General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which British universities compete in an annual Boat Race on the River Thames? A Oxford and Birmingham B Bristol and Bath C Sheffield and Leeds D Oxford and Cambridge
2. Which acute infectious disease seen mainly in children is also called pertussis? A Measles B Whooping cough C Chickenpox D Mumps
3. Who wrote the play Ubu Roi? A George Bernard Shaw B Alfred Jarry C Oscar Wilde D William Wycherley
4. Who had nothing to offer but “blood, toil, tears and sweat”? A Neville Chamberlain B Winston Churchill C David Lloyd-George D Adolf Hitler
5. Which Welsh star was born Richard Jenkins in 1925? A Richard Burton B Anthony Hopkins C Richey James D Tom Jones
6. What was the title of former EastEnders actress Martine McCutcheon’s only No1 single, in April 1999? A Golden Moment B Moment Like This C Moment of Truth D Perfect Moment
7. What does ROM stand for? A Random Access Memory B Re-Operative Memory C Read Only Memory D Real Operator Memory
8. What sort of creature is a bass? A A bird B A fish C A mammal D An insect
9. What is the honeysuckle genus of plants called? A Erica B Lonicera C Veronica D Lilium
10. What type of animal is a duiker? A Bird B Lizard C Deep-sea fish D Antelope
11. Which animal is known as ermine when in its winter coat? A Rat B Stoat C Vole D Otter
12. What sort of creature is an ortolan? A A fish B An insect C A reptile D A bird
13. What is the passage of a solvent from a less concentrated into a more concentrated solution through a semipermeable membrane called? A Photosynthesis B Dialysis C atmolysis D Osmosis
14. Which popular game was turned into a cartoon featuring Dungeon Master and Tia Mat the Dragon? A Dungeons and Dragons B Caves and Trolls C Caverns and Goblins D The Labyrinth
15. Who was the Leader of the House of Commons from 1976-9? A Michael Foot B Edward Heath C Margaret Thatcher D James Callaghan