GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ

1. Which perennial plant, whose leafstalks are cooked in desserts, has poisonous leaves?

A Rhubarb

B Gooseberry C Blackcurrant D Blueberry 2. Which bird lays the largest egg in relation to its own size?

A Emu

B Thrush

C Penguin

D Kiwi 3. With which musical instrument is Miles Davis chiefly associated?

A Saxophone

B Trumpet

C Electric Guitar

D Cello 4. Which Soldier, Soldier character was played by Sophie Heathcote?

A Michelle Jones B Rachel Stevens C Sandra Frost

D Tara Jenkins 5. What sort of creature is a painted lady?

A A fish

B A butterfly

C A bird

D A swan 6. Who was the queen consort of Edward VII? A Anne

B Alexandra

C Mary

D Victoria

Scarlett Johansson See Question 7 7. Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh star in which new superhero film directed by Cate Shortland?

A Green Dragon

B White Rose

C Black Widow

D Red Starling 8. Who played DI Jardine in Taggart?

A Jasper Carrot

B Robert Carlyle

C Robert Powell

D James Macpherson 9. Which American Football team did quarterback Joe Elway lead to victory in the 1998 Super Bowl?

A Green Bay Packers B Baltimore Colts

C Miami Dolphins

D Denver Broncos 10. At the end of which war was the Treaty of Sevres?

A The Great War

B World War Two

C The Napoleonic Wars D The Crimean War 11. What is a chital? A A dog

B A deer

C A bird

D An insect 12. Who was Britain’s Master of the Rolls from 1962 to 1982?

A Lord Snowdon

B Lord Archer

C Lord Balfour

D Lord Denning 13. In which Californian city is the Rose Bowl game played annually?

A San Diego

B Pasadena

C Los Angeles

D San Francisco 14. What is Britain’s only poisonous snake?

A Adder

B Cobra

C Python

D Mamba 15. What term was applied to the writers John Osborne, Kingsley Amis, John Braine and Colin Wilson?

A Angry Young Men B Happy Little Elves C Vicious Old Dogs

D Angry Old Men