General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which Venetian painter of the Renaissance gave his name to a shade of red?
A Titian
B Raphael
C Leonardo
D Michelangelo
2. How are artists Proesch and Passmore better known?
A James and Phillip
B John and James
C Gilbert and George
D Thomas and Trevor
3. In which field was English physicist William Henry Fox Talbot primarily regarded as a pioneer?
A Film
B Photography
C Television
D Sound Recording
4. Which Chris Rea album featured a collaboration with Shirley Bassey?
A La Pression
B L’Amour
C La Passione
D La Bouche
5. Who played ‘Poison Pearce’ in the TV series London’s Burning?
A Mitchell Warner
B Richard Gracy
C Michael Barry
D Michael Garner
6. Which new film stars Margot Robbie, Nicole Kidman and Charlize Theron as the three women who set out to expose Fox News CEO Roger Ailes for sexual harassment?
A Bombshell
B Underwater
C Knives Out
D Jojo Rabbit
7. Who was Poet Laureate from 1972 to 1984?
A Ted Hughes
B Sir John Betjeman
C Seamus Heaney
D Lawrence Sail
8. Filipino the official language of the Philippines is a standardised form of which native language?
A Madrog
B Tagalog
C Magyar
D Silbo
9. Who played the protagonist in the BBC’s 1997 adaptation of Henry Fielding’s classic comic novel The History of Tom Jones
A Foundling? A Max Hastings
B Max Beesley
C Max Doohan
D Max Clifford
10. What is the capital of the state of Tennessee?
A Dallas
B Washington
C Nashville
D Atlanta
11. What does Rene Descartes’ famous statement “Cogito ergo sum” mean?
A Rank imposes obligation
B Of his own accord
C The reason for existence
D I think therefore I am
12. Who directed all three of the Back to The Future films starring Michael J Fox?
A Steven Spielberg
B Joe Dante
C George Lucas
D Robert Zemeckis
13. Which royal figure is credited with popularising the Christmas tree in Britain?
A George IV
B Prince Albert
C Victoria I
D Edward VII
14. Which French city was besieged by the English until the arrival of Joan of Arc?
A Limoges
B Paris
C Rouen
D Orleans
15. Which Italian composer wrote the opera Lucia di Lammermoor?
A Puccini
B Donizetti
C Verdi
D Toscanini