GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 Which Channel 5 music show was presented by Madness singer Suggs?
A Night Dance B Night Song C Night Fever D Night Fun
2 Which singer had a top ten hit single in 1978 with Hotlegs?
A Noddy Holder B Bruce Springsteen C Rod Stewart D David Bowie
3 Which battle took place on June 18th 1815?
A Jutland B Somme C Khartoum D Waterloo
4 What is the transparent outer layer at the front of the eyeball called?
A Retina B Iris C Pupil D Cornea
5 Who starred as the university drop-out in the eighties sitcom Shelley?
A Hywel Davies B Hywel Dennis C Hywel Bennett D Hywel Jones
6 Which series about a country vet was revived in 2020 with Nicholas Ralph and Samuel West?
A Heading Out
B All Creatures Great and
Small
C Peak Practice
D A Country Practice
7 What does an invertebrate lack?
A Brain B Legs C Ribs D Backbone
8 What is the oldest university in the USA?
A Yale University B Miskatonic University C Philadelphia University D Harvard University
9 Which Anglo-Saxon abbot wrote Catholic Homilies and Lives of the Saints?
A Aelfric B Alfred C Ethelred D Athelstan
10 Which car manufacturer made the Healey and Interceptor models?
A Jaguar B MV C Jensen D Triumph
11 Which disease characterised by stiffness and spasms is popularly called lockjaw?
A Foot and mouth disease B Sciatica
C Tuberculosis
D Tetanus
12 Which topical TV quiz returned for its 14th series in 1997?
A Have I Got News For You? B Never Mind the Buzzcocks C A Question of Sport
D They Think It’s All Over
13 Chat-show host Alan Partridge is a character played by which comedian?
A Harry Hill B Rory Bremner C Mike Reid D Steve Coogan
14 In which year did Edward VIII die?
A 1922 B 1942 C 1952 D 1972
15 What was the name of the dating agency that Alec Gilroy ran in Coronation Street?
A The Good Time dating agency B The Hot Stuff dating agency C The Golden Years dating agency
D The Looking 4 Love dating agency