General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which American husband and wife were executed for espionage in 1953?
A Julius and Ethel Rosenberg B James and Jenny Springsteen C Bonnie and Clyde
D Richard and Ruth Brookes
2. Who succeeded Ulysses S. Grant as US president?
A James A. Garfield
B John Quincy Adams C Abraham Lincoln D Rutherford B Hayes
3. What is the German air force called?
A Luftzug
B Luftwaffe
C Luftschloss
D Luftflugel
4. What is a narghile?
A A snake
B A buddhist monument C An oriental tobacco pipe D A region of China
5. How is the Roman poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus better known?
A Ovid
B Plato
C Homer
D Horace
6. Valerie Singleton was the presenter of which children’s programme from 1962-1972? A Newsround
B Blue Peter
C Crackerjack!
D Magpie
Valerie Singleton See Question 6.
7. Which element has the symbol Cl?
A Chlorine
B Calcium
C Carbon
D Californium
8. In which popular US sport do the Quebec Nordiques play?
A American football
B Ice hockey
C Baseball
D Basketball
9. Les Patterson is a comic creation of which Australian entertainer?
A Jason Donovan
B Clive James
C Gary Thomas
D Barry Humphries 10. Which criminal organisation kidnapped Italian PM Aldo Moro in 1978?
A The Red Brigade
B The Black Hand
C The Pink Glove
D The Blue Berets
11. Which holy Muslim city was the birthplace of Mohammed?
A Mecca
B Damascus
C Amman
D Jerusalem
12. Who played Eminem’s mother in the hip-hop drama 8 Mile?
A Brittany Murphy
B Jamie Lee Curtis
C Kim Basinger
D Demi Moore
13. By what affectionate nickname was Lady Tryon known?
A Tango
B Fanga
C Kanga
D Mango
14. What are listed in a periodic table?
A Chronological events
B Famous battles
C Newspaper back isues D Chemical elements
15. Which Irish novelist and dramatist won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1969?
A Seamus Heaney
B William Golding
C James Joyce
D Samuel Beckett