General Knowledge Quiz
1. What name is given to the demarcation line which divides the countries of North and South Korea?
A The 38th parallel
B The 2nd parallel
C The 100th parallel
D The 97th parallel
2. Who picked up a Best Director Oscar in 1998 for his film Titanic?
A Ridley Scott B Steven Spielberg C James Cameron D Anthony Minghella
3. In which country is Lake Como?
A USA B Canada C Italy D Russia
4. Which actress was quoted for saying: “I used to be Snow White, but I drifted”?
A Marilyn Monroe
B Mae West
C Simone Signoret
D Gloria Swanson
5. What is the national currency of Panama?
A Peso B Renminbi C Kyat D Balboa
6. Which British girl group consisting of Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-anne Pinnock and Jesy Nelson won The X Factor in 2011?
A The Saturdays
B Rak-su
C Little Mix
D Fifth Harmony
7. Who was the chief conductor of the London Promenade Concerts from 1957 to 1967?
A Sir Malcolm Sargent
B Sir Jonathan Sargent
C Sir Fredrick Sargent
D Sir Boris Sargent
8. What sort of creature is an anaconda?
A A monkey
B A lizard
C A bird
D A snake
9. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers teamed up for the first time in which movie?
A
Top Hat
B Shall We Dance
C Carefree
D Flying Down to Rio 10. In which Dickens book would you find the character Job Trotter?
A The Pickwick Papers
B Oliver Twist
C Bleak House
D Great Expectations
11. Which artist’s most famous works were created during his ‘drip period’?
A Pablo Picasso
B Salvador Dali
C Andy Warhol
D Jackson Pollock
12. Who presented Channel 4’s Whose Line is it Anyway? Between 1988 and 1999?
A Clive James B Clive Anderson C Jonathan Ross D Kelsey Grammer
13. What sort of creature is a drongo?
A A bird
B A marsupial C A reptile
D A fish
14. What does the Latin term sub judice mean?
A By halves
B Under consideration C From the law
D One out of many
15. What is the capital of Switzerland?
A Bern B Zurich C Lausanne D Geneva