General Knowledge Quiz
1 Who played Robbie Turner, one of the main protagonists of the 2007 film Atonement?
A Tom Hardy B James McAvoy C Benedict Cumberbatch
2 Which Charles Dickens novel begins “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…”?
A Oliver Twist B Great Expectations C A Tale of Two Cities
3 With whom did Michael Jackson duet on the 1982 hit The Girl is Mine?
A Paul McCartney B Elton John C Stevie Wonder
4 Which mammals belong to the order chiroptera, which comes from the Greek for ‘hand wings’?
A Bats B Sloths C Squirrels
5 In which ocean is the Bay of Bengal?
A Pacific B Atlantic C Indian
6 Dan Aykroyd is hosting which new Sky History series about bizarre things, people and inventions?
A Dan Aykroyd: Mythbuster B The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd C Dan Aykroyd’s Eccentrics
7 Saltram House, Killerton and A la Ronde are all historical properties in which county?
A Devon B Cornwall C Somerset
8 What was the surname of Louisa May, the American author of Little Women?
A Austen B Brontë C Alcott
9 Which Shakespeare comedy, involving separated siblings and mistaken identity, is subtitled ‘or, What You Will’?
A Twelfth Night B Much Ado About Nothing C A Midsummer Night’s Dream
10 In which activity do participants use GPS to track down hidden containers containing small trading items?
A Orienteering B Geocaching C Fell running
11 In which decade was the first automated cash dispenser installed in the UK?
A 1950s B 1960s C 1980s
12 In which European capital can you find the Charles Bridge, Astronomical Clock and King Wenceslas Square?
A Brussels B Prague C Vienna
13 What is made or sold by a milliner?
A Hats B Shoes C Purses
14 Perfect Peter is the younger brother of which unruly TV and literary children’s character?
A Matilda B Dennis the Menace C Horrid Henry
15 Which Blondie hit begins “Once I had a love and it was a gas”?
A Heart of Glass B Rapture C Call Me
16 Which classic Children’s TV character lived in a picnic basket and had friends called Teddy and Looby Loo?
A Andy Pandy B Sooty C Paddington Bear
17 What name is given to a cocktail made with orange juice and tequila on a layer of grenadine?
A Tequila Sunrise B Mojito C Margarita
18 Goodison Park is the home ground of which football club?
A Everton B Manchester United C Liverpool
19 What type of creature was 1970s TV cartoon character Hong Kong Phooey?
A Cat B Mouse C Dog
20 In humans, what is the name of the large teeth found in the back of the mouth and used for grinding food?
A Canines B Molars C Incisors