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 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. Alice Levine and Maya Jama are the hosts of which new social media-based reality series on Channel 4? A The Ring B The Circle C The Square D The Triangle 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 REM B INXS C Blondie D Oasis 13. Who hosted the satirical quiz show Have I Got News For You? from 1990-2002? 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