General Knowledge Quiz
1. Performing which theatrical role is often referred to as playing the Dane?
A Hamlet
B Oberon
C Othello
D Prospero
2. Which actress was born Harlean Carpenter?
A Greta Garbo
B Katharine Hepburn
C Marilyn Monroe
D Jean Harlow
3. What sort of creature is a firecrest?
A A bird
B A snake
C A lizard
D A continental squirrel
4. Who had a top ten hit single in 1974 with Kissin’ In The Back Row Of The Movies?
A The Pretenders
B The Dreamers
C The Drifters
D The Preachers
5. In Greek mythology, who was the goddess of the moon, sometimes identified with Artemis?
A Idaea
B Laodamia
C Helena
D Selene
6. Which actress plays Penny, the new love interest of Tom Cruise’s character in the new film sequel Top Gun: Maverick?
A Jessica Chastain B Julia Roberts C Jillian Murray D Jennifer Connelly A Paris
B Rome
C Berlin
D Madrid
7. Which city hosted the 2022
Champions Leage Final between Liverpool and Real Madrid? 8. What sort of creature is a devil’s coach-horse?
A A fish
B An arachnid
C A snake
D A beetle
9. Which actor is shrunk and injected into Martin Short’s body in the 1987 comedy Innerspace?
A Dennis Quaid
B Kevin McCarthy
C Bruce Willis
D Steve Guttenberg
10. Which group released an album entitled Radiator in 1997?
A Blur
B Oasis
C Cast
D Super Furry Animals
11. Who is the patron saint of children?
A St Nicholas
B St Mark
C St John
D St Thomas
12. Which nation did Britain defeat in the Battle of the Nile of 1798?
A Egypt
B Belgium
C Iran
D France
13. Which English queen was married to Lord Guildford Dudley?
A Elizabeth I
B Victoria I
C Lady Jane Grey
D Anne
14. Which domesticated member of the horse family is also known as an ass?
A Shire
B Donkey
C Shetland
D Mule
15. Mount Kilimanjaro lies in which country?
A Nepal
B Australia
C Tanzania
D Zambia