General Knowledge Quiz
1. Who wrote the novel Madame Bovary? A Albert Camus B Gustave Flaubert C Victor Hugo D Molière
2. Orson Welles and Charlton Heston go head-to-head while investigating a Mexican murder in which 1958 classic? A Citizen Kane B The Third Man C Touch of Evil D Psycho
3. What was the imaginary flying island in Gulliver’s Travels? A Narnia B Laputa C Zenithia D Mordor
4. Who wrote Moby Dick in 1851? A Robert Louis Stevenson B Herman Melville C Baroness Orczy D Jules Verne
5. Of which country was Golda Meir prime minister from 1969 to 1974? A Israel B Iran C Syria D Iraq
6. Kelly MacDonald played a nurse, whose nine-year-old son was murdered by another child, in which BBC courtroom drama? A The Victim B Marcella C The Bay D Innocent
7. Which jazz violinist died in 1997 at the age of 89? A Stéphane Vivaldi B Stéphane Fricatti C Stéphane Grappelli D Stéphane Milo
8. Which British poet wrote The Listeners and Songs of Childhood? A Dylan Thomas B Cecil Day-Lewis C D.H. Lawrence D Walter de la Mare
9. In what year was the Battle of Magenta? A 1759 B 1959 C 1659 D 1859
10. Which breed of dog was named after a character in Sir Walter Scott’s novel Guy Mannering? A Jack Russell B Bichon Frise C Dandie Dinmont D King Charles
11. Who played the title role in Bergerac? A John Nettles B Jack Frost C David Jason D Robert Carlyle
12. Which word describes the passage of all or part of an astronomical body into the shadow of another? A Ellipsis B Eradication C Eclipse D Ellow
13. What sort of creature is a puffer? A A fish B A mammal C A reptile D An insect
14. Which Greek shipowner married Jackie Kennedy in 1968? A Dominicus Theossis B Aristotle Onassis C Aristosis Oranthosis D Theosis Aris
15. Which dynasty has ruled the Netherlands since 1815? A The House of Orange B The House of Amsterdam C The House of the Tulip D The House of Van Dyck