General Knowledge Quiz
1. Of which country is the Baht the monetary unit?
A Thailand B Burma C Bangladesh D Vietnam
2. In which country can the Jumna River be found?
A India B Congo C Pakistan D Brazil
3. In which year did Sitting Bull die?
A 1830 B 1910 C 1890 D 1930
4. Which essayist and dramatist, founder of The Tatler and The Spectator, also wrote the play The Funeral?
A Sir Robert Peel B Sir Richard Steele C Sir Howard Roberts D Sir Michael Robb
5. Which actress played Dorothy in the US sitcom Golden Girls?
A Roseanne Arthur B Bea Arthur C Cybil Arthur D Iris Arthur
6. Which new film stars Amandla Stenberg as one of a group of interred teens in a future where the old fear and imprison the young?
A The Fastest Minds B The Darkest Minds C The Bleakest Minds D The Lightest Minds
7. What colour is the pigment vermilion?
A Green B Yellow C Blue D Red
8. By what name was the apatosaurus formerly known?
A T-rex B Velociraptor C Brontosaurus D Stegasaurus
9. With which artistic movement were Salvador Dali, Joan Miro and Rene Magritte associated?
A Impressionism B Surrealism C Cubism D Abstract Expressionism
10. Which actor who starred in The Singing Detective received a knighthood in the 1998 New Year Honours list?
A Richard Gambon B John Gambon C Thomas Gambon D Michael Gambon
11. How is a cranefly commonly known?
A Horsefly B Daddy-longlegs C Housefly D Bluebottle
12. In which year did the Jodrell Bank telescope become operational?
A 1947 B 1967 C 1957 D 1977
13. Which American popular novelist died in October 1997 at the age of 81?
A Harold Robbins B Ernest Hemingway C George Steinbeck D Arthur Hailey
14. On which river does the French city of Chartres stand?
A River Seine B River Eure C River Rhine D River Loire
15. Which of the Mitford sisters married the British Fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley?
A Nancy B Jessica C Deborah D Diana