General Knowledge Quiz
1. Who wrote the opera Hary Janos?
A Zoltan Kodaly
B Bedrich Smetana C Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart D Bela Bartok
2. In which century was Mary I Queen of England?
A 16th
B 15th
C 14th
D 17th
3. Who was the first Roman emperor?
A Caesar
B Caius
C Augustus
D Lepidus
4. What were the Transformers? A Mutants
B Monsters
C Ghosts
D Robots
5. In which English county is the country house Dorneywood?
A Hertfordshire B Northamptonshire C Leicestershire D Buckinghamshire
6. Which new ITV crime drama based on the novels of Peter James stars John Simm and Richie Campbell?
A Traces
B Grace
C Keeping Faith
D Finding Alice
7. Which Australian-born actor wrote the autobiography My Wicked Wicked Ways?
A Paul Hogan
B Barry Humphries
C Errol Flynn
D Warren Beatty
8. Of which South American republic is Paramaribo the capital? A Guyana
B Venezuela
C Suriname
D Honduras
9. Which composer’s Adagietto from his 5th Symphony was used in the film Death In Venice?
A Gustav Mahler
B Ludwig van Beethoven
C Andrea Gabrieli
D Antonin Dvorak
10. Which nation have been the football World Cup’s runners-up the most times?
A England
B Brazil
C West Germany/Germany
D Italy
11. What does CJD stand for? A Cranium-Joinery Disease B Caspian-Johnson Disease C Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease D Crusoe-James Disease
12. What is the capital of Fiji? A Guava
B Suva
C Maka
D Java
13. In what town is the Australian soap Home and Away set?
A Summer Bay
B Erinsborough
C Oakey
D Pleasure Beach
14. What name is given to a boat whose hull is raised out of the water by foils when moving at speed?
A Speed Boat
B Hydrofoil
C Hydrojet
D Wavebreaker
15. Who wrote the opera Aida? A Puccini
B Bizet
C Verdi
D Mozart