General Knowledge Quiz
1. 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
2. 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
3. Which British airship crashed on a flight to India in 1930?
A P-45 B Me109 C Z1 D R-101
4. Of which New York theatre workshop was Lee Strasberg artistic director?
A Actors’ Studio B Painters’ Studio C Writers’ Studio D Musicians’ Studio
5. What is the title shared by Bruce Springsteen’s autobiography and one of his albums?
A Glory Days B Born in the USA C Tunnel of Love D Born to Run
6. In Greek legend which nymph faded away until only her voice remained?
A Peuce B Echo C Selene D Tisiphone
7. Who was the second US President?
A Thomas Jefferson B John Adams C John Quincy Adams D James Madison
8. What name is given to the ninth month of the Muslim year?
A Kamadun B Frattadan C Ramadan D Eid
9. Which of the following works was composed by Vaughan Williams?
A The Barber of Seville B Turandot C Hugh the Drover D The New World Symphony
10. Which knighted British actor noted for his work in No Man’s Land and Home died in 1983?
A Sir Alec Guinness B Cary Grant C Sir Ralph Richardson D Sir Laurence Olivier
11. What is the Sunday before Easter called?
A Palm Sunday B Bloody Sunday C Whit Sunday D Mothering Sunday
12. In which year did World War I start?
A 1913 B 1911 C 1918 D 1914
13. In Greek mythology who was the lover of Hero who swam to her across the Hellespont?
A Phineus B Orpheus C Eurydice D Leander
14. Which German town is famous for its castle which was supposedly an escape-proof prisoner-of-war camp in World War II?
A Auschwitz B Beeritz C Colditz D Praditz
15. What was the title of US rocker Alice Cooper’s only UK No. 1 hit, in 1972?
A School’s Out B Another Brick in the Wall C We Rule the School D Be True to your School