General Knowledge Quiz
1. Who presented the children’s art programme Vision On?
A Tony Hart
B Neil Buchanan
C David Shepherd
D Zoe Ball
2. What sort of creature is a flying fox?
A A fox
B A bird
C A bat
D A squirrel
3. Which US author wrote Poor White and Winesburg, Ohio?
A Pearl S Buck
B John Steinbeck
C Mark Twain
D Sherwood Anderson
4. What is the collective noun used to describe a group of crows?
A Murder
B Flock
C Gaggle
D Moot
5. What were the forenames of WH Auden?
A Wystan Hugh
B Wallace Howard
C William Horace
D Weston Harry
6. Hosted by Mo Gilligan, the 2022 BRIT Awards were held in February at which London venue?
A The London Palladium
B The Royal Albert Hall
C Wembley Stadium
D The O2 Arena
7. What name is given to the underground stem base of plants such as the crocus and gladiolus?
A Corm
B Frumi
C Lomu
D Rani
8. Who won an Oscar for her role as Mia in the 2017 film La La Land?
A Emma Stone
B Jennifer Lawrence
C Natalie Portman
D Brie Larson
9. Which Scotland defender scored an own goal against Brazil at the 1998 World Cup finals?
A Colin Hendry
B Ally McCoist
C Tom Boyd
D Jim McGrath
10. What was John Wayne’s nickname?
A Duke
B Guv’nor
C Chief
D Boss
11. Which Shakespeare play contains the line “As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods”?
A Macbeth
B Othello
C King Lear
D Hamlet
12. Of which province of China is Changsha the capital?
A Hunan
B Chongqing
C Qinghai
D Jiangsu
13. In which year did Marilyn Monroe marry Arthur Miller?
A 1946
B 1956
C 1950
D 1961
14. Which carbohydrate is also known as milk sugar?
A Lactose
B Sucrose
C Glucose
D Fructose
15. What name is given to the demarcation line which divides the countries of North and South Korea?
A The 38th parallel
B The 2nd parallel
C The 100th parallel
D The 97th parallel