General Knowledge Quiz
1. In which Middle Eastern country is the port of Acre?
A Iran B Iraq C Israel D Yemen
2. Which legendary Trojan leader is the central character in Virgil’s Aeneid?
A Aeneas B Theseus C Achilles D Ajax
3. Of which great orchestra was James Galway a member from 1969 to 1975?
A Berlin Philharmonic B New York Philharmonic C London Philharmonic D Paris Philharmonic
4. How is a harmonica commonly known?
A Lip organ B Tongue organ C Tooth organ D Mouth organ
5. In which Irish county is the castle that contains the famous Blarney Stone?
A Kilkenny B Wexford C Donegal D County Cork
6. Which US TV sitcom of the 1990s starred Christine Baranski as Maryann, the alcoholic best friend of the eponymous actress?
A Cybill B Mable C Cora D Dorothy
7. In which war was the Battle of Marston Moor fought?
A The American Civil War B The War of the Roses C The English Civil War D The Anglo-Roman Wars
8. What is the lowest-pitched musical instrument of the violin family?
A Cello
B Viola C Double bass D Guitar
9. Which planet is approximately 150 million kilometres from the sun?
A Jupiter B Saturn C Earth D Pluto
10. Which British yachtsman was the first to sail alone around the world nonstop?
A Robin Hops-James B Richard Randall-Smith C Robin Knox-Johnston D Thomas Love-Williams
11. What is a description in prose with a hidden or moral meaning called?
A Ambiguity B Anacoluthon C Alliteration D Allegory
12. Which British novelist and poet wrote Jude the Obscure?
A Arthur Wing Pinero B Thomas Hardy C Rudyard Kipling
D W Somerset Maugham
13. Which former chancellor to Henry VIII was canonised in 1935?
A Sir Henry Moore
B Sir Phillip Snowden C Sir Thomas Mellchett D Sir Thomas More
14. Which word is used for the 21 books of the New Testament that were written as letters?
A Epistles B Numbers C Genesis D The Gospels
15. Which actor starred as Officer Mahoney in the first four Police Academy films?
A Eddie Murphy B Tom Hanks C Robin Williams D Steve Guttenberg