General Knowledge Quiz
1. Bruce Lee died during the filming of which martial arts movie?
A Enter the Dragon
B Marlowe
C Game of Death
D Fist of Fury
2. Who put in smoking performances in the films Coffee and Cigarettes (2004) and Romance & Cigarettes (2006)?
A Susan Sarandon
B Steve Buscemi
C John Goodman
D Nicolas Cage
3. What was the popular name for the scandal that forced the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974?
A Highgate
B Margate
C Watergate
D Nixongate
4. Which Brookside character returned in 1997 after a long break from the Close?
A Jimmy Corkhill
B Little Jimmy Corkhill
C Barry Grant
D Sinbad
5. What sort of creature is an argali?
A A wild horse
B A wild sheep
C A wild rabbit
D A wild cat
6. Australian actor Liam Hemsworth married which American actress and singer in 2018?
A Selena Gomez
B Jennifer Lopez
C Lady Gaga
D Miley Cyrus
7. Which percussion instrument that originated in China is also known as a tam-tam?
A Bongo
B Gong
C Cymbal
D Triangle
8. What was the profession of Sir George Gilbert Scott?
A Painter B Architect C Composer D Poet
9. What sort of creature is an oystercatcher?
A A fish
B A bird
C A mammal
D A snake
10. To which animal family does the kinkajou belong?
A Raccoon
B Snake
C Parrot
D Dolphin
11. Which modern stand-up comedian is famous for hanging around with badgers?
A Vic Reeves
B Jack Dee
C Harry Hill
D Eddie Izzard
12. Who had a top ten hit single in 1961 with Halfway To Paradise?
A David Bowie
B John Lennon
C Bob Dylan
D Billy Fury
13. Which German composer collaborated with Bertolt Brecht on The Threepenny Opera?
A Isaac Albeniz
B Kurt Weill
C Josef Hauer
D Zoltan Kodaly
14. Which Scottish location was the scene of the last pitched battle to be fought in Britain?
A Marsden
B Baydon
C Culloden
D Stirling
15. On which great river does the German city of Cologne stand?
A Elbe
B Danube
C Rhine
D Weser