Ruislip & Eastcote & Northwood Gazette
General Knowledge Quiz
1. What is the approximate orbital period of Halley’s Comet?
A 90 years
B 24 years
C 76 years
D 140 years
2. Who played the title role in the TV series Sharpe?
A Sean Bean B Colin Firth C Robert Carlyle D Nick Berry
3. Which British round-the-world yachstman turned back into a force-nine gale to rescue French competitor Raphael Dinelli during a race in 1997?
A Ross Peters
B Pete Goss
C Sam Gross
D Peter Moss
4. Who became first secretary of the Soviet Communist Party and prime minister after Stalin’s death?
A Nicholas Milyukov B Mikhail Gorbachev C Nikita Khruschev D Georgy Malenkov
5. Who founded the Grey Friars in 1209?
A St Francis of Assisi B St Thomas of Assisi C St Peter of Assisi D St John of Assisi
6. Which new sci-fi thriller film starring Chris Hemsworth and Miles Teller is based on a dystopian short story by George Saunders?
A The Lottery
B Spiderhead
C Nightfall
D Love Letter
7. What sort of creature is a bagworm?
A A caterpillar B A moth
C A mollusc D An ant
8. What is the more common name of Schubert’s Symphony No 8 in B Minor?
A The Perfect Symphony B The Unchained Symphony C The Bitter Sweet Symphony D The Unfinished Symphony
9. Which US rock band had a top twenty hit single in 1992 with Lithium?
A Smashing Pumpkins B Metallica C Aerosmith
D Nirvana
10. In what type of dance are zapateados performed?
A Waltz
B Madison
C Charleston
D Flamenco
11. In which city was TV’s Taggart set?
A London B Manchester C Glasgow D Cardiff
12. Which metal, which is a liquid at room temperature, has the symbol Hg?
A Iodine B Bromine C Mercury D Hydrogen
13. Who wrote The Heart is a Lonely Hunter and The Ballad of the Sad Cafe?
A Carson McCullers B Carson Mathews C Carson Moone D Carson Manson
14. Which river passes through Tonbridge, Maidstone, Rochester, Chatham and Gillingham?
A River Ouse B River Nene C River Thames D River Medway
15. Which Swiss author wrote the play The Fire Raisers and the novel Stiller?
A Maxim Gorki B Jean Sibelius C Albert Camus D Max Frisch