General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which Shakespeare play is partly based on Thomas Lodge’s Rosalynde?
A The Tempest
B King Lear
C As You Like It
D Much Ado About Nothing
2. Who presented the children’s art programme Vision On?
A Tony Hart
B Neil Buchanan C David Shepherd D Zoe Ball
3. What sort of creature is a flying fox?
A A fox
B A bird
C A bat
D A squirrel
4. Which US author wrote Poor White and Winesburg, Ohio?
A Pearl S Buck
B John Steinbeck C Mark Twain D Sherwood Anderson
5. In which year did Marilyn Monroe marry Arthur Miller? A 1946
B 1956
C 1950
D 1961
6. Which 2020 No 4 hit song by Canadian rapper Drake featured vocals from American rapper Lil Durk?
A Nonstop
B Money in the Grave C Laugh Now Cry Later D Toosie Slide
7. What were the forenames of WH Auden?
A Wystan Hugh B Wallace Howard C William Horace D Weston Harry
8. What name is given to the underground stem base of plants such as the crocus and gladiolus? A Corm
B Frumi
C Lomu
D Rani
9. Who won an Oscar for her role as Mia in the 2017 film La La Land?
A Emma Stone B Jennifer Lawrence C Natalie Portman D Brie Larson 10. Which Scotland defender scored an own goal against Brazil at the 1998 World Cup finals?
A Colin Hendry
B Ally McCoist
C Tom Boyd
D Jim McGrath
11. What was John Wayne’s nickname?
A Duke B Guv’nor C Chief D Boss
12. Which Shakespeare play contains the line “As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods”? A Macbeth
B Othello
C King Lear
D Hamlet
13. Of which province of China is Changsha the capital?
A Hunan B Chongqing C Qinghai D Jiangsu
14. What is the collective noun used to describe a group of crows?
A Murder
B Flock
C Gaggle
D Moot
15. Which carbohydrate is also known as milk sugar?
A Lactose B Sucrose C Glucose D Fructose