General Knowledge Quiz
1. In Greek mythology how are Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos better known?
A The Furies B The Argonauts C The Gorgons D The Fates
2. Which member of The Goons presented Potty Time?
A Spike Milligan B Harry Secombe C Michael Bentine D Peter Sellers
3. Which actress played Hamish Macbeth’s girlfriend Isobel in the BBC series?
A Shirley Fredricks B Shirley Temple C Shirley Henderson D Shirley Dee
4. Which fictional hero was created by Baroness Orczy?
A Robinson Crusoe
B Mr Darcy
C Oliver Twist
D The Scarlet Pimpernel
5. Which cat has served as Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office since 2011?
A Larry B Humphrey C Felix
D Leo
6. Helen Hunt played Jamie Buchman in which 1980s-90s US TV sitcom?
A Mad About You
B Mad About the Boy C Man About the House D Full House
7. What is the professional organisation of British magicians called?
A The Magic Alliance B The Magic Circle C The Magician’s Ring D The Magic Gathering
8. Which Australian vocalist duetted with Keith Washington on the 1991 top ten hit single If You Were With Me Now?
A Dannii Minogue B Natalie Imbruglia C Kylie Minogue D Gina G
9. Which TV series featuring a mythical Midlands police force was a spin-off of Z Cars?
A Softly, Softly B The Bill C Midlands Beat D M Cars
10. Which actress loses her head in the grisly crime thriller Seven?
A Kim Basinger B Jennifer Connelly C Gwyneth Paltrow D Cameron Diaz
11. What is the point of infinite density at the centre of a black hole called?
A Multiplicity B Divinity C Singularity D Infinite mass
12. Of which creature is Psittacus erithacus the talkative variety?
A Canary B Magpie C Blackbird D Parrot
13. Which English cartoonist was best known for his illustrations for Lewis Carroll’s Alice books?
A Sir John Tennyson B Sir John Thompson C Sir John Tenniel D Sir John Tristram
14. Which British Pre-raphaelite artist painted Christ in the House of his Parents?
A Sir John Everett Millais B Sir James Everett Milton C Sir Jim Earnest Mcdonald D Sir John Mathew Oakes
15. What name is given to a plant that grows on another plant for support in a non-parasitic way?
A Phlytite B Mytite C Epiphyte D Ossosyte