General Knowledge Quiz
1. What is the staple diet of the adult leopard seal?
A Fish
B Penguins
C Crabs
D Jellyfish
2. Which partnership wrote the musicals Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita?
A Simon and Garfunkel
B Rice and Lloyd Webber
C Gilbert and Sullivan
D Reece and Lloyd George
3. What is the name of the snooper who peered Through the Keyhole for David Frost?
A James Phillips
B Kelsey Grammer
C Loyd Grossman
D John Snow
4. What sort of creature is a booby?
A A seabird
B A jellyfish
C A monkey
D A dog
5. Which group released the album Mouth to Mouth in 1997?
A The Smiths
B The Lemonheads C Radiohead
D The Levellers
6. Which ITV2 comedy series stars Iain Stirling as a children’s TV presenter who dislikes kids? A Trolling
B Ghosting
C Buffering
D Sharing
7. What name is given to the slab discovered in Egypt in 1799 which became the key to deciphering hieroglyphics?
A Ankara Stone
B Ka’thum Stone
C Rosetta Stone
D Nylarthrotep Stone
8. What is a shaddock? A A citrus tree
B A deep-sea fish
C A goblin
D A fishing net
9. Chris Isaak’s hit single Wicked Game featured in which David Lynch film?
A Mulholland Drive
B Wild at Heart
C The Straight Story
D Blue Velvet 10. Which song, sung at the Last Night of the Proms, is Thomas Arne’s most famous work?
A God Save the Queen
B Rule, Britannia!
C Land of Hope and Glory
D Ode to Joy
11. Which fish-eating seabird with a brightly coloured bill has the Latin name Fratercula arctica? A Pelican
B Penguin
C Osprey
D Puffin
12. 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
13. Which British airship crashed on a flight to India in 1930?
A P-45 B Me109 C Z1 D R101
14. Of which New York theatre workshop was Lee Strasberg artistic director?
A Actors Studio B Painters Studio C Writers Studio D Musicians Studio
15. In Greek mythology, which nymph faded away until only her voice remained?
A Peuce
B Echo
C Selene
D Tisiphone