General Knowledge Quiz
1. What type of creature is a fritillary?
A Butterfly
B Bird
C Ant
D Snake
2. In the Old Testament who made the golden calf which was destroyed when his brother Moses returned from Mount Sinai?
A Jacob
B Job
C Aaron
D David
3. Who won the best female solo artist prize at the 2021 Brit Awards?
A Ella Henderson
B Dua Lipa
C Becky HIll
D Mabel
4. In which year did Jamaica become independent?
A 1942
B 1922
C 1902
D 1962
5. Which king was married to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon?
A George IV
B George V
C George VI
D Edward VII
6. America Ferrera starred in which American series about a fashion magazine?
A The Collection
B À La Mode
C Ugly Betty
D Plain Jane
7. By what name was the Russian city of St Petersburg known from 1924 to 1991?
A Stalingrad
B Petrograd
C Leningrad
D Moscow
8. What was the first active communications satellite? A Mir
B Alpha IV
C Telstar
D Inmarsat
9. Which Saint’s feast day falls on 11th November?
A St. John
B St. George
C St. Patrick
D St. Martin 10. Which billionaire oil heir and philanthropist was granted British citizenship in 1997?
A G Frank Getty Sr
B P Petty Gaul Jr
C S Samuel Jackson Jr
D J Paul Getty Jr
11. Which Glaswegian rock group released an album entitled 0141 - 632 6326 in 1997?
A Garbage
B Travis
C Del Amitri
D Gun
12. Which Italian island was the first place of exile of Napoleon I of France?
A Cyprus
B Malta
C Sicily
D Elba
13. Which group had a 1980 hit with Dance Yourself Dizzy?
A Quick Silver
B Liquid Metal
C Liquid Gold
D Gold Run
14. Which prime minister made Queen Victoria Empress of India? A Lord Salisbury
B Gladstone
C Disraeli
D Peel
15. What is the SI unit of work or energy named after a British physicist?
A Joule
B Calorie
C Sucrose
D Graft