General Knowledge Quiz
1. Who painted the Mona Lisa? A Leonardo da Vinci
B Claude Monet
C Pablo Picasso
D Vincent van Gogh
2. Which song has been a hit for Buddy Holly, Showaddywaddy and Nick Berry?
A Great Balls of Fire
B Heartbeat
C Unchained Melody
D Blue Moon
3. What is the name of the pub that soon becomes infested with zombies in the 2004 film Shaun of the Dead?
A The Red Lion
B The Black Swan
C The Dorchester
D The Winchester
4. What sort of creature is an onager?
A A fish
B An insect C A wild ass D A dog
5. To which modern mammal is the mammoth related?
A Elephant
B Zebra
C Hippopotamus
D Walrus
6. Jenny Eclair hosted which recent Channel 4 show, in which amateur artists create life portraits of one another?
A Ready Steady Draw
B Drawers Off
C Win, Lose, Draw
D Face/Off
7. What sort of flowers could be classified as hybrid teas or floribundas?
A Hyacinths
B Roses
C Lilies
D Marigolds
8. Which river joins the Tigris in Iraq to form the Shatt al-Arab? A Sakarya
B Suez
C Surgato
D Euphrates
9. Which Italian-born US gangster was imprisoned for tax evasion in 1931?
A Al Capone
B Don Corleone
C Joe DiMaggio
D Al Pacino 10. Which long-running show has been presented by the late Magnus Magnusson, and John Humphrys? A Mastermind
B Crossroads
C The Sky at Night
D Gamesmaster
11. Who starred as James Kavanagh QC on TV?
A John Frost
B John Snow
C John Thaw
D John Dew
12. Which pop group had a hit single with Suicide Blonde?
A R.E.M.
B INXS
C Blondie
D Oasis
13. Who hosted the satirical quiz show Have I Got News For You from 1990 until 2002?
A Paul Merton B Angus Deayton C Ian Hislop D Clive Anderson
14. What genre of short horror play is named after a Paris theatre at which such plays were first performed?
A Grand Noir
B Grand Horreur
C Grand Guignol
D Rouge-Noir
15. Whom did George I succeed as monarch?
A William III B Charles II C Queen Anne D James II