General Knowledge Quiz

1. Which EastEnders character was played by Ross Kemp?

A Phil Mitchell

B Grant Mitchell

C David Wicks

D Robbie Jackson

2. Which Red Dwarf recruit played Holly Turner in TV’s Crime Traveller?

A Chloë Annett

B Rachel Squires

C Emily Robinson

D Jennifer Johnson

3. Which poet wrote Paradise Lost?

A Alfred, Lord Tennyson B Percy Bysshe Shelley C Ted Hughes

D John Milton

4. Who wrote the children’s stories Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Secret Garden?

A A.A. Milne

B Enid Blyton

C Frances Hodgson Burnett D C.S. Lewis

5. How is the Italian city of Torino known in English?

A Milan B Venice C Rome D Turin

6. Countdown’s Susie Dent was replaced by which television personality when she had to miss a June episode due to Covid-19? A Rob Rinder

B Carol Vorderman

C Richard Osman

D Alex Horne

Susie Dent See Question 6.

7. Which American rockand-roll pianist had a hit with the song Blueberry Hill?

A Shakin’ Stevens

B Fats Domino

C Buddy Holly

D Moony George

8. What was the name of the raft Thor Heyerdahl used to sail from Peru in 1947?

A Kon-Tiki

B The Thor

C The Peruvian Pirate D Riki-Tiki

9. Who was the companion of Don Quixote?

A Sancho Panza

B Pablo Panza

C José Panza

D Felipe Panza 10. What name is given to the 19th-century migration of Boer settlers to escape British rule in South Africa? A The Incredible Journey B The Thousand Mile Walk C The Great Trek

D The Long March

11. Which big cat is also known as an ounce?

A Puma

B Snow leopard C Cheetah

D Tiger

12. Which Beatle married Linda Eastman?

A John Lennon

B Paul McCartney

C Ringo Starr

D George Harrison

13. Which English novelist wrote Vanity Fair, Henry Esmond and Pendennis?

A George Eliot

B Thomas Hardy

C Mrs Gaskell

D William Makepeace Thackeray

14. Which famous fish market moved to the Isle of Dogs in 1982?

A Wicklow B Waterford C Arklow D Billingsgate

15. Bruce Lee died during the filming of which martial arts movie?

A Enter the Dragon B Marlowe

C Game of Death D Fist of Fury