Puzzles Weekly General Knowledge Quiz
1. In which year was the US Declaration of Independence issued?
A 1756
B 1736
C 1776
D 1796
2. Which television presenter was sent the stolen Enigma code machine through the post?
A Trevor McDonald B Jeremy Paxman C Paul Merton
D Ian Hislop
3. Which word, Italian for air, is used to describe a solo song with instrumental accompaniment in opera?
A Aero
B Airo
C Aira
D Aria
4. Nessun Dorma, adopted as the 1990 World Cup theme, was written by which opera composer?
A Bizet
B Rossini
C Puccini
D Bellini
5. What name is given to a religious painting or mosaic used as an aid to devotion in the Greek or Eastern Orthodox Church?
A Mimic
B Icon
C Symbol
D Motif
6. Brie Larson and Iman Vellani will star in which new Marvel TV series, scheduled to air on Disney+ next summer?
A The New Mutants
B The Marvels
C The A-Team
D The Avengers Assembled 7. What name is given to the art of dwarfing trees and shrubs?
A Bonsai
B Banzai
C Binsoi
D Bunsoa
8. What name was given to the two magistrates who held supreme civil and miltary authority under the Roman Republic?
A Emperors
B Consuls
C Legionaires
D Senators
9. In which sea can the island group known as the Sporades be found?
A The Caspian Sea
B The Black Sea
C The Aegean Sea
D The Barents Sea 10. What is the traditional number of witches in a coven?
A Twelve
B Thirteen
C Seven
D Twenty-one
11. Which natural phenomena are measured on the Richter scale?
A Hurricanes
B Earthquakes
C Volcanoes
D Tsunamis
12. Which British group’s third
album was called Be Here Now? A Blur
B Cast
C The Lightning Seeds
D Oasis
13. Which politician and journalist wrote the series of essays collected as Rural Rides?
A Matthew Cobbett
B Simon Cobbett
C William Cobbett
D Michael Cobbett
14. Which British fantasy author co-wrote the novel Good Omens with Terry Pratchett?
A Neil Gaiman
B David Gemmell
C Jasper Fforde
D Diana Wynne Jones
15. What sort of insects are aedes?
A Locusts
B Mosquitoes
C Bees
D Wasps