General Knowledge Quiz
1. Who wrote The Hunting of the Snark?
A Lewis Carroll
B Robert Burns
C Dylan Thomas
D Seamus Heaney
2. Which common garden bird has the Latin name Parus caeruleus?
A Swallow
B Thrush
C Blue tit
D Sparrow
3. Which metal is symbolised by the letters Co?
A Carbon
B Copper
C Chromium
D Cobalt
4. Which TV presenter was married to the late Mike Smith? A Sarah Greene
B Ulrika Johnson
C Carol Vorderman
D Leslie Ash
5. Who presented the 1980s panel show You Must Be Joking?
A Michael Barrymore B Clive Anderson C Clive James
D Terry Wogan
6. Which BBC2 sitcom starred Ed Westwick as the head of a doubleglazed windows sales team, with former Inbetweeners cast members Joe Thomas and James Buckley?
A White Gold
B Sold
C Zapped
D The Commuter
Ed Westwick See Question 6.
7. Michael Crawford got the
chance to be a high-flying superhero in which 1981 Disney adventure?
A Barnum!
B The Rocketeer
C Condorman
D The Phantom
8. Which British poet and critic wrote the play All for Love and the verse satire Absalom and Achitophel?
A E.M. Forster
B John Dryden
C H.G. Wells
D Joseph Conrad
9. What is recorded using a sphygmomanometer?
A Heartbeat
B Brain activity C Blood pressure D Blood sugar levels 10. Which TV vet was trampled by a herd of sheep?
A Phillip Herriot
B James Herriot
C Thomas Herriot
D William Herriot
11. How many symphonies did Beethoven complete?
A Nine
B Five
C Twelve
D Six
12. With which orchestra was Hungarian-born conductor George Szell chiefly associated?
A London Philharmonic Orchestra B New York State Orchestra C Hungarian National Orchestra D Cleveland Orchestra
13. What is the highest peak in the Alps?
A Mt Pelvoux
B Mte Rosa
C Gross Glockner
D Mont Blanc
14. In which war did the Battle of Sedan take place?
A Crimean War
B The Hundred Years War C Franco-Prussian War D The First World War
15. Who stars as the budding wizard Harry Potter in the films based on J.K. Rowling’s popular novels?
A Rupert Grint
B Ewan McGregor
C Harry Melling
D Daniel Radcliffe