General Knowledge Quiz
1. What type of creature is the frogmouth?
A A toad
B A monkey
C A fish
D A bird
2. Which golfer beat Greg Norman by five strokes to win the US Masters title in 1996?
A Tiger Woods
B Ian Woosnam
C Sandy Lyle
D Nick Faldo
3. Of which English county is Trowbridge the administrative centre?
A Wiltshire B Kent C Somerset D Hampshire
4. Which vehicle is named from the Hindi for ‘Lord of the World’? A Juggernaut
B Beetle
C Buggy
D Metro
5. Which Brookside character was played by Louis Emerick?
A Jimmy Corkhill
B Al Johnson
C Mick Johnson
D Mick Frier
6. Which debut song by Rag’n’Bone Man reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Charts in 2016?
A Skin
B Run
C Giant
D Human 7. Which singer, actor and congressman (who was formerly married to Cher) died in a skiing accident in 1998?
A Sonny Bono
B Sonny Yono
C Sonny Mono
D Sonny Kono
8. In 1997, which American country singer won two Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist, at the age of 14?
A Lesley Neil
B Rachel Bradley
C Louise Nelson
D LeAnn Rimes
9. Who played Adam Dalgliesh in the P.D. James TV thriller series? A Roy Marsden
B Roy Weardon
C Roy Kenrick
D Roy Mathews 10. What is the speedwell genus of plants called?
A Veronica
B Carolina
C Perdita
D Peronia
11. Which unguided flying bomb used by the Germans against Britain in World War II was also called a buzz bomb or doodlebug? A V-2 B ME109 C V-1 D FW55 12. Helena is the capital of which US state?
A Maine
B Montana
C Maryland
D Minnesota
13. Who played Stan Butler in the TV sitcom On the Buses?
A Norman Wisdom
B Reg Varney
C Kenneth Williams
D Charles Haughton
14. Which city hosted the 2000 Summer Olympics?
A Tokyo B Beijing C Sydney D Los Angeles
15. Which Shakespeare play is partly based on Thomas Lodge’s Rosalynde?
A The Tempest
B King Lear
C As You Like It
D Much Ado About Nothing