General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which English cartoonist was best known for his illustrations for Lewis Carroll’s Alice books?
A Sir John Tennyson
B Sir John Thompson
C Sir John Tenniel
D Sir John Tristram
2. Which British Pre-raphaelite artist painted Christ in the House of his Parents?
A Sir John Everett Millais
B Sir James Everett Milton
C Sir Jim Earnest Mcdonald
D Sir John Mathew Oakes
3. What name is given to a plant that grows on another plant for support in a non-parasitic way? A Phlytite
B Mytite
C Epiphyte
D Ossosyte
4. Who wrote Lord Jim, Nostromo and Heart of Darkness?
A William Thackeray B Anthony Trollope C George Meredith D Joseph Conrad
5. What name was given to bars that illegally sold alcohol during the Prohibition?
A Talkies
B Distillers
C Speakeasies
D Open Taps
6. Will Arnett and Chris Eubank are among the voice cast of which new animated film, set in a world where monster wrestling is a global sport?
A Rumble
B Contest
C Takedown
D Champion
Chris Eubank See Question 6
7. To which family of birds do canaries and siskins belong? A Tits
B Rooks
C Parrots
D Finches
8. Which former gateway to the City of London was physically relocated to Paternoster Square, close to St Paul’s Cathedral?
A Menin Bar
B Queens Bar
C Righton Bar
D Temple Bar
9. The words to the hymn Jerusalem are taken from a poem by which British poet and artist? A Robert Burns
B William Blake
C William Wordsworth
D Samuel Taylor Coleridge
10. Whose assassination in 1914 triggered the First World War A Kaiser Wilhelm
B Pope Benedict XV
C Archduke Ferdinand
D Victor Emmanuel III
11. Which German composer who assisted Wagner with Parsifal is best known for the opera Hansel und Gretel?
A Wolfgang Humperdinck B Engelbert Humperdinck
C Claus Humperdinck
D Friedrich Humperdinck
12. Hallowe’en is the eve of which Christian festival?
A Holy Day
B All Souls’ Day C Easter Day D All Saints’ Day
13. What is the usual British name for the domestic heating fuel also called kerosene?
A Paraffin B Petrol C Diesel D Methanol
14. Which lanthanide element is represented by the symbol Ce?
A Caesium B Chlorine C Curium D Cerium
15. Of which Italian city is La Scala opera house a feature?
A Milan B Turin C Rome D Venice