General Knowledge Quiz
1. Who wrote the play Popcorn?
A Ben Elton B Rowan Atkinson C Stephen Fry D Alan Bennett
2. Which Scottish rock group released an album entitled Some Other Sucker’s Parade?
A Garbage
B The Bay City Rollers
C The Proclaimers
D Del Amitri
3. Which hobbit in The Lord of the Rings was given the ring, only to find out that he must destroy it?
A Bilbo
B Sam
C Frodo
D Merry
4. Which Canadian novelist wrote The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz?
A Mordecai Trisler
B Mordecai Worcei
C Mordecai Proslei
D Mordecai Richler
5. What is a John Dory?
A A fish
B A butterfly C A dog
D A beetle
6. Bryan Ferry fronted which band whose hit singles include Virginia Plain?
A Roxy Music B Procul Harum C Yes
D Def Leppard
Bryan Ferry See Question 6.
7. Which Only Fools and Horses star played Blanco in the classic comedy series Porridge?
A David Jackson
B David Jason
C David Johnson
D David Jules
8. What name is given to the Roman Catholic dogma stating that the Virgin Mary was conceived free from original sin? A The Perfect Birth
B The Divine Conception
C The Immaculate Conception D The Deic Implantation
9. The armistice of 1918 between Germany and the Allies and that of 1940 between France and Germany were both signed where? A At the Brandenburg Gate
B At the Arc de Triomphe
C On a railway carriage in a clearing D On a destroyer in the North Sea 10. Which British music-hall comedian was known as “the prime minister of mirth”?
A Robert Phoney
B George Robey
C Edward Roberts
D Richard Miles
11. In cricket, what does lbw stand for?
A Leg Before Wicket
B Late Break Wicket
C Leg Bowled Wicket
D Low Broken Wicket
12. Which dramatist, composer and actor wrote the plays Blithe Spirit and The Vortex?
A Tennessee Williams
B Oscar Wilde
C George Bernard Shaw
D Sir Noel Coward
13. What is the most commonly spoken language in Quebec?
A English
B Portugese
C Spanish
D French
14. Which British prime minister began privatising nationalised industries in the 1980s?
A John Major
B Tony Blair C Margaret Thatcher D Frank Dobson
15. On which date is the Christian feast of Epiphany celebrated?
A February 18th B August 24th C January 6th D June 13th