General Knowledge Quiz
1. Who won the cricket World Cup in 1996?
A Pakistan B Sri Lanka C Australia D India
2. Which conductor established the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 1946?
A Samuel Mecon B Daniel King C Thomas Beecham D Randall Thomas
3. Which song gave Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers a number one hit in 1956?
A Puppy Love
B Blue Moon
C Kissing at the Drive-In D Why Do Fools Fall In Love
4. Richard Attenborough starred in which 1947 adaptation of a Graham Greene novel?
A The Third Man B The Quiet American C Private’s Progress D Brighton Rock
5. What is a pixel?
A A computer sprite
B A line on a computer
C A circle on a computer
D A single dot on a computer
6. Keeley Hawes plays the titular widow in which recent ITV drama?
A Becoming Alice B Still Alice C Chasing Alice D Finding Alice
7. Which Berkshire village is associated with the Royal Military Academy?
A Sandhurst B Dunstable C Guildford D Basildon
8. Mork and Mindy starred which popular film actor and comedian?
A John Candy B Mel Brooks C Robin Williams D Billy Crystal
9. Who starred as Mrs Boswell in Bread?
A Jean Boswell B Jean Boht C Jean Booth D Jean Black
10. What is the busiest airport in France?
A Marseilles B Orly C Nantes D Nice
11. Who wrote Les Fleurs du Mal?
A Yves Navarre B Albert Camus C Eugene Ionesco D Charles Baudelaire
12. Of which country is Harare the capital?
A Kenya B Zimbabwe C Ethiopia D South Africa
13. In which craft did Yuri Gagarin become the first man in space?
A Volga II B Karnov IV C Kirov III D Vostok I
14. What imperial unit of power is equal to 550 foot-pounds per second?
A Watt
B Volt C Horsepower D Newton
15. Which actor received three Emmy nominations for his role as Dr Victor Ehrlich in St Elsewhere?
A Ed Begley Jr B Paul Muni C Yul Brynner D Jack Nicholson