General Knowledge Quiz
1. In which country is the Roman Catholic shrine and pilgrimage centre of Fatima?
A Italy
B Spain
C Portugal
D Argentina
2. Which character did Richard Grieve play in Home and Away? A Lachie
B Lassie
C Loopy
D Lance
3. Which rap star appeared in the 1993 Robin Williams film Toys?
A LL Cool J
B Ice Cube
C Ice-T
D Chuck D
4. Which method of painting literally means “fool the eye”? A Optical Illusionary Painting B Trompe l’oeil
C Surrealism
D Dadaism
5. In the 1987 film The Golden Child, a social worker played by Eddie Murphy is sent to which part of Asia?
A Tibet
B India
C China
D Iran
6. Which 2012 American comedydrama film starred Channing Tatum as a male stripper?
A We’re the Millers
B Magic Mike
C The Full Monty
D Hustlers
7. Which bird of the crow family has the Latin name Pica pica?
A Magpie
B Raven
C Blackbird
D Jackdaw
8. Which 16th-century regent of France is traditionally considered to have been largely responsible for the St Bartholomew’s Day massacre?
A Jean Racine
B Catherine de’ Medici C Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet D Françoise d’Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
9. What visual method of communication involves the use of two flags?
A Belaying
B Conning
C Semaphore
D Parley 10. Who had a top ten hit single in 1975 with There Goes My First Love?
A The Drifters
B The Pretenders
C Fleetwood Mac
D The Mamas & the Papas
11. Which lanthanide element is represented by the symbol Lu? A Lithium
B Lanthanum
C Lawrencium
D Lutetium
12. Belmopan is the capital city of which Central American country? A Belize
B El Salvador
C Honduras
D Nicaragua
13. From which country did the notorious wartime traitor Vidkun Quisling come?
A Sweden
B Denmark
C Iceland
D Norway
14. Which Irish province includes the counties of Dublin and Kilkenny?
A Connacht
B Leinster
C Munster
D Ulster
15. Of which country is the baht the monetary unit?
A Thailand B Laos C Bangladesh D Vietnam