General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which country house in Derbyshire is the seat of the Duke of Devonshire?
A Burghley B Chatsworth C Castle Howard D Gatsworth
2. Who was the king of Kent who became ruler of England south of the Humber and received the Christian missionary Augustine?
A Egbert B Eadred C Hardicanute D Ethelbert
3. Who played J. R. Ewing in Dallas?
A Laurence Harry B Larry Hagman C Larry Horace D Laurence Heal
4. Who became president of the Philippines when the Marcos regime came to an end in 1986?
A Cory Aquino B Mari Aquino C Thomas Aquino D Mali Aquino
5. What is the best known book written by Louisa May Alcott?
A Pride and Prejudice B Sense and Sensibility C Vanity Fair
D Little Women
6. Helena Bonham Carter narrated a recent Channel 4 adaptation of which Quentin Blake children’s book?
A Joker B Clown C Jester D Fool
7. Which masked avenger was portrayed in the 1950s on the small screen by Guy Williams?
A The Phantom B Batman C Zorro D Spiderman
8. Who was Britain’s first Labour prime minister?
A Arthur Henderson B Harold Wilson C Ramsay Macdonald D Clement Attlee
9. Which French town gives its name to an English translation of the Bible from the Latin Vulgate version used by Roman Catholics?
A Le Havre B Bordeaux C Douai D Montpellier
10. Who won the women’s race in the 1996 London Marathon?
A Liz Mccolgan B Stephanie Mccolgan C Rachel Mccolgan D Sharon Mccolgan
11. What sort of creature is a Camberwell beauty?
A A lizard B A butterfly C A bird
D A fish
12. What is the principal chapel of the Vatican, whose ceiling was painted by Michelangelo?
A St Michael’s Chapel B The Benedictine Chapel C Sistine Chapel
D St John’s Chapel
13. According to the book of Daniel, at whose feast did the guests see the Writing on the Wall?
A Bazaar B Belshazzar C Boocheeser D Balthazar
14. What nationality was the painter Vincent Van Gogh?
A German B Italian C Dutch D French
15. Which Italian violinist and composer wrote the set of concertos known as The Four Seasons?
A Rossini B Verdi C Vivaldi D Albinoni