General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which British spy novelist wrote Smiley’s People and The Little Drummer Girl?
A John Pierre
B Jean Reno
C Jean Louis-Carre
D John le Carré
2. Which Bantu peoples of South Africa fought the British at the Battle of Rorke’s Drift?
A Hutus B Tutsis C Zulus D Malis
3. Who won the 1997 Formula One world drivers’ championship?
A Damon Hill
B Michael Schumacher C David Coulthard D Jacques Villeneuve
4. Which cartoon canine helped the bungling Inspector Gadget to solve mysteries?
A Brain B Spot C Woofy D Beethoven
5. In May and June 1940, soldiers from the British army were evacuated from which French port in order to retreat from the advancing German forces?
A Cherbourg
B Dunkirk
C Calais
D Le Havre
6. Jemima Kirke is among the stars of which new BBC adaptation of a Sally Rooney novel?
A Conversations with Friends B Anne With An E
C Outlander
D Sharp Objects
7. Who wrote the Just So Stories
in 1902?
A A.A. Milne
B C.S. Lewis
C Rudyard Kipling D Robert Louis Stevenson
8. Which famous pupil of Greyfriars School featured in stories by Frank Richards?
A Billy Bunter
B Tucker Jenkins
C Fatty Arbuckle
D Tubby Palmer
9. Who was the commander of Apollo 11?
A Buzz Aldrin B Lance Gray C Martin Malone D Neil Armstrong 10. Which radio and TV presenter created the character Captain Kremmen?
A Kenny Everett
B Chris Evans
C Steve Wright
D Simon Mayo
11. Who had a top ten hit single in 1979 with If I Said You Have A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me?
A Barry White
B The Bellamy Brothers C Rod Stewart
D David Essex
12. What name is given to an isolated mountain peak protruding through an ice sheet?
A Glacial peak B Moraine C Corrie D Nunatak
13. Which novelist wrote The Heart of Midlothian?
A Anthony Powell B Sir Walter Scott C Lawrence Durrell D Barbara Pym
14. Which American general’s ‘last stand’ was at the Battle of the Little Bighorn?
A General Lee B General Eisenhower C General Sanders D General Custer
15. What are the names of the two FBI agents in The X-Files?
A David Scully and Fran Mulder B Dana Scully and Fox Mulder C Doug Scully and Freya Mulder D Diana Scully and Frank Mulder