General Knowledge Quiz
1. What is the staple diet of the leopard seal?
A Fish B Penguins C Crabs D Jellyfish
2. Which partnership wrote the musicals Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita?
A Simon and Garfunkel B Rice and Lloyd Webber C Gilbert and Sulivan D Reece and Lloyd George
3. What is the name of the supersnooper who peered Through the Keyhole for David Frost?
A James Phillips B Kelsey Grammer C Lloyd Grossman D John Snow
4. What sort of creature is a booby?
A A seabird B A jellyfish C A monkey D A dog
5. Which group released the album Mouth to Mouth?
A The Smiths B The Lemonheads C Radiohead D The Levellers
6. What is the title of the new BBC 4 series in which Mark Kermode explores the art of filmmaking?
A Films Under the Spotlight B The Cinematic Experience C Making a Movie D Secrets of Cinema
7. What name is given to the slab discovered in Egypt in 1799 which became the key to deciphering hieroglyphics?
A Ankara Stone B Ka’thum Stone C Rosetta Stone D Nylarthrotep Stone
8. What is a shaddock?
A A citrus tree B A deep-sea fish C A goblin D A fishing net
9. Chris Isaak’s hit single Wicked Game featured in which David Lynch film?
A Mulholland Drive B Wild at Heart C The Straight Story D Blue Velvet
10. Which song, traditionally sung at the Last Night of the Proms, is Thomas Arne’s most famous work?
A God Save the Queen B Rule Britannia C Land of Hope and Glory D Ode to Joy
11. Which fish-eating sea bird has a large triangular bill that is very brightly coloured in the breeding season?
A Pelican B Penguin C Osprey D Puffin
12. Who had a number one hit single in 1956 with Just Walkin’ In The Rain?
A Sugar Ray B Lionel Ray Ritchie C Ritchie Johnson D Johnnie Ray
13. Which British airship crashed on a flight to India in 1930?
A P-45 B Me109 C Z1 D R-101
14. Of which New York theatre workshop was Lee Strasberg artistic director?
A Actors’ Studio B Painters’ Studio C Writers’ Studio D Musicians’ Studio
15. In Greek legend which nymph faded away until only her voice remained?
A Peuce B Echo C Selene D Tisiphone