General Knowledge Quiz
1. Who was the Greek sun god thought to make his daily journey across the sky in a chariot?
A Telephus B Vulcan C Helios D Phlegyas
2. In which century was the Peasants’ Revolt?
A 13th B 14th C 12th D 15th
3. Who was the archenemy of the Transformer Optimus Prime and also the leader of the Decepticons?
A Ultratron B Mastertron C Badatron D Megatron
4. In which country was the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Dennis Gabor born?
A Austria B Hungary C Romania D Germany
5. Which metallic element has the symbol Y?
A Ytterbium B Xenon C Yttrium D Zirconium
6. Which British buccaneer became deputy governor of Jamaica?
A Sir Richard Revis B Sir Brian Richards C Sir Henry Sleeper D Sir Henry Morgan
7. Which recent film, about a boy taken in by a wealthy New York family, stars Nicole Kidman and Sarah Paulson?
A The Cormorant B The Hummingbird C The Goldfinch D The Sparrow
8. Which armoured mammal is also known as the scaly anteater?
A Pangolin B Mandolin C Bangolin D Hedgehog
9. Which UK government department is responsible with the Bank of England for the management of the economy?
A The Home Office
B The Treasury
C Dept. of Trade and Transport D The Foreign Office
10. What name is given to something used to tie a blood vessel to stop it bleeding?
A Clot B Ligature C Ligament D Knot
11. What was the name of Chris Evans’ game show that warned you..?
A Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush B Don’t Forget Your Birthday C Don’t Forget Your Name D Don’t Forget Your Passport
12. Against whom did Afghanistan wage the Afghan Wars?
A Pakistan B India C China D Britain
13. The forint is the national currency of which country?
A Denmark B Norway C Hungary D Iceland
14. To which continent is pampas grass native?
A South America B North America C Asia
D Africa
15. George Clooney played Scheisskopf in which 2019 series based on a novel by Joseph Heller?
A Catch-22 B Closing Time C Good as Gold D God Knows