General Knowledge Quiz
1. Who was the third husband of Mary Queen of Scots?
A King Henry VIII
B Earl Chatsworth
C Baron Mundy
D Earl James Hepburn
2. How is myopia commonly known?
A Dizziness
B Flu
C Tetanus
D Shortsightedness
3. Who starred as Inspector Wexford in The Ruth Rendell Mysteries?
A John Baker
B Geoff Baker
C Jim Baker
D George Baker
4. Which organ of the body contains a tricuspid valve?
A The lungs
B The liver
C The heart
D The kidneys
5. Which Pulitzer Prize-winning author wrote The Bridge of San Luis Rey?
A Theodore Wild
B Thierry Wise
C Thornton Wilder
D Thomas West
6. Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger recently returned for a new four-part BBC1 adaptation of JK Rowling’s detective novels – what was it called?
A Strike: Whitehall
B Strike: White Noise
C Strike: Lethal White
D Strike: Flat White
7. Which Chalk character was played on TV by David Bamber?
A Derrick Flatt
B Eric Watt
C Eric Slatt
D Derrick Knot
8. Which country’s football team ended the Republic of Ireland’s hopes of qualifying for the 1998 World Cup?
A Belgium
B France
C Italy
D England
9. The Indian state of Goa was an overseas territory of which European country from fron 1510 to to 1961? 1961?
A Spain
B Britain
C France
D Portugal
10. What sort of creature is a mamba?
A Lizard
B Bird
C Snake
D Fish
11. What was the name of King Arthur’s magic sword?
A Pendragon
B Ringil
C Excalibur
D Omens
12. Which Cistercian abbey in North Yorkshire was closed in 1539 at the Dissolution of the Monasteries?
A Fountains Abbey
B York Abbey
C Spring Abbey
D Wells Abbey
13. Which book of the Old Testament is also known as the Psalter?
A Genesis
B Psalms
C Exodus
D Job
14. Which royal residence contains St George’s Chapel and the Albert Memorial Chapel?
A Buckingham Palace
B Hampton Court
C Windsor Castle
D Balmoral
15. Which American poet and wit who contributed to the New Yorker magazine wrote I’m a Stranger Here Myself?
A Ogden Nash
B Phillip Larkin
C Donald Davie
D Thom Gunn