General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which Channel 5 music show was presented by Madness singer Suggs?
A Night Dance
B Night Song
C Night Fever
D Night Fun
2. Which singer had a top ten hit single in 1978 with Hot Legs?
A Noddy Holder B Bruce Springsteen C Rod Stewart D David Bowie
3. Which battle took place on June 18th 1815?
A Jutland B Somme C Khartoum D Waterloo
4. What is the transparent outer layer at the front of the eyeball called?
A Retina
B Iris
C Pupil
D Cornea
5. Who starred as the ‘professional freelance layabout’ in the eighties sitcom Shelley?
A Hywel Davies
B Hywel Dennis
C Hywel Bennett
D Hywel Jones
6. Which character is portrayed by Chris Hemsworth in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films?
A Thor
B Hulk
C Iron Man
D Captain America
7. What does an invertebrate lack?
A Brain B Legs C Ribs D Backbone
8. What is the oldest university in the USA?
A Yale University B Miskatonic University C Philadelphia University D Harvard University
9. Which Anglo-Saxon abbot wrote Catholic Homilies and Lives of the Saints?
A Aelfric B Alfred C Ethelred D Athelstan 10. Which car manufacturer made the Dolomite and Acclaim models?
A Jaguar
B Aston Martin
C Triumph
D Jensen
11. Which disease characterised by stiffness and spasms is popularly called lockjaw?
A Foot and mouth disease B Sciatica
C Tuberculosis
D Tetanus
12. Which topical TV quiz returned for its 62nd series in 2021?
A Have I Got News For You? B Never Mind the Buzzcocks C A Question of Sport
D They Think It’s All Over
13. Chat show host Alan Partridge is a character of which comedian?
A Harry Hill B Rory Bremner C Mike Reid D Steve Coogan
14. In which year did Edward VIII die?
A 1922
B 1942
C 1952
D 1972
15. What is the name of the underwear factory once run by Mike Baldwin in Coronation Street?
A Hot Stuff
B Nightie Nights
C Underworld
D Baldwin’s Bloomers