General Knowledge Quiz
1. Who wrote The Wind in the Willows?
A A.A. Milne B Kenneth Grahame C Enid Blyton D Roald Dahl
2. The eruption of which volcano buried the ancient city of Pompeii?
A Mount Etna B Mount St Helens C Mount Vesuvius D Mount Stromboli
3. Which famous Scottish pirate was executed in 1701?
A Bluebeard B Captain Rum C William Kidd D Long John Silver
4. Which popular author was born James Alfred Wight?
A Colin Dexter B Bernard Cornwell C James Herriot D John Grisham
5. Represented by three dots, what term is used to mean the omission of words?
A Euphony B Enjambment C Ellipsis D Didactic 6. Michelle Fairley and Sope Dirisu are among the stars of which Sky Atlantic action-drama about criminal organisations, now in its second series?
A Towers of London
B Gangs of New York
C Gangs of London
D Fairytale of New York
7. Which historic document was issued on 4 July 1776?
A The Magna Carta
B The German Declaration of Unity C The Ninety-Five Theses of Martin Luther
D The American Declaration of Independence
8. Which medical condition was formerly known as king’s evil?
A Influenza B Smallpox C Psittacosis D Scrofula
9. Who wrote the plays Major Barbara and Arms and the Man?
A George Bernard Shaw B Oscar Wilde C Tennessee Williams D William Wycherley 10. Which Italian painter is best known for his ceiling fresco of Aurora?
A Leonardo da Vinci
B Guido Reni
C Raphael
D Michelangelo
11. Which creature did Edgar
Allan Poe have say ‘Nevermore’? A The Dragon
B The Raven
C The Jub-Jub bird
D The Lion
12. Which British charity was founded in 1895 to preserve land and buildings of historic interest or beauty?
A The Heritage Committee B The Listed Building Society C The National Trust
D The Green Leaf Trust
13. With what style of writing is H. P. Lovecraft associated?
A Romance B Supernatural C Historical D Comedy
14. English merchant Dick Whittington was elected Lord
Mayor of which city three times? A Manchester
B Liverpool
C Oxford
D London
15. What is a saluki?
A A cat B A horse C A bird D A dog