General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which monarch is found on a Penny Black stamp?
A George V B William IV C Queen Victoria D Elizabeth II
2. What name is given to the leaves of the plant Nicotiana tabacum?
A Tobacco B Mint C Bay D Cannabis
3. Which war took place in 1853-56 between Russia on one side and Britain; France and the Ottoman Empire on the other?
A The First World War B The Napoleonic Wars C The Crimean War D The Punic Wars
4. What nationality is Celine Dion?
A French-American B Canadian-American C Anglo-Canadian D French-Canadian
5. Which Anglo-Saxon leader of a revolt against William the Conqueror took refuge on the Isle of Ely?
A Malcolm the Quake B Fathom the Rake C Hereward the Wake D Carston of Soke
6. Eve Myles and Babou Ceesay are among the cast of which new crime drama on Alibi?
A We Hunt Together B We Pray Together C We Sleep Together D We Run Together
7. What was the profession of Louis Le Vau?
A Physicist B Poet C Painter D Architect
8. Who was the mother of Richard I and John?
A Anne of Cleves B Eleanor of Aquitaine C Anne Boleyn
D Jane Tudor
9. Which widespread medical disorder includes grand mal and petit mal forms?
A Cancer B Epilepsy C AIDS D Influenza
10. Of which war was the Battle of Gettysburg one of the most important battles?
A The Great War
B US Civil War
C The Napoleonic Wars D The Crimean War
11. Which Italian composer wrote the opera La somnambula?
A Puccini B Verdi C Vivaldi D Bellini
12. Which Italian composer who spent much of his life in Portugal and Spain wrote over 500 harpsichord sonatas?
A Puccini B Scarlatti C Verdi D Segovia
13. Which ITV drama series about the Flying Squad returned for a third series in 1997?
A The Bill
B Thief Takers C CID Files
D Flying into Action
14. Which vegetable is the national emblem of Wales?
A Onion B Carrot C Leek D Potato
15. Which late English actor was famous for villainous roles and played ‘Blofeld’ in You Only Live Twice?
A Donald Pleasence B Christopher Lee C Peter Cushing D Alan Rickman