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General Knowledge Quiz

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1. Which rap star released an album entitled No Way Out? A MC Hammer

B Puff Daddy

C Eminem

D Dr. Dre

2. By what name is the clavicle commonly known?

A Thigh bone

B Collar bone

C Ankle bone

D The spine

3. What was the first name of Robert Baden-Powell’s sister who helped him to found the Girl Guides?

A Rachel

B Irene

C Agnes

D Sara

4. Which band had a top ten hit single in 1980 with Too Nice To Talk To?

A Duran Duran

B Public Image Limited C Spandau Ballet

D The Beat

5. Which Crossroads character was played by Paul Henry?

A Phil B Johnny C Jimmy D Benny

6. Actor Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the songs for which new computer-animated musical film? A Bravo

B Vivo

C Salvo

D Divo

7. The austral was once the national currency of which country?

A Argentina

B Austria

C Japan

D Panama

8. Which team won American football’s Super Bowl in 1996? A Green Bay Packers

B The Dallas Cowboys

C New York Jets

D Chicago Bears

9. Which former bishop of Rochester and London was burnt at the stake in 1555?

A Nicholas Ridley

B Nicholas Thompson

C Nicholas Augustine

D Nicholas Wheel 10. Of which Austrian province is Innsbruck the capital?

A Arlberg

B Tyrol

C Salzburg

D Carinthia

11. What relationsh­ip is the late Oliver Reed to director Carol Reed?

A Nephew

B Cousin

C Brother

D Son

12. Which British monarch died in 1901?

A William IV

B Queen Victoria

C Edward VII

D George IV

13. Which king of England was defeated and killed at the Battle of Bosworth?

A Edward V

B Richard III

C Henry VII

D Henry V

14. What sort of creature is an egret?

A A mammal

B A fish

C A bird

D An insect

15. Of which building does the White Tower of c.1079 form a part? A Tower of London

B Tower Bridge

C St Paul’s Cathedral

D Westminste­r Abbey

 ??  ?? Lin-Manuel Miranda See Question 6.
Lin-Manuel Miranda See Question 6.

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