General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which 1970s sitcom about OAPs starred Peggy Mount and Pat Coombs?
A You’re Only Young Twice
B Waiting for God
C One foot in the Grave
D OAPs
2. How many syllables are there in a haiku?
A 10
B 24
C 32
D 17
3. Who wrote the novel MobyDick?
A Herman Melville
B Jules Verne
C Baroness Orczy
D CS Lewis
4. Who starred as the doomed Laura Palmer in David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me? A Sheryl Lee
B Heather Locklear
C Madchen Amick
D Sherilyn Fenn
5. The Yen is the national currency of which country?
A China B Thailand C Malaysia D Japan
6. John Craven has recently presented his 1,250th episode of which BBC1 nature programme?
A Coast B Countryfile C Springwatch D Countrywise
7. Which composer married Clara Wieck?
A Bach
B Schumann
C Vaughan Williams
D Mozart
8. Sam Mendes won a Best Director Oscar for his directorial debut released in 1999 but what was the film?
A Road to Perdition
B Jarhead
C Little Voice
D American Beauty
9. Which British cyclist shattered his own world record to win the 1996 world 4000 metres pursuit title in Manchester?
A Chris Ford
B Chris Boardman
C Chris Broad
D Colin Boardman 10. In electronics what does the abbreviation IC stand for?
A Intelligent circuit
B Indirect circuit
C Intricate circuit
D Integrated circuit
11. Of which country is Zagreb the capital?
A Ukraine
B Romania
C Croatia
D Yemen
12. Which band (featuring former Stone Roses guitarist John Squire) released the debut album Do It Yourself?
A The Seashells
B Black Grape
C The Seahorses
D The Lightning Seeds
13. Which chef presented his Barbecue Bible on TV?
A Ainsley Harriott
B Keith Floyd
C Jamie Oliver
D Gary Rhodes
14. Which Roman emperor was assassinated in the Senate House on the Ides of March?
A Augustus
B Julius Caesar
C Nero
D Marcus Aurelius
15. By what name is the plant Rosa canina commonly known? A Karlsruhe rose
B Coalite flame
C Handel rose
D Dog rose