General Knowledge Quiz
1. How many events are there in the decathlon in athletics?
A Ten B Eight C Twelve D Six
2. Which English caricaturist and author wrote the novel Zuleika Dobson?
A Lawrence Durrell B Anthony Powell C Sir Max Beerbohm D Ronald Firbank
3. Of which ancient people was Cerdic the ruler?
A Jutes B Saxons C Goths D Vandals
4. Which David Frost programme was sometimes abbreviated to TW3?
A This Week - 3 Hour Special B That Was The Week That Was C The Third World D The World, This Week, That Was
5. King Juan Carlos’s wife is the daughter of which country’s former king?
A Turkey B Spain C Monaco D Greece
6. Café Society, with a cast that includes Steve Carell and Kristen Stewart, is the latest movie from which writer/director?
A Wes Anderson B Woody Allen C Terry Gilliam D Ben Stiller
7. Who was the last Stuart monarch?
A William III B Queen Anne C Charles II D James II
8. What nationality was the philosopher Soren Kierkegaard?
A Danish B Finish C Swedish D Norwegian
9. Which of the following birds is native to Africa?
A Ostrich B Emu C Kiwi D Cassowary
10. Who played Cathy Gale in TV’s The Avengers?
A Honor Blackman B Tracy Blackman C Jane Blackman D Trudy Blackman
11. Who presented the natural history series The Living Planet and Life in the Freezer?
A Richard Attenborough B David Bellamy C David Attenborough D Terry Nutkins
12. During which decade of the 20th Century was the Russian army easily defeated by the Japanese?
A 1910s B 1900s C 1920s D 1930s
13. Which British prime minister was assassinated in the House of Commons by John Bellingham in 1812?
A Lord Grenville B William Pitt C George Canning D Spencer Perceval
14. Who wrote the novel Sense and Sensibility?
A Jane Austen B Elizabeth Gaskell C William Thackeray D Louisa May Alcott
15. What was the title of the chief magistrate of Venice from about 697 AD?
A Don B Drake C Drayton D Doge