General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which film-maker wrote the screenplay for the 1983 version of Scarface directed by Brian De Palma?
A Oliver Stone
B Quentin Tarantino
C George Lucas
D Ron Howard
2. Which prime minister took Britain into the Second World War?
A Winston Churchill
B David Lloyd George C Ramsay MacDonald
D Neville Chamberlain
3. Which infectious disease may be treated with quinine?
A Typhoid
B Malaria
C Rabies
D Influenza
4. Which hill in County Meath was the seat of the early Irish kings?
A Tara
B Kippure
C Trostan
D Keeper
5. In what year did the Falklands War take place?
A 1985
B 1979
C 1982
D 1980
6. What is the title of 2019 Mercury Prize winner Dave’s latest single?
A Doctor Y
B Sir Z
C Professor X
D Mister T
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7. What are Limburger and Camembert?
A Cheeses
B Breeds of dog
C French pop bands
D Types of wine
8. Which illustrator, who died in 1901, was noted for her drawings of children in books such as Under The Window?
A Kate Runaway
B Kate Greenaway
C Katy Hill
D Katherine Greene
9. Which British dramatist wrote The Lady’s Not For Burning?
A Joe Orton
B Christopher Fry
C Terence Rattigan
D William Wycherley 10. What is the name of the popular heroine of the Tomb Raider computer games?
A Lara Croft
B Lucy Cox
C Leia Crow
D Laura Crox
11. For which section of society does the charity Shelter campaign?
A The mentally ill
B Abused women
C Stray dogs
D The homeless
12. How do we know the colourful bird Erithacus rubecula?
A Blue tit
B Canary
C Parrot
D Robin
13. Which conspirator was caught red handed in a cellar in November 1605?
A Louis Pasteur
B Robert Catesby
C Guy Fawkes
D John Fawkner
14. Which member of the Beatles married Yoko Ono?
A Paul McCartney
B Ringo Starr
C George Harrison
D John Lennon
15. Who is co-hosting a new series of BBC Two’s Amazing Hotels: Life beyond the Lobby with Giles Coren?
A Gregg Wallace
B John Torode
C Alex Polizzi
D Monica Galetti