General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which Venetian painter of the Renaissance gave his name to a shade of red?
A Titian
B Raphael
C Leonardo
D Michelangelo
2. How are artists Proesch and Passmore better known?
A James and Phillip
B John and James
C Gilbert and George
D Thomas and Trevor
3. In which field was English physicist William Henry Fox Talbot primarily regarded as a pioneer?
A Film
B Photography
C Television
D Sound Recording
4. Which Chris Rea album featured a collaboration with Shirley Bassey?
A La Pression
B L’Amour
C La Passione
D La Bouche
5. Who played ‘Poison Pearce’ in the ITV drama series London’s Burning?
A Mitchell Warner
B Richard Gracy
C Michael Barry
D Michael Garner
6. Newsreader Clive Myrie is to be the new presenter of which longrunning BBC1 quiz show?
A Pointless
B Mastermind
C University Challenge
D Have I Got News for You
7. Who was Poet laureate from 1972 to 1984?
A Ted Hughes
B Sir John Betjeman
C Seamus Heaney
D Laurence Sail
8. Filipino, the official language of the Philippines, is a standardised form of which native language?
A Madrog
B Tagalog
C Rogaloo
D Fangalot
9. Who played the protagonist in the BBC’s 1997 adaptation of Henry Fielding’s classic comic novel The History of Tom Jones A Foundling?
A Max Hastings
B Max Beesley
C Max Doohan
D Max Clifford
10. What is the capital of the state of Tennessee?
A Dallas
B Washington
C Nashville
D Atlanta
11. What does Rene Descartes’ famous statement “Cogito ergo sum” mean?
A Rank imposes obligation
B Of his own accord
C The reason for existence
D I think therefore I am
12. Who directed all three of the Back to The Future films starring Michael J Fox?
A Steven Spielberg
B Joe Dante
C George Lucas
D Robert Zemeckis
13. Which royal figure is credited with popularising the Christmas tree in Britain?
A George IV
B Prince Albert
C Victoria I
D Edward VII
14. Which French city was besieged by the English until the arrival of Joan of Arc?
A Limoges
B Paris
C Rouen
D Orleans
15. Which Italian composer wrote the opera Lucia di Lammermoor?
A Puccini
B Donizetti
C Verdi
D Toscanini