General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which basketball team won the BBL Cup in 2019?
A The Newcastle Eagles
B The Manchester Giants C The Bristol Flyers
D The London Lions
2. The Schilling was once the national currency of which European country?
A Germany
B Austria C Hungary
D Iceland
3. Which British novelist wrote Pastors and Masters, and Brothers and Sisters?
A Dame Ivy Roger-Billington
B Dame Ivy Dennis-Hammerton
C Dame Ivy Thomas-Brown
D Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett
4. Who wrote the novel Under the Volcano?
A Malcolm Lowry B Ray Bradbury C Jules Verne
D C S Lewis
5. What was the title of Fleetwood Mac’s 1997 album?
A Lord of the Dance B Dancing in the Wind C Dining and Dancing D The Dance
6. What was the title of Craig David’s first UK Number One single, in April 2000?
A Clue Me Up B Fill Me In C Let Me Know D Enlighten Me
7. Who presented The Balliol College, Oxford team with the University Challenge trophy in 2017?
A Tim Berners-Lee B Tim Peake C Stephen Hawking D Stephen Fry
8. Which sailing ship, named after the witch in Burns’s poem Tam o’ Shanter, is preserved in dry dock at Greenwich?
A Cutty Sark B Bismark C Marie Celeste D Mary Rose
9. Who played Mary in TV’s Rab C Nesbitt?
A Ellen C Nesbit B Elizabeth C McDonald C Elaine C Roberts D Elaine C Smith
10. Who played legendary folk singer Woody Guthrie in the 1976 biopic Bound for Glory?
A Elliott Gould
B David Carradine
C Harvey Keitel
D Ed Begley Jnr
11. Which duo had a 1992 number one hit with Stay?
A Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan
B Janet and Michael Jackson
C Simon and Garfunkel
D Shakespears Sister
12. Which blues legend released an album entitled Don’t Look Back?
A John Lee Hooker
B Johnny Ross
C John ‘the Boss’ Roberts
D John Lee Ray
13. In which country did the Romans build the Antonine Wall?
A Scotland B Wales C France D England
14. Which filmmaker took control of the improvising actors in the 2006 comedy Confetti?
A Noah Baumbach B Ian Benson C Debbie Isitt D Christopher Guest
15. Which children’s comedy series starred Barry and Paul Chuckle?
A Chuckle FM B Chucklevison C Chuckle TV D Chuckle Time