General Knowledge Quiz
1. What name did Jean Dubuffet give to the art of schizophrenics and prisoners? A Art Deco B Art Brut C Art Povera D Art Nouveau 2. What name is given to nonflowering plants of a division that comprises mosses and liverworts? A Pratensis B Bryophytes C Trifolium D Salicaria 3. Which literary prize is awarded for first novels published by Commonwealth citizens under 35? A The Betty Trask Award B The Whitbread Literary Awards C The Nobel Prize for Literature D The Booker Prize 4. Who directed a cast of zombies in the 1968 horror Night of the Living Dead? A Wes Craven B Lucio Fulci C William Friedkin D George A Romero 5. Which British tennis player beat Michael Chang and Andre Agassi to reach the final of the 1997 Sybase Open? A Tim Henman B Jeremy Bates C Pete Sampras D Greg Rusedski 6. Which actress played Jenny whose mother, played by Alison Steadman, suffered a stroke resulting in vascular dementia in the BBC One drama Care? A Vicky McClure B Joanna Page C Sheridan Smith D Keeley Hawes
Alison Steadman See Question 6 7. Which Caribbean country qualified for football’s World Cup for the first time in 1998? A Cuba B Jamaica C Haiti D Puerto Rico 8. Which island country in the West Indies was invaded by U.S. troops in 1983? A Grenada B Puerto Rico C Martinique D Guadeloupe 9. In which royal residence in Norfolk did both George V and George VI die? A Buckingham Palace B Sandringham C Hampton Court D Balmoral 10. In which year was the US Declaration of Independence issued? A 1756 B 1736 C 1776 D 1796 11. Which television presenter was sent the stolen Enigma code machine through the post? A Trevor MacDonald B Jeremy Paxman C Paul Merton D Ian Hislop 12. 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 13. Nessun Dorma, adopted as the 1990 World Cup theme, was written by which opera composer? A Bizet B Rossini C Puccini D Bellini 14. 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 15. What name is given to the art of growing miniature trees and shrubs? A Bonsai B Banzai C Binsoi D Bunsoa