General Knowledge Quiz
1. Who had a number one hit with Three Steps to Heaven in 1960? A Eddie Cochran B Buddy Holly C Everly Brothers D Billy Fury
2. What sort of creature is a cassowary? A A bird B A rodent C A lizard D A fish
3. Which instrument is featured in Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez? A Piano B Saxophone C Violin D Guitar
4. Who was the subject of the original ‘warts and all’ portrait? A Elizabeth I B Victoria I C Queen Elizabeth II D Oliver Cromwell
5. Who might issue a bull or an encyclical?
A The King B The Queen C A Librarian D The Pope
6. Which comedienne has been taking her friends, including Scarlett Moffatt, on an adventure around Britain in the Channel 4 show Trip Hazard: My Great British Adventure? A Sarah Pascoe B Susan Calman C Rosie Jones D Aisling Bea
7. Which poet wrote The Lake Isle of Innisfree? A T.S. Eliot B Rudyard Kipling C Gerard Manley Hopkins D W.B. Yeats
8. Which wooded plateau in France, Belgium and Luxembourg was the scene of heavy fighting in both World Wars? A Massif Central B Mons C Westerwald D Ardennes
9. Who composed the operas Rigoletto, Il Trovatore and La Traviata? A Giacomo Puccini B Henry Purcell C Giuseppe Verdi D Ludwig Van Beethoven
10. Which British novelist wrote The Go-Between? A David Hartley B LP Hartley C JR Hartley D Gabriel Harvey
11. In Sabrina the Teenage Witch what is the name of her sarcastic black cat? A Salem B Lucifer C Satan D Merlin
12. Which former Burmese prime minister seized power in a 1962 coup? A Ne Win B Cho Hin C Mao Kan D Li Wan
13. Which Channel 4 film review show celebrated its 100th programme in 1997? A Movietime B Moviewatch C Cinetime D Filmwatch
14. What nationality was the clown Charlie Cairoli? A Italian B Hungarian C French D Russian
15. Which US economist wrote Capitalism and Freedom? A Maynard Keynes B Milton Friedman C Bill Freeman D Boris Kerensky