General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which topical TV quiz returned for its 52nd series in 2016?
A Have I Got News For You? B Never Mind the Buzzcocks C A Question of Sport D They Think It’s All Over
2. Detestable chat show host Alan Partridge was a character of which comedian?
A Harry Hill B Rory Bremner C Mike Reid D Steve Coogan
3. In which year did Edward VIII die?
A 1922 B 1942 C 1952 D 1972
4. What was the name of the dating agency that Alec Gilroy ran in Coronation Street?
A The Good Time dating agency B The Hot Stuff dating agency C The Golden Years dating agency D The Looking 4 Love dating agency
5. Which combat sport takes place on a piste?
A Combat skiing B Snowboarding C Judo D Fencing
6. Which 2017 film stars Michael Fassbender as Chad, a man who is attempting to free himself from the criminal ways of his family?
A Sins of the Fathers B Trespass Against Us C Thou Shalt Not Steal D The Prodigal Son
7. Which British poet wrote the verse autobiography Summoned by Bells?
A John Betjeman B Ted Hughes C Robbie Burns D Percy Bysshe Shelley
8. In which country is the city of Timisoara?
A Bulgaria B Turkey C Greece D Romania
9. What is a straight line from the centre of a circle to the circumference called?
A Pi B Radius C Diameter D Arc
10. What is a twayblade?
A A butterfly B An orchid C A rose D A spider
11. Which mission fortress at San Antonio in Texas was besieged by Mexican forces in 1836?
A The Panama B The Alamo C The Rio Grande D The Puchakha
12. What nationality was the psychiatrist and pioneer psychoanalyst Carl Gustav Jung?
A Swiss B Bulgarian C English D German
13. What sort of creature is a greenshank?
A A frog B A caterpillar C A butterfly D A bird
14. Which sitcom was set in Hatley station?
A To the Manor Born B Dad’s Army C Fawlty Towers D Oh, Doctor Beeching!
15. Which 2001 war film, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Josh Hartnett, was based on the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu?
A Kitty Hawk Dawn B Black Hawk Down C Black Crow Down D Kitty Crow Dawn