GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1. Which American pioneer and folk hero colonised Kentucky? A Daniel Best
B Daniel Blake
C Daniel Badon
D Daniel Boone
2. On which river does Washington DC stand?
A Missouri River B Potomac River C Columbia River D Tennessee River
3. Which island in New York Harbor served as a reception centre for immigrants between 1892 and 1943?
A Providence Island B New Haven
C Ellis Island D Albany Island
4. Which King of the Scots defeated the English forces at Bannockburn in 1314?
A William Wallace B James I C Macbeth D Robert the Bruce
5. What name is given to a wine bottle that holds the equivalent of two normal bottles?
A Magnum
B Spectrum
C Diablo
D Jeroboam
6. Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen recently returned to which iconic lifestyle series?
A Grand Designs
B DIY SOS
C Changing Rooms
D Ground Force
7. Which British poet wrote the verse satire Don Juan?
A Lord Tennyson B Lord Byron C Rudyard Kipling D Matthew Arnold
8. What sort of creature is a cougar?
A A feral dog
B A carnivorous monkey C A poisonous snake
D A wild cat
9. Tyncastle Park is the home ground of which Scottish football club?
A Hibs B Hearts C Rangers D Motherwell
10. Of which country was Peter the Great emperor?
A Russia B China C France D Prussia
11. Which band had a top ten hit single in 1988 with Left To My Own Devices?
A Pet Shop Boys B U2
C R.E.M.
D The Smiths
12. Which French playwright wrote Le Misanthrope?
A Victor Hugo B Molière C Eugene Ionesco D Albert Camus
13. Steven Spielberg won his first ‘Best Director’ Oscar for which film?
A Schindler’s List B Saving Private Ryan C Raiders of the Lost Ark D Minority Report
14. Which flower does the spice saffron come from?
A Orchid B Crocus C Nasturtium D Poppy
15. Which US state is known as the Heart of Dixie?
A South Carolina B Alabama C Louisiana D Virginia