General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which partnership wrote the musicals Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita?
A Simon and Garfunkel
B Rice and Lloyd Webber
C Gilbert and Sullivan
D Reece and Lloyd George
2. What is the name of the snooper who peered Through the Keyhole for David Frost?
A James Phillips
B Kelsey Grammer
C Loyd Grossman
D John Snow
3. What sort of creature is a booby?
A A seabird
B A jellyfish
C A monkey
D A dog
4. Which group released the album Mouth to Mouth in 1997?
A The Smiths
B The Lemonheads
C Radiohead
D The Levellers
5. Chris Isaak’s hit single Wicked Game featured in which David Lynch film?
A Mulholland Drive
B Wild at Heart
C The Straight Story
D Blue Velvet
6. Which Richard Osman game show shares its name with a 1987 American neo-noir heist-thriller film starring Lindsay Crouse and Joe Mantegna?
A Pointless
B House of Games
C Two Tribes
D Prize Island
7. What is a shaddock? A A citrus tree
B A deep-sea fish
C A goblin
D A fishing net
8. What name is given to the slab discovered in Egypt in 1799 which became the key to deciphering hieroglyphics?
A Ankara Stone
B Ka’thum Stone
C Rosetta Stone
D Nylarthrotep Stone
9. Which song, sung at the Last Night of the Proms, is Thomas Arne’s most famous work?
A God Save the Queen
B Rule, Britannia!
C Land of Hope and Glory
D Ode to Joy
10. Which fish-eating seabird with a brightly coloured bill has the Latin name Fratercula arctica?
A Pelican
B Penguin
C Osprey
D Puffin
11. Who had a number one hit single in 1956 with Just Walkin’ In The Rain?
A Sugar Ray
B Lionel Ray Ritchie
C Ritchie Johnson
D Johnnie Ray
12. Which British airship crashed on a flight to India in 1930?
A P-45
B Me109
C Z1
D R101
13. Of which New York theatre workshop was Lee Strasberg artistic director?
A Actors Studio
B Painters Studio
C Writers Studio
D Musicians Studio
14. In Greek mythology, which nymph faded away until only her voice remained?
A Peuce
B Echo
C Selene
D Tisiphone
15. Who was the second US President?
A George Washington
B John Adams
C John Quincy Adams
D Thomas Jefferson