General Knowledge Quiz
1. What was the ruling dynasty of France from 987 to 1328?
A The Capetians
B The Montagues
C The Bourbons
D The Valois
2. Which Newsnight veteran ‘swang’ over to Tomorrow’s World?
A Jeremy Paxman
B Peter Snow
C Carol Vorderman D Raymond Baxter
3. Which houses contested the Wars of the Roses?
A Lancaster and York B Windsor and York C Plantagenet and Stuart D Saxe-Coburg and Windsor
4. What does the French expression ‘hors de combat’ mean?
A Hours of combat
B War horse C Battle-scarred
D Out of condition to fight
5. From which country does Capodimonte porcelain come?
A France
B Spain
C Turkey
D Italy
6. Which recent Channel 5 drama stars Jill Halfpenny as Jodie, who becomes convinced that a local teenager is her long presumeddead son?
A The Vanished B Unforgotten C Dark Water D The Drowning
7. Which former Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman released an album entitled Blue Moon?
A Carl Fogarty
B Peter Fogerty
C John Fogerty
D Francis Fogerty
8. By what name do we know the bird sturnus vulgaris?
A Sparrow
B Starling
C Blue tit
D Robin
9. Who was the first prime minister of independent India?
A Jawaharlal Patel
B Jawaharlal Nehru
C Jawaharlal Odedra
D Jawaharlal Gandhi
10. Which actor/dancer was born Frederick Austerlitz?
A Fred Astaire
B Sidney Poitier
C Fatty Arbuckle
D Warren Beatty
11. The 25th Academy Awards held in 1953 saw which actor win an Oscar for his role in High Noon?
A John Wayne
B Lloyd Bridges
C Thomas Mitchell
D Gary Cooper
12. What name is given to a pilchard less than one year old?
A Sild
B Tuna
C Trout
D Sardine
13. How many legs does a scorpion have?
A Six
B Four
C Ten
D Eight
14. Which pop group comprised John Lennon; Paul McCartney; George Harrison and Ringo Starr?
A The Rolling Stones
B The Beach Boys
C The Kinks
D The Beatles
15. Which poet’s middle name was Bysshe?
A Susan
B Shaun
C Shelley
D Samuel