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? 4. Which organ of the body contains a tricuspid valve? 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