General Knowledge Quiz
1. In what year was the Turner wing in the London Tate Gallery opened?
A 1930 B 1950 C 1910 D 1970
2. Which Soviet leader attended Allied conferences at Yalta and Potsdam in 1945?
A Trotsky B Kamenev C Zinoviev D Stalin
3. In which scale is the temperature of boiling water taken as 212 degrees?
A Fahrenheit B Kelvin C Celsius D Pasteur
4. Who wrote The Call of the Wild and White Fang?
A Jack Berlin B Jack Paris C Jack Vienna D Jack London
5. Who played Baldrick in the Blackadder comedy series?
A Rowan Atkinson B Tony Robinson C Hugh Laurie D Stephen Fry
6. Fred Sirieix hosts a sixth series of which Channel 4 show where people seek love in the sun?
A Love Island
B Naked Attraction C First Dates Hotel D Bachelor in Paradise
7. Which metal is represented by the symbol Hf?
A Helium B Holmium C Hafnium D Hydrogen
8. Which French king was married to Marie Antoinette?
A Louis X B Louis XVI C Louis XV D Louis XIV
9. Which of the Gospels records the Sermon on the Mount including the Beatitudes and the Lord’s Prayer?
A Luke B Matthew C John D Mark
10. What is the national currency of Zambia?
A Peso B Kwacha C Colon D Franc
11. Which ITV drama starred Felicity Kendal and Pam Ferris as gardening detectives?
A Digging the Dirt B Cold Frame Cases C Parsley & Sage D Rosemary & Thyme
12. Which black-and-white mammal is known for its defensive habit of ejecting a foul-smelling fluid?
A Skunk B Racoon C Polecat D Badger
13. What nationality is the playwright Athol Fugard?
A North American B Canadian C South African D German
14. Which pastime united brothers Brad Pitt and Craig Sheffer in Robert Redford’s A River Runs Through It?
A Fly fishing
B Sailing
C Canoeing D White-water rafting 15. Which group sent Postcards from Heaven in 1997? A Radiohead
B The Offspring
C The Lighthouse Family D REM