General Knowledge Quiz
1. In which English county is the market town of Mildenhall?
A Norfolk
B Suffolk
C Kent
D Leicestershire
2. In which U.S. state is Cape Cod?
A Massachusetts
B Maine
C Pennsylvania
D Virginia
3. Which US inventor designed the Clermont, one of the earliest steamships?
A John Davison Rockefeller
B Warren Harding
C William Sherman
D Robert Fulton
4. Who won the discus gold medal at four successive Olympics 195668?
A Nigel George
B Graham Stewart
C Michael Oerter
D Al Oerter
5. What was the name of the evil doctor in Inspector Gadget?
A Dr Hook
B Dr Slash
C Dr Claw
D Dr Nails
6. Who completes the line-up of presenters for this year’s series of Autumnwatch on BBC2, alongside Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Gillian Burke?
A Simon King
B Gordon Buchanan
C Liz Bonnin
D Iolo Williams
7. Quick Draw McGraw was which type of animal?
A Dog
B Horse
C Cat
D Sheep
8. By what name was the veteran left-wing Labour politician who was the 2nd Viscount Stansgate better known?
A Aneurin Bevan
B Michael Foot
C Harold Wilson
D Tony Benn
9. What name is given to an ancient Egyptian amulet or seal in the shape of a dung beetle?
A Scarab
B Scab
C Scarex
D Scarothep
10. Which literary critic wrote The Great Tradition?
A P G Phillips B
R S Thomas
C F R Leavis
D T E Howard
11. What is a honey locust?
A A flower
B An African mouse
C A flying insect
D A tree
12. Who wrote the novel The Scarlet Pimpernel?
A Baroness Orczy
B William Thackeray
C Elizabeth Gaskell
D Charlotte Bronte
13. Oscar winner Frances McDormand is married to which film director?
A Joel Cohen
B Peter Farrelly
C Robert Zemeckis
D Stephen Frears
14. Which naturalist and broadcaster presented the TV series Life on Earth and The Living Planet?
A Sir David Attenborough
B Sir Richard Attenborough
C Sir Henry Attenborough
D Sir Francis Attenborough
15. In what year was the Jarrow hunger march?
A 1926
B 1936
C 1916
D 1906