General Knowledge Quiz
1. What is the capital of the US state of Nevada?
A Las Vegas
B Carson City
C Paradise
D Reno
2. Who had a top ten hit single in 1970 with Lola?
A The Who
B The Rolling Stones
C The Animals
D The Kinks
3. According to the Christian calendar, what is the first day of Lent?
A Shrove Tuesday
B Good Friday
C Ash Wednesday
D Maundy Thursday
4. Which town in Tyne and Wear is associated with the Venerable Bede and hunger marches?
A Jarrow
B Gateshead
C Sunderland
D Blaydon
5. Which resort in West Sussex was hit by a tornado in 1998?
A Chichester
B Horsham
C Selsey
D Bognor Regis
6. What is the title of the latest album from Australian psychedelic rock act Tame Impala?
A The Slow Rush
B The Fast Drag
C The Low High
D The High Low
7. What sort of creatures do entomologists study?
A Birds
B Deer
C Fish
D Insects
8. Who was the Rhodesian prime minister who made a unilateral declaration of independence from Britain in 1965?
A Michael Jones
B Paul Henry
C Ian Smith
D John Thompson
9. What name is given to white wine distilled with herbs and often drunk with gin?
A Campari
B Vermouth
C Martini
D Sherry 10. Which religion was founded by Guru Nanak?
A Buddhism
B Islam
C Hinduism
D Sikhism
11. Which company was formed by Henry Royce and Charles Stewart Rolls in 1906?
A Henry-Charles Ltd
B Cadbury’s Ltd
C Lotus Ltd
D Rolls-Royce Ltd
12. Which Louisiana port is regarded at the traditional birthplace of jazz?
A Houston
B New Orleans
C Tampa
D Charleston
13. Which British golfer won the 1997 Volvo PGA Championship at Wentworth?
A Ian Woosnam
B Nick Faldo
C Sandy Lyle
D Tony Jacklin
14. Where is the Interpol HQ? A Rome
B London
C Lyon
D New York
15. Which new film stars Denzel Washington and Rami Malek as a Kern County deputy and a Los Angeles detective clashing during the investigation of a murder?
A Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff B Pretty Little Liars
C The Little Things
D All the Small Things