General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which country did Margaret Maid of Norway rule between 1286 and 1290?
A England B Wales C Scotland D Norway
2. Adam’s needle and Spanish bayonet are members of which genus of succulent plants?
A Yucca B Pine C Palm D Oak
3. Which season of the church year begins on the Sunday nearest St Andrew’s Day?
A Lent B Advent C Pentecost D Easter
4. With which art form do you associate Louis Daguerre?
A Photography B Action Painting C Junk Art D Sculpture
5. Which radioactive element has the symbol Pa?
A Promethium B Palladium C Protactinium D Plutonium
6. Which fantasy drama set in Elizabethan London and starring Teresa Palmer and Matthew Goode has returned for a second series on Sky 1?
A The Magicians B A Discovery of Witches C The Witcher D Jessica Jones
7. Which Brookside character was played by Bill Dean?
A Jimmy Corkill B Sinbad C Mick D Harry Cross
8. Critically acclaimed documentary March of the Penguins is narrated by which American actor?
A Harrison Ford B George Clooney C Morgan Freeman D Al Pacino
9. Which US author wrote BUtterfield 8 and Pal Joey?
A John Steinbeck B Mark Twain C John O’Hara D Joseph Heller
10. Which fish’s young include alevins and smolts?
A Tuna B Trout C Salmon D Shark
11. Which Canadian theorist wrote The Medium is the Message and The Gutenberg Galaxy?
A Marshall Douglas B Marshall Franklin C Marshall Mathers D Marshall McLuhan
12. Who was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 to 1649?
A James I B Charles I C Charles II D James II
13. Which great river flows through China, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam to the South China Sea?
A Daba Shan B Mekong C Ulungur D Kerulen
14. Who created Winnie The Pooh?
A C.S. Lewis B Enid Blyton C A.A. Milne D Robert Louis Stevenson
15. What name is given to small immature fruits of the cucumber used for pickling?
A Courgettes B Gherkins C Pickles D Marrow