General Knowledge Quiz
1 On which plateau in Wiltshire does Stonehenge stand?
A Salisbury Plain
B Dartmoor
C Cotswolds
2 What name is given to a word or sentence that reads the same backward and forward?
A Anagram
B Acronym
C Palindrome
3 How many points is the yellow ball worth in snooker?
A Two
B Six
C Four
4 Who succeeded Margaret Thatcher as leader of the Conservative Party?
A John Major
B David Cameron
C Tony Blair
5 What sort of a creature is a jerboa?
A A rodent
B A fish
C A cat
6. What is the title of the latest album from Swedish singer Zara Larsson?
A Venus
B Aphrodite
C Cupid
7 Which Italian city is famous for its Palio horse race, first held in 1482? A Perugia
B Pescara
C Siena
8 In the Old Testament, which town’s walls fell to the blast the trumpets of Joshua’s army?
A Nazareth
B Jericho
C Bethlehem
9 In which European country is the city of Salerno?
A Greece
B Spain
C Italy
10 For which country did goalkeeper Pat Jennings win 119 international caps?
A Northern Ireland
B England
C Scotland
11 Which Massachusetts city is famous for its witchcraft trials of 1692?
A Boston
B Salem
C Plymouth
12 Which type of blood vessels carry oxygen-depleted blood to the heart?
A Capillaries
B Veins
C Arteries 13 Which Italian leader was the first to use the word fascism?
A Giuseppe Garibaldi
B Benito Mussolini
C Antonio Gramsci
14 What name is given to the flesh of a young calf used as food?
A Pork
B Lamb
C Veal
15 Faro is the southernmost city of which European country?
A Portugal
B France
C Spain
16 In which English city is the Jorvik Viking Centre?
A Newcastle
B York
C Leeds
17 What form of light entertainment was the American form of music hall?
A Vaudeville
B Cabaret
C Burlesque
18 In Greek mythology, what creatures formed the hair of Medusa?
A Snakes
B Rats
C Spiders
19 What type of satirical ballad originated in Trinidad and Tobago? A Rumba
B Calypso
C Samba
20 Which medal for conspicuous valour in wartime was originally cast from a Russian cannon captured in the Crimean War?
A Legion of Merit
B George Cross
C Victoria Cross