General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which US jazz singer became famous with the song A-tisket, A-tasket?
A Ella Fredericks
B Ella Fitzgerald
C Ella Peters
D Ella Moriss
2. What sort of instrument is a flageolet?
A A wind instrument
B A string instrument
C A percussion instrument D A surgical instrument
3. Which novelist wrote The Big Sleep and The Long Goodbye, both featuring the character of detective Philip Marlowe?
A Raymond Chandler
B Tom Clancy
C Sir Arthur Conan Doyle D Agatha Christie
4. Who wrote Treasure Island?
A R.L. Stevenson B A.A. Milne C J.R.R. Tolkien D C.S. Lewis
5. What sort of creature is a cockatiel?
A A fish
B A monkey
C A bird
D A lizard
6. Which C4 university comedy drama series starred Zawe Ashton and Jack Whitehall?
Fresh Meat
The Inbetweeners
Skins
Misfits
7. Which animal has red, grey and Arctic varieties?
A Owl
B Wolf
C Fox
D Cat
8. In which South African township were over 60 demonstrators killed by the police in 1960?
A Peterloo
B Bakerville
C Sharpeville
D Shoretown
9. Which sultan of Egypt and Syria noted for his chivalry provoked the Third Crusade by his capture of Jerusalem?
A Abdullah
B Mohamed
C Ali
D Saladin 10. Which British dramatist wrote Rookery Nook and Plunder?
A Ben Travers
B Ben Smith
C Ben Rolton
D Ben Geer
11. In what year did the Second World War begin?
A 1939
B 1945
C 1940
D 1937
12. Who starred as the Minister in Yes Minister?
A Paul Smith
B Paul Eddington
C Paul Henry
D Paul Tissington
13. What is the nickname of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No 3 in D? A The 3D Symphony
B Polish Symphony
C The Rock Symphony
D The Bitter-sweer Symphony
14. Which former prime minister hwassbaepepnoianptpeodianstetdhaesleleggaall protector of Princes William and Harry?
A Margaret Thatcher
B John Major
C Edward Heath
D Jim Callaghan
15. Whoopi Goldberg made her 1985 film breakthrough in which emotional drama, based on a novel by Alice Walker?
A The Color Purple B Jumpin’ Jack Flash C Ghost
D Diary of an African Nun