General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which US boxer did Prince Naseem Hamed defeat in 1997 to add the IBF featherweight title to his WBO title?
A Tom Jones
B Tom Johnson
C Tomas Johansson
D Tom Priar
2. In which popular US sport do the Los Angeles Kings play?
A American football B Baseball C Basketball
D Ice hockey
3. With which branch of the arts is Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres associated?
A Painting
B Poetry
C Scuplture
D Composer
4. By what name is the constellation Crux also known?
A Little Bear B Southern Cross C Leo
D Northern Cross
5. The gourde is the national currency of which country?
A Morocco B Haiti C Egypt D France
6. Which US science fiction horror drama TV series starring Winona Ryder is set in the 1980s in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana?
A Twin Peaks
B Stranger Things
C Supernatural
D Eerie, Indiana 7. What number is represented by the Roman numeral L?
A 50
B 100
C 10
D 40
8. Which Latin poet wrote the Ars amatoria and the Metamorphoses?
A Euclid
B Livy
C Ovid
D Plato
9. With which football team did Sir Stanley Matthews begin and end
his playing career?
A Manchester City
B Manchester United
C Stoke City
D West Ham United 10. What was the title of the album released by U2 in 1997?
A Pop
B Bang
C Crackle
D Snap
11. Of which 80s pop group was Morrissey lead singer?
A The Levellers
B The Pretenders
C The Smiths
D The Stone Roses
12. Which one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles wore a blue mask and was the leader?
A Leonardo
B Raphael
C Donatello
D Michelangelo
13. Which Dorset town was known as Casterbridge in Thomas Hardy’s novels?
A Dorchester
B Poole
C Weymouth
D Blandford Forum
14. Who was the female member of Three of a Kind?
A Tracey Paxman B Tracey Slater C Tracey Fuller D Tracey Ullman
15. By what name is the common bird Passer domesticus better known?
A House sparrow
B Starling
C Robin
D Pigeon