General Knowledge Quiz
1. Of which metal is haematite the principal ore?
A Iron
B Silver
C Platinum
D Tungsten
2. On what island did Napoleon die in exile?
A Cyprus
B Malta
C Elba
D St Helena
3. Who directed both American Pie in 1999 and American Dreamz in 2006?
A James B Rogers
B Jesse Dylan
C Amy Heckerling
D Paul Weitz
4. In which children’s programme did the Why Bird appear?
A Sesame Street
B Dungeons and Dragons
C Happy Days
D Playdays
5. What sort of a bird is a wryneck?
A Woodpecker
B Robin
C Kingfisher
D Sparrow
6. Which actress played Richard Gere’s love interest, Paula Pokrifki, in the 1982 romantic drama film An Officer and a Gentleman?
A Debra Winger
B Julia Roberts
C Jodie Foster
D Laura Linney
7. What is a Pirani gauge used to measure?
A Low gas pressures
B Temperature
C Acidity
D Noise levels
8. From which musical does the song Send In The Clowns come?
A Calamity Jane
B A Little Night Music
C Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
D Oklahoma!
9. In the USA which national holiday falls on 4 July?
A Thanksgiving
B Remembrance Day
C Independence Day
D Washington’s Day
10. In which English county are Ipswich and Lowestoft?
A Suffolk
B Norfolk
C Cambridgeshire
D Leicestershire
11. Who was the first Democrat American president?
A John Quincy Adams
B James Monroe
C James Madison
D Andrew Jackson
12. Who was Hero’s lover?
A Demeter
B Andromeda
C Merope
D Leander
13. Who presented TV’s Celebrity Ready Steady Cook?
A Fern Britton
B Jilly Goolden
C Delia Smith
D Jane Asher
14. What was the theatrical profession of Joseph Grimaldi?
A Dancer
B Clown
C Comedian
D Actor
15. Which TV entertainment show with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore became a cult hit and first featured the philosophical characters Dud and Pete?
A The Goons
B Monty Python’s Flying Circus
C Not Only...But Also
D Nearly But Not Quite