General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which actress was a New York husband’s Seven Year Itch?
A Elizabeth Taylor
B Sophia Loren
C Mary Pickford
D Marilyn Monroe
2. What name is given to the growing of plants in a liquid nutrient instead of soil?
A Hydroponics B Water seedlings C Hydroplants D Wet nurtured
3. In which country was Adolf Hitler born?
A Germany B Austria C France D Russia
4. Which career did Keats abandon for poetry?
A Law
B Military
C The Church
D Medicine
5. What is the national currency of Guyana?
A Pound B Peseta C Dollar D Peso
6. Charles Dance and David Morrissey are were among among the the stars stars of of which which new recent ITV drama ITV drama based based on a on a novel by J. G. Farrell? novel by J. G. Farrell?
A The Singapore Grip
B The Singapore Dip
C The Singapore Sling
D The Singapore Swing
7. What make of car was transformed into a time machine by Doc Brown in Back to The Future?
A Ferrari B Porsche C BMW D Delorean
8. By what name was the Greek hero Odysseus also known?
A Perseus B Theseus C Ulysses D Opheus
9. Who wrote the harrowing novel Cat’s Eye set in Toronto?
A Virginia Andrews B Margaret Atwood C Joanne Trollope D Jilly Cooper
10. Who starred as scientist Dr Lawrence Angelo in the 1992 sci-fi thriller The Lawnmower Man?
A Ian Mckellen B Pierce Brosnan C Timothy Hutton D Tim Robbins
11. What name is given to the study of the structure and function of cells?
A Spysology B Spasmology C Cytology D Cassology
12. Who returned to the BBC in 1998 with a new series of talk shows after a 15-year absence?
A Clive Anderson B Des O’ Connor C Michael Parkinson D Jeremy Clarkson
13. Who presented The Real Holiday Show on TV?
A Anthea Turner B Carol Vorderman C Samantha Fox D Gaby Roslin
14. Who was the 15th president of the United States of America who was succeeded by Abraham Lincoln?
A James Buchanan B Andrew Johnson C Ulysses S. Grant D James K. Polk
15. The Rupee is the national currency of which country?
A Chile B Turkey C Norway D India