General Knowledge Quiz
1. On which metallic element does verdigris form?
A Copper
B Iron
C Lead
D Silver
2. The launch of whose 600th book coincided with her 93rd birthday?
A Dame Barbara Cartland
B The Queen Mother C Margaret Atwood
D Elizabeth Taylor
3. What name is shared by ranges of mountains in Scotland and Australia?
A Grampians B Cairngorms C Rocky D Blue
4. In which American city was there a famous ‘Tea Party’ in 1773?
A New York
B Boston
C Philadelphia
D Chicago
5. Which New Zealand prime minister; first elected in 1984; refused to allow nuclear armed ships to dock in New Zealand? A Richard Lange
B Robert Lange
C Philip Lange
D David Lange
6. Ben Whishaw stars as Adam Kay in which seven-part BBC medical comedy-drama series? A This Way Up
B This Is Going to Hurt
C Green Wing
D Trust Me
7. What is the name of the large island in the Caribbean Sea which is divided between the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic?
A Hispaniola
B Juanita
C Formosa
D Antigua
8. Which fungal disease of trees was first described in the Netherlands?
A Dutch oak disease B Dutch ash disease C Dutch birch disease D Dutch elm disease
9. Which star of The New Avengers was in Absolutely Fabulous form on TV?
A Jennifer Saunders B Honor Blackman C June Whitfield D Joanna Lumley
10. In which city was Marie Antoinette born in 1755?
A Berlin B Hamburg C Vienna D Munich
11. Which 1970s TV series featured the saga of a 19thcentury Liverpool shipping family?
A The Liver Birds B The Onedin Line C Brookside D Poldark
12. Which Irish missionary and abbot set up a monastery on Iona?
A St Joseph B St Patrick C St Columba D St Mark
13. Of which country did Prince Norodom Sihanouk first become king in 1941?
A Cambodia B Thailand C Oman D Afghanistan
14. What sort of creature is a schipperke?
A A dog
B A monkey C A cat
D A lizard
15. Which member of the Beatles was born first?
A Ringo Starr B John Lennon C George Harrison D Paul McCartney