General Knowledge Quiz
1. What was the name of the caste of warriors in feudal Japan?
A Samurai
B Geisha
C Sumo
D Ninja
2. What was the name of Scooby Doo’s cowardly best-friend?
A Waggy
B Craggy
C Saggy
D Shaggy
3. Which ventriloquist was famous for Orville the Duck and Cuddles the Monkey?
A Rod Hull
B Karl Harris
C Keith Harris
D Keith Chegwin
4. Which Japanese city was the site of the 1972 Winter Olympics? A Sapporo
B Nagoya
C Toyama
D Kanazawa
5. Which Greek goddess personified the earth?
A Aphrodite
B Artemis
C Gaia
D Helena
6. Which 2010 American biographical romantic drama film starring Julia Roberts is based on the popular memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert?
A Eats, Shoots & Leaves
B Eat Pray Love
C Love, Wedding, Marriage
D Time, Love, Memory
7. What is the national currency of Morocco?
A Dirham
B Pound
C Dollar
D Kyat
8. What name is given to the stones that make up prehistoric stone monuments such as those at Stonehenge?
A Aeroliths
B Stegaliths
C Mystoliths
D Megaliths
9. By what name is the medicine consisting of a suspension of magnesium hydroxide in water called?
A Magnesia water
B Milk of magnesia
C TCP
D Magnesium tonic 10. What is the capital of Lebanon?
A Belgrade
B Damascus
C Tripoli
D Beirut
11. In which novel did Sherlock Holmes first appear?
A The White Company
B The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes C The Hound of the Baskervilles D A Study in Scarlet
12. Which jockey shared a table with the Queen at a banquet to celebrate her 50th wedding anniversary?
A Walter Swanson
B Walter Swinburn
C Walter Sampson
D Walter Simpson
13. The team of Allies in Escape to Victory included Pele and Bobby Moore, but who played in goal for the side?
A Bruce Grobbelaar
B Peter Shilton
C Sylvester Stallone
D Michael Caine
14. Which breed of dog, bred for hare coursing and racing, can reach speeds of over 40 mph?
A Lurcher
B Great Dane
C Golden Retriever
D Greyhound
15. In which popular US sport do the New Jersey Devils play?
A American football
B Baseball
C Ice hockey
D Basketball