General Knowledge Quiz
1. What was the name of Dr Evil’s cat in the Austin Powers films?
A Mr Bigglesworth
B Mini Meow
C Tiddles
D Whiskers
2. On which US tycoon’s life was Citizen Kane based?
A William Randolph Hearst B William Phillip Morris
C John Davison Rockefeller D James Monroe Rockefeller
3. Which fruit comes from the plant Ananas comosus?
A Plum
B Banana
C Orange
D Pineapple
4. What sort of creature is an oriole?
A A rodent
B A fish
C A bird
D A snake
5. Whom did Pilate set free instead of Jesus?
A Lazarus
B Barabbas
C Saul
D Judas Iscariot
6. Bill Nighy stars in which 2019 film as a father being reconnected with his missing son?
A This Year, Next Year
B Always Tomorrow
C Better Late Than Never D Sometimes Always Never
Barry Gibb See Question 15
7. Tom Cruise played which character in the sports drama film Days of Thunder?
A Charlie Babbit
B Steve Randle
C Ethan Hunt
D Cole Trickle
8. Who played Lucy Honeychurch in the 1986 Merchant-Ivory adaptation of E.M. Forster’s A Room with a View?
A Helena Bonham Carter
B Emma Thompson
C Kate Winslet
D Jemma Jones
9. Which mathematical instrument marked with logarithmic scales has been superseded by the electronic calculator?
A Swing rule
B Switch rule
C Swop rule
D Slide rule 10. Which Japanese currency unit is equal to 100 sen?
A Yin
B Yen
C Yan
D Yon
11. Which group released an album entitled Tellin’ Stories in 1997?
A The Bluetones
B Black Grape
C The Charlatans
D The Stone Roses
12. What is a score of two strokes under par for a hole of golf called? A A birdie
B A rookie
C An eagle
D A crowie
13. Which author made his name with the novel Go Tell It on the Mountain?
A Benjamin Zephaniah
B Frederick Baldwin
C James Baldwin
D James Taylor
14. Sphalerite is the principal ore of which metal?
A Iron
B Copper
C Silver
D Zinc
15. What is the title of the latest album from Barry Gibb, which features Bee Gees hits reimagined with country music singers?
A Greenfields
B Three Brothers
C First of May
D For Whom the Bell Tolls