General Knowledge Quiz
1. Who wrote the series of novels known as The Alexandria Quartet?
A Lawrence Durrell B James Durrell C Ralph Durrell D Henry Durrell
2. Who is the author of the 1965 novel Dune?
A Jules Verne B Terry Pratchett C Isaac Asimov D Frank Herbert
3. Which poet wrote The Revenge and Morte d’Arthur?
A Shelley B Yeats C Byron D Tennyson
4. Who played Harold Bishop in Neighbours?
A Ian Smith B Frank Pale C Norman Teal D Troy MacDonald
5. Who wrote the book Mein Kampf?
A Joseph Stalin B Adolf Hitler C Heinrich Himmler D Joseph Goebbels
6. Dale Winton is best known as the presenter of which game show recently revived by Rylan Clark-Neal?
A Wheel of Fortune B Family Fortunes C Supermarket Sweep D Ready Steady Cook
7. Which Danish writer is best known for fairy tales such as The Ugly Duckling and The Snow Queen?
A Roald Dahl B Hans Christian Andersen C Jacob Grimm D Charles Perrault
8. What was the stage name of the American operatic soprano Maria Kalogeropoulos?
A Maria Callas B Mary Costas C Mary Kalgopolo D Maria Poulos
9. Which American inventor patented the cotton gin, a device that separated cotton fibre from its seeds?
A Joseph Whitney B Eli Whitney C Buster Whitney D Nixon Whitney
10. Under what name did singer Don Van Vliet find fame?
A Captain Beefheart B Adam Ant C Ziggy Stardust D Billy Idol
11. Who played Barbara ‘Baz’ Wilder in the TV series Casualty?
A Julia Watson B Katherine Stewart C Rachel Phillips D Lucinda Green
12. Who voiced Sykes in the animated film Shark Tale?
A Martin Scorsese B Robert De Niro C Will Smith D Al Pacino
13. Who played Ben Cartwright in the cowboy series Bonanza?
A James Drury B Lorne Greene C Clint Eastwood D Clayton Moore
14. What is the name of the French national theatre which was founded in 1680?
A Comédie-Française B Académie-Française C Stadium-Française D Le Quai d’Orsay
15. Who presented TV’s Heart of the Matter?
A Robert Bakewell B Joan Bakewell C Thomas Bakewell D Rachel Bakewell