General Knowledge Quiz
1. What is the capital city of Nigeria
A Accra
B Niamey
C Lagos
D Abuja
2. Which animal is known as ermine when in its winter coat?
A Rat
B Stoat
C Vole
D Otter
3. What sort of creature is an ortolan?
A A fish
B An insect
C A reptile
D A bird
4. Who wrote the play Ubu Roi?
A George Bernard Shaw
B Alfred Jarry
C Oscar Wilde
D William Wycherley
5. In which popular US sport do the Buffalo Bills play?
A American football
B Baseball
C Ice hockey
D Basketball
6. Goldie Hawn won an Academy Award for her performance in which 1969 screwball comedy film directed by Gene Saks?
A Cactus Flower
B Overboard
C There’s a Girl in My Soup
D The Heist
7. Who was the Leader of the House of Commons from 1976-9?
A Michael Foot
B Edward Heath
C Margaret Thatcher
D James Callaghan
8. Which British band released an album entitled Ultra in 1997?
A R.E.M.
B U2
C Depeche Mode
D Portishead
9. What nationality was the ballerina Anna Pavlova?
A Hungarian
B Romanian
C Russian
D Yugoslavian
10. Which king granted the Magna Carta at Runnymede in 1215?
A King Richard I
B King Edward I
C King Henry II
D King John
11. Who was the Muse of tragedy and lyre-playing in Greek mythology?
A Laodice
B Melpomene
C Priam
D Thallius
12. What year was Hitler’s Nazi government defeated in the Second World War?
A 1944
B 1945
C 1946
D 1943
13. What is the name of London’s most famous meat and poultry market?
A Hammersmith
B Smithfield
C Tottenham
D Chelsea
14. What is the name of the tube that connects the middle ear with the throat?
A Lubian tube
B Cranian tube
C Radial tube
D Eustachian tube
15. Which popular game was turned into a cartoon featuring Dungeon Master and Tia Mat the Dragon?
A Dungeons & Dragons
B Caves & Trolls
C Caverns & Goblins
D The Labyrinth