General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which film starring Richard Dreyfuss marked the feature debut of Liv Tyler?
A Silent Fall
B Close Encounters of the Third Kind C The Goodbye Girl
D Quiz Show
2. At which English racecourse is the Grand National Steeplechase run?
A Epson
B Ascot
C Aintree
D Newmarket
3. Which ball game of North American origin is 10-a-side for men and 12-a-side for women? A Baseball
B Basketball
C American Football
D Lacrosse
4. Who starred as Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe in TV’s Wycliffe?
A Nigel Havers
B Robbie Coltrane
C David Jason
D Jack Shepherd
5. What name is given to the pupa of a butterfly?
A Physallis
B Crystalis
C Chrysalis
D Cabbalis
6. Which band, fronted by Brandon Flowers, released their seventh album Pressure Machine in 2021? A The Flaming Lips
B Arcade Fire
C Kings of Leon
D The Killers
7. Which survey of England was carried out by officials of William the Conqueror in 1086?
A The Magna Carta
B The Norman Book
C The Chronicles
D The Domesday Book
8. Who preceeded Fiona Bruce as presenter of BBC’s Antiques Roadshow?
A Hugh Scully
B Arthur Negus
C Angela Rippon
D Michael Aspel
9. Which German Nazi politician was the only prisoner in Spandau prison from 1966 until his suicide in 1987?
A Rudolf Hess
B Heinrich Himmler
C Herman Göring
D Joseph Goebbels 10. Who had a top ten hit single in 1985 with Every Time You Go Away?
A Paul Young
B Simon Fields
C David Essex
D Elton John
11. In Greek mythology who was the goddess of divine retribution? A Artemis
B Aphrodite
C Helena
D Nemesis
12. What nationality was painter El Lissitzky?
A Hungarian
B Russian
C Austrian
D Romanian
13. What was Billie Jean King’s maiden name?
A Moffitt
B Maurice
C Michael
D Mottle
14. Which Scottish Protestant reformer met John Calvin in Geneva?
A Peter Kennedy
B Billy Richards
C Michael McGrath
D John Knox
15. Which horse won the 2021 Cheltenham Gold Cup?
A Plus Tard B Native River C Al Boum Photo D Minella Indo