General Knowledge Quiz
1. In which country can koalas be found in the wild?
A Brazil
B Madagascar
C Australia
D Mexico
2. In which US state was the marine preserve that was home to Flipper the dolphin?
A California
B Oregon
C Florida
D South Carolina
3. What was the title of the album released by Blur in 1994?
A Country House
B Parklife
C Leisure
D Modern Life Is Rubbish
4. In which continent is the Kalahari Desert situated?
A Asia
B Europe
C North America
D Africa
5. What is a farthingale? A A hooped petticoat
B An English garden bird C A lace summer hat
D A wax jacket
6. Which 2018 Oscar-winning film stars Mahershala Ali as pianist Don Shirley and Viggo Mortensen as Tony Lip?
A Green Book
B If Beale Street Could Talk
C A Star is Born
D BlacKkKlansman
7. Which German battleship sank HMS Hood in 1941?
A Bismarck
B Lusitania
C Wilhelm II
D Bavaria
8. Which three-piece boy band released an album entitled The Journey?
A East 17
B Take That
C Westlife
D 911
9. Where did Davy Crockett die? A At Little Bighorn
B In Alaska
C On the Titanic
D At the Alamo 10. In which country are the Catskill Mountains found?
A China
B Ireland
C Scotland
D The USA
11. What is the stretch of mown grass between the tee and the green on a golf course called?
A Straightway
B Plainway
C Smoothway
D Fairway
12. In which Asian country is the city of Aleppo?
A Iraq
B Iran
C Syria
D Jordan
13. What was the title of Del Shannon’s 1961 UK No.1 hit? A Castaway
B Runaway
C Walkaway
D Crawlaway
14. What was the name of the little girl who was sucked into the TV set in the 1982 film Poltergeist? A Betsy
B Karen
C Carol Anne
D Heather
15. What is the native religion of Japan?
A Buddhism
B Zen
C Taoism
D Shinto