General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which famous public school was described in Thomas Hughes’s novel Tom Brown’s Schooldays? A Eton B Harrow C Rugby D Stamford 2. What is the SI unit of electrical charge? A Watt B Volt C Tesla D Coulomb 3. In which year did Margaret Thatcher first become prime minister of Great Britain? A 1980 B 1979 C 1981 D 1978 4. What is the name of Tintin’s dog? A Toto B Snowy C Timmy D Gnasher 5. Which star of Till Death Us Do Part played Aunt Sally in Wurzel Gummidge? A Una Simon B Una Thurman C Una Thompson D Una Stubbs 6. Bill Bailey and Caroline Quentin have been among the celebrities competing in the new series of which TV reality show? A I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
B Love Island
C Strictly Come Dancing D Celebrity Big Brother 7. Who starred as the eccentric factory owner in the 1971 children’s fantasy Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory? A Jack Albertson B Mel Brooks C Gene Hackman D Gene Wilder 8. Which spirit is distilled from molasses derived from sugar cane? A Whiskey B Rum C Gin D Vodka 9. Who directed the hard-hitting vampire-fest From Dusk Till Dawn? A Robert Rodriguez B Quentin Tarantino C Harvey Keitel D Spike Lee 10. What is the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel called? A Thrombosis B Bronchitis C Pneumoconiosis D Peritonitis 11. The Kyat is the national currency of which country? A India B Thailand C Myanmar D Malaysia 12. Which type of enclosed singleseater chair is carried on poles by two or more men? A Sedan chair B Cedar chair C Walking chair D Emperor’s chair 13. In which city was the US soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful set? A San Francisco B New York C Los Angeles D Detroit 14. In which sitcom did Windsor Davies and Donald Sinden play rival antique dealers? A Never the Twain B Lovejoy C Antique Fayre D Rogue Traders 15. Which Welsh actor was twice married to Elizabeth Taylor? A Anthony Hopkins B Cary Grant C Richard Burton D Peter Lorre