General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which composer wrote the symphonic poem Finlandia? A Mendelssohn B Sibelius C Ligeti D Prokoflev
2. What type of creature is the mudskipper? A A fish B An insect C A marsupial D A bird
3. Which Russian chess player lost the world championship to Bobby Fischer in 1972? A Spassky B Kasparov C Krustchev D Kamenev
4. In which year did Enid Blyton die? A 1948 B 1988 C 1968 D 1998
5. Director Kevin Smith appears as which character in his debut feature Clerks? A Silent Bob B Jay C Randal D Dante
6. Which BBC Two drama series, starring Jeff Daniels, Tahar Rahim and Peter Sarsgaard, portrays the events leading up to September 11th 2001? A Seven Seconds B The Path to 9/11 C The Hour D The Looming Tower
7. Michael Clarke Duncan played which magical, larger than life character in The Green Mile? A Paul Edgecomb B Andy Dufresne C John Coffey D Abraham Curtis
8. Who played Diana in Waiting for God? A Susan Wess B Stephanie Cole C Ruth Phillips D Wendy Richard
9. What name is given to sweetened alcoholic drinks such as Benedictine, Cointreau and Drambuie? A Spirits B Alco-pops C Liqueurs D Alco-Sweets
10. What is the national currency of Pakistan? A Lev B Rupee C Kyat D Dirham
11. Which director did Wizard of Oz star Judy Garland marry? A Alfred Hitchcock B John Huston C Jean Cocteau D Vincente Minnelli
12. What name is given to the period of European history in 1815 when Napoleon returned from exile? A The Hundred Days B The Napoleonic Days C The Rejuvination D The Days of Doom
13. In which year did the Japanese attack a US fleet in Pearl Harbor? A 1939 B 1940 C 1941 D 1942
14. By which process do plants produce carbohydrates from carbon dioxide? A Carbonisation B Photosynthesis C De-oxidisation D Carbohydration
15. Which Labour MP resigned in 1912 to fight for votes for women? A Keir Hardie B Arthur Henderson C George Lansbury D Ramsay MacDonald