General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which author made his name with the novel Go Tell It on the Mountain?
A Benjamin Zephaniah
B Frederick Baldwin
C James Baldwin
D James Taylor
2. On which US tycoon’s life was Citizen Kane based?
A William Randolph Hearst B William Phillip Morris C John Davison Rockefeller D James Monroe Rockefeller
3. Which fruit comes from the plant Ananas comosus?
A Plum
B Banana
C Orange
D Pineapple
4. What sort of creature is an oriole?
A A rodent
B A fish
C A bird
D A snake
5. Which group released an album entitled Tellin’ Stories in 1997?
A The Bluetones
B Black Grape
C The Charlatans
D The Stone Roses
6. For which 2020 film did Laura Dern win the Best Supporting Actress Oscar?
Marriage Story Love Story
L.A. Story
West Side Story
Laura Dern See Question 6.
7. Tom Cruise played which character in Days of Thunder? A Charlie Babbit
B Steve Randle
C Ethan Hunt
D Cole Trickle
8. What was the name of Dr Evil’s cat in the Austin Powers films starring Mike Myers?
A Mr Bigglesworth
B Mini Meow
C Tiddles
D Whiskers
9. Which mathematical instrument marked with logarithmic scales was superseded by the electronic calculator?
A Swing rule
B Switch rule
C Swop rule
D Slide rule 10. Which actress played
Lucy Honeychurch in the 1986 Merchant-ivory adaptation of E.M. Forster’s A Room with a View?
A Helena Bonham Carter
B Emma Thompson
C Kate Winslet
D Jemma Jones
11. Whom did Pilate set free in preference to Jesus?
A Lazarus
B Barabbas
C Saul
D Judas Iscariot
12. What is a score of two strokes under par for a hole of golf called? A A birdie
B A rookie
C An eagle
D A crowie
13. Which Japanese currency unit is equal to 100 sen?
A Yin
B Yen
C Yan
D Yon
14. Sphalerite is the principal ore of which metal?
A Iron
B Copper
C Silver
D Zinc
15. Of which country is the naira the basic unit of currency?
A Nigeria B Romania C Kazakhstan D Zambia