General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which poison is extracted from deadly nightshade?
A Atropine
B Digitalis
C Nitropine
D Mandrafin
2. Which crime novelist wrote Strangers on a Train?
A Tom Clancy
B Colin Dexter
C Patricia Highsmith
D Agatha Christie
3. What nationality was the composer Edvard Grieg?
A Swedish B Norwegian C German D Dutch
4. What name is given to the six Dorset farm labourers who were transported to Australia for administering unlawful oaths?
A Bridport Martyrs
B Tolpuddle Martyrs
C Yeovil Martyrs
D Christchurch Martyrs
5. The phalanges are the bones of which parts of your body?
A Arms and legs
B Fingers and toes
C Ears and nose
D Spine
6. Haydn Gwynne plays which role in Channel 4 comedy series The Windsors?
A Fergie
B Theresa May
C Camilla
D Anne
7. What was the name of the Japanese detective created by the American author JP Marquand?
A Mr Kawasaki B Mr Hito
C Mr Haganaki D Mr Moto
8. Who had a number one hit single in 1974 with Tiger Feet?
A Wizzard
B Mud
C Slade
D The Village People
9. Who starred in the TV series To the Manor Born and The Bounder?
A Patricia Routledge B John Cleese C Peter Bowles D Penelope Keith 10. What was the adopted name of David Gruen, first prime minister of Israel?
A John Ben-Gunn
B Paul Ben-Solomon
C Isaac Ben-Johnson
D David Ben-Gurion
11. Which famous horror novelist was business manager of the Lyceum Theatre?
A HP Lovecraft B Bram Stoker C Mary Shelley D Edgar Allan Poe
12. Which unarmed British liner was sunk by a German submarine off the Irish coast on 7 May 1915? A Bismarck
B Hood
C Lusitania
D Titanic
13. In which Dickens novel does the character Fagin appear?
A Oliver Twist
B A Christmas Carol C A Tale of Two Cities D Bleak House
14. Which of the Harmsworth brothers became the first Viscount Northcliffe?
A Alfred B Cecil C Harold D Hilldebrand
15. French film A Very Long Engagement, directed by JeanPierre Jeunet, features a cameo by which American actress?
A Meg Ryan
B Jodie Foster
C Kirsten Dunst
D Liv Tyler