?
A Original sin
B First evil
C Ultimate bad
D Sin of Satan
10. What sort of creature is a kakapo?
A A fish
B A mammal
C A snake
D A parrot
11. What is the religious practice of driving out evil spirits called?
A Baptism
B Exorcism
C Expulsion
D Enlightenment
12. Which French novelist wrote the cycle La Comédie humaine?
A Honoré de Balzac
B Albert Camus
C Victor Hugo
D Yves Navarre
13. In which country is the city of Tijuana?
A Zaire
B Brazil
C Zimbabwe
D Mexico
14. What is the capital of the Republic of the Congo?
A Agades
B Brazzaville
C Benguela
D Lagos
15. What sort of creature is a Tasmanian devil?
A A fish
B A spider
C A marsupial
D A beetle