General Knowledge Quiz
1. Who picked up a Best Director Oscar in 1998 for his film Titanic? A Ridley Scott
B Steven Spielberg
C James Cameron
D Anthony Minghella
2. In which country is Lake Como?
A USA
B Canada
C Italy
D Russia
3. Which actress was quoted for saying: “I used to be Snow White, but I drifted”?
A Marilyn Monroe
B Mae West
C Simone Signoret
D Gloria Swanson
4. What is the national currency of Panama?
A Peso
B Renminbi
C Kyat
D Balboa
5. Who was the chief conductor of the London Promenade Concerts from 1957 to 1967?
A Sir Malcolm Sargent
B Sir Jonathan Sargent
C Sir Fredrick Sargent
D Sir Boris Sargent
6. Which American singersongwriter was Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn married to in the 1980s?
A Lisa Marie Presley
B Madonna
C Carole King
D Patti Smith 7. What sort of creature is an anaconda?
A A monkey
B A lizard
C A bird
D A snake
8. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers teamed up for the first time in which movie?
A Top Hat
B Shall We Dance
C Carefree
D Flying Down to Rio
9. In which Dickens book would you find the character Job Trotter? A The Pickwick Papers
B Oliver Twist
C Bleak House
D Great Expectations 10. Which artist’s most famous works were created during his ‘drip period’?
A Pablo Picasso
B Salvador Dali
C Andy Warhol
D Jackson Pollock
11. Who presented Channel 4’s Whose Line is it Anyway? between 1988 and 1999?
A Clive James
B Clive Anderson
C Jonathan Ross
D Kelsey Grammer
12. What sort of creature is a drongo?
A A bird
B A marsupial
C A reptile
D A fish
13. What does the Latin term sub judice mean?
A By halves
B Under consideration C From the law
D One out of many
14. What is the capital of Switzerland?
A Bern B Zurich C Lausanne D Geneva
15. In Greek mythology which many-headed monster was killed by Heracles as one of his 12 labours?
A Gorgon
B Hydra
C Medusa
D Phoenix