General Knowledge Quiz
1. In which US state is Princeton University?
A Kentucky
B Oregon
C New Jersey
D Maine
2. Which Bob Dylan song gave Cher and The Byrds top ten hits in 1965?
A All I Really Want To Do
B The Times They Are A-Changin’ C It Ain’t Me Babe
D Blowin’ in the Wind
3. What sort of animal is a kob? A Monkey
B Snake
C Antelope
D Lion
4. Which Home Improvement star played Michael Cromwell in the film Jungle 2 Jungle?
A Tim Allen
B Robert Redford
C Chevy Chase
D Mike Myers
5. What nationality was guitarist Django Reinhardt?
A Belgian
B Austrian
C German
D Swiss
6. John Cena is among the cast of which film comedy about three firefighters who rescue a trio of unruly children?
A Fire Raising
B Playing with Fire
C Under Fire
D Fighting Fire
Alison Steadman See Question 15
7. Which Anglo-Saxon thane led a raid on Peterborough Abbey in 1070 as a protest against William I?
A Edgar the Quake
B Lear the Mighty
C Harolthwaite the Martyr D Hereward the Wake
8. Which former Auf Wiedersehen, Pet actor played Jacob Collins in ITV’s late nineties series The Grand?
A Tim Beale
B Tim Healy
C Tim Robson
D Tim Harold
9. What is the most common cause of blindness in the world? A Trachoma
B Accidents
C Cataracts
D Malaria 10. Which countries play cricket for the Ashes?
A England and Australia B Pakistan and India
C Sri Lanka and India
D South Africa and Australia
11. Who won the men’s 100m at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992? A Michael Johnson
B Linford Christie
C Carl Lewis
D Colin Edwards
12. What part of a horse’s leg extends from the fetlock to the hoof?
A Rancon
B Master
C Bridle
D Pastern
13.Which British novelist wrote Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders?
A Charles Dickens
B Daniel Defoe
C Robert Louis Stevenson
D JRR Tolkien
14. What is the longest suspension bridge in the USA? A Verrazano-Narrows
B Golden Gate
C Royal Gorge
D Upper-State
15. Alison Steadman and Adrian Lester are among the cast of which new BBC One drama about the inhabitants of four flats in a house in Manchester?
A Flats
B Sick of It
C Ghosts
D Life