General Knowledge Quiz
1. What was the drink of choice of ‘The Dude’, played by Jeff Bridges, in the Coen brothers’ comedy The Big Lebowski?
A Whisky Sour
B Bloody Mary
C White Russian
D Vodka and Orange
2. Which courtier of Dionysius I of Syracuse was seated at a banquet beneath a sword suspended by a single hair?
A Hercules
B Damocles
C Theseus
D Midas
3. Which 1957 treaty paved the way for the European Union?
A The Treaty of Versailles B The Treaty of Rapallo C The Treaty of Portsmouth D The Treaty of Rome
4. Lima is the capital city of which country?
A Paraguay
B Peru
C Ecuador
D Uruguay
5. Who played Annie Palmer in Eastenders ?
A Julia Sawalha B Nadia Sawalha C Amy Sawalha D Roseanne Sawalha
6. Which 2021 BBC One miniseries based on a Nancy Mitford novel is set in Europe before World
War II and starred Lily James and Andrew Scott?
A Love in a Cold Climate
B The Pursuit of Love
C Highland Fling
D Marriage
7. Which type of students have historically taken the Hippocratic Oath?
A Law students
B Medical students
C Veterinary students
D Philosophy students
8. The unique fauna of which group of islands in the Pacific inspired Charles Darwin to formulate his evolution theories? A Easter Islands
B Galapagos Islands
C Tubuai Islands
D Palmyra Islands
9. Which member of the Royal Family converted to Roman Catholicism in 1994?
A Duchess of York
B Duchess of Cornwall C Duchess Of Kent
D Duchess of Gloucester 10. Which British novelist wrote The Needle’s Eye and The Middle Ground?
A Charlotte Brontë
B Margaret Drabble
C Jilly Cooper
D Joanna Trollope
11. Which novel by Jane Austen was the last to be published in her lifetime?
A Mansfield Park
B Northanger Abbey
C Persuasion
D Emma
12. Which mountain range includes the highest mountain in the world?
A Himalayas
B Alps
C Pyrenees
D Rockies
13. Which group’s original line-up comprised Gaz Coombes, Mick Quinn and Danny Goffey?
A Supergrass
B Blur
C Oasis
D Cast
14. What is the capital of the Philippines?
A Davao B Manila C Zamboanga D Laoag
15. Which palace was the principal London residence of the monarch from 1697 until it was superseded by Buckingham Palace?
A The Tower of London
B St John’s Palace
C St James’s Palace
D Hampton Court