General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which singer had a top ten hit single in 1978 with Hot Legs?
A Noddy Holder
B Bruce Springsteen
C Rod Stewart
D David Bowie
2. Which battle took place on June 18th 1815?
A Jutland
B Somme
C Khartoum
D Waterloo
3. What is the transparent outer layer at the front of the eyeball called?
A Retina
B Iris
C Pupil
D Cornea
4. Who starred as the ‘professional freelance layabout’ in the eighties sitcom Shelley?
A Hywel Davies
B Hywel Dennis
C Hywel Bennett
D Hywel Jones
5. What does an invertebrate lack?
A Brain B Legs C Ribs D Backbone
6. Best known for appearing on the Channel 4 show First Dates, Fred Sirieix was born in which country?
A Switzerland
B Italy
C Belgium
D France 7. What is the oldest university in the USA?
A Yale University
B Miskatonic University C Philadelphia University
D Harvard University
8. Which Anglo-Saxon abbot wrote Catholic Homilies and Lives of the Saints?
A Aelfric
B Alfred
C Ethelred
D Athelstan
9. Which car manufacturer made the Dolomite and Acclaim models? A Jaguar
B Aston Martin
C Triumph
D Jensen 10. Which disease characterised by stiffness and spasms is popularly called lockjaw?
A Foot and mouth disease B Sciatica
C Tuberculosis
D Tetanus
11. Which topical TV quiz returned
for its 621sntdsserriies in 202212??
A Have I Got News For You?
B Never Mind the Buzzcocks
C A Question of Sport
D They Think It’s All Over
12. DAentensotyaibnlge chat show host Alan Partridge is a character of which comedian?
A Harry Hill
B Rory Bremner
C Mike Reid
D Steve Coogan
13. In which year did Edward VIII die?
A 1922
B 1942
C 1952
D 1972
14. What is the name of the underwear factory once run by Mike Baldwin in Coronation Street?
A Hot Stuff
B Nightie Nights
C Underworld
D Baldwin’s Bloomers
15. Which combat sport takes place on a piste?
A Combat skiing B Snowboarding C Judo D Fencing