General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which Nobel Prize-winning American novelist wrote The Good Earth? A William Golding B Claude Simon C Elias Canetti D Pearl S Buck
2. In which month is the RHS Chelsea Flower Show held each year? A April B May C June D July
3. What is the chemical process by which a substance combines with oxygen to produce heat and light called? A Combustion B Oxidisation C Explosion D Radiation
4. Who starred alongside Michael York in the 1976 sci-fi adventure Logan’s Run? A Jane Fonda B Jane Asher C Jenny Agutter D Farrah Fawcett
5. Which British reformer led the parliamentary campaign to abolish the slave trade? A Watt Tyler B Emmeline Pankhurst C Sir Thomas Watson D William Wilberforce
6. Which American actor stars opposite Sarah Jessica Parker in the Sky Atlantic comedy Divorce? A Bill Paxton B Thomas Haden Church C Greg Kinnear D Tracy Letts
7. Who was the last Communist leader of East Germany? A Franz Krenz B Egon Krenz C Helm Krenz D Claud Krenz
8. Which Norwegian explorer led the first expedition to reach the South Pole? A Christian Johannson B Roald Amundsen C Jork Rikverg D Roald Vikernes
9. Which former middle-distance runner was appointed chief executive of the British Athletic Federation in 1997? A Roger Bannister B Sebastian Coe C Steve Cram D David Moorcroft
10. Which cartoon featured the evil baddie Skeletor and also the Castle Greyskull? A He-Man B Thundercats C Mask D Dungeons and Dragons
11. Which prototype rock star and teen idol starred in the 1967 musical Half a Sixpence? A James Grace B Tommy Steele C Ian Dury D Sid Vicious
12. Which footballer became England’s youngest World Cup goal-scorer in 1998? A Michael Owen B Robbie Fowler C Alan Shearer D David Beckham
13. Which English pop star appeared in the film Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence? A David Bowie B Noddy Holder C John Lennon D Mick Jagger
14. Who wrote the novel White City Blue? A George Orwell B Anthony Burgess C Tim Lott D Tom Clancy
15. What was the name of the Egyptian god usually portrayed as a falcon or with a falcon’s head? A Isis B Aten C Zozer D Horus