General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which Shakespeare play features the character Polonius?
A Measure for Measure B Macbeth C Hamlet D The Tempest
2. In which story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle did Sherlock Holmes first appear?
A The Hound of the Baskervilles B The Sign of Four C Introducing Holmes D A Study in Scarlet
3. Which of these is the title of a 2016 top 20 single from former X Factor winner Louisa Johnson?
A Too Bad B So What C So Good D So Done
4. Which statesman who presided over Athens’ golden age is the subject of a play by Shakespeare?
A Pericles B Lucrece C Adonis D Troilus
5. Who wrote The Ginger Man?
A AA Milne B CS Lewis C Robert Louis Stevenson D JP Donleavy
6. What was the profession of entertainers Edgar Bergen and Ray Alan?
A Ventriloquists B Singers C Mime artists D Comedians
7. Which band had a top ten hit single in 1982 with Papa’s Got A Brand New Pigbag?
A The Mamas and the Papas B The Village People C Queen D Pigbag
8. Which former member of the Cheers cast has provided the voice for a character in Toy Story?
A Woody Harrelson B Kirstie Alley C Kelsey Grammer D John Ratzenberger
9. What was Conservative politician RAB Butler’s first name?
A Richard B Randall C Randolph D Ronald
10. Which title is sometimes conferred on the eldest daughter of the British sovereign?
A Princess Regent B Peoples’ Princess C Princess of Windsor D Princess Royal
11. With which sport is Lester Piggott associated?
A Tennis B Football C Boxing D Horse racing
12. How many umpires are on the field in a game of cricket?
A One B Two C Three D Four
13. In the Old Testament who was the mother of Joseph and Benjamin?
A Mary B Jezebel C Rachel D Ruth
14. In which Dutch city was Rembrandt born?
A Amsterdam B Leiden C Rotterdam D Hague
15. Which recent horror film stars Mandy Moore and Claire Holt as two sisters trapped in a shark cage at the bottom of the ocean?
A Nine Yards Down B Shark Attack! C Trapped D 47 Meters Down