General Knowledge Quiz
1. Who wrote The Hunting of the Snark?
A Lewis Carroll
B Robert Burns
C Dylan Thomas
D Seamus Heaney
2. 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
3. What is the highest peak in the Alps?
A Mt Pelvoux
B Mte Rosa
C Gross Glockner
D Mont Blanc
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 common garden bird has the Latin name Parus caeruleus?
A Swallow
B Thrush
C Blue tit
D Sparrow
7. Who directed actors including Ron Howard and Harrison Ford in the 1973 coming-of-age comedy film American Graffiti?
A George Lucas
B Steven Spielberg
C Stanley Kubrick
D Martin Scorsese
8. Which metal is symbolised by the letters Co?
A Carbon
B Copper
C Chromium
D Cobalt
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. 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
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. What was the title of US singer Jennifer Lopez’s first UK Number One single, in January 2001?
A Jenny From the Block
B I’m Real
C Waiting For Tonight
D Love Don’t Cost a Thing