General Knowledge Quiz
1. What sort of creature is a nyala?
A A lion B An antelope C A tiger D An ox 2. Which former silver-mining town in Arizona is famous for the gunfight at the OK Corral in 1881? A Tombstone B Tucson C Winslow D Phoenix 3. During which Crimean War Battle did the Charge of the Light Brigade take place? A Sevastopol B Balaclava C Inkerman D Alma 4. In which study was Jeremy Bentham widely regarded as an expert in 1748-1832? A Law B Philosophy C Mathematics D Chemistry
5. Who wrote the opera Prince Igor?
A Richard Wagner B Wolfgang Mozart C Alexander Borodin D Ludwig van Beethoven 6. Which star of The Fast Show appeared with Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson in Gold’s whodunit comedy caper Murder, They Hope? A Paul Whitehouse B Charlie Higson C John Thomson D Arabella Weir 7. What is the name of the giant American actor who played ‘Jaws’ in two Bond movies? A Richard Prior B Richard Burton C Richard Kiel D Richard Wallace 8. What was the name of Leslie Neilson’s clumsy cop charcater in the Naked Gun films? A Frank Drebin B Ed Hocken C John McClane D Axel Foley
9. Which English Restoration dramatist wrote The Man of Mode?
A Sir James Ether B Sir Randall Mode C Sir William Ether D Sir George Etherege 10. Which poet is buried in a country churchyard in Stoke Poges? A Thomas Gray B Sir John Betjemen C Sylvia Plath D Lord Tennyson 11. Who wrote the novel Fair Stood the Wind for France? A HE Bates B Jane Austen C William Thackeray D WH Auden 12. Which organ produces insulin? A Pancreas B Heart C Brain D Kidney 13. Which composer wrote the operettas Orpheus in the Underworld and La Vie Parisienne? A Wagner B Offenbach C Puccini D Bizet 14. What is the best selling single of all time? A Bing Crosby’s I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas B Meat Loaf’s Bat out of Hell C Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody D Elton John’s Candle in the Wind ‘97 15. Which saucy play followed Horner in his quest for women? A A Midsummer Night’s Dream B The Revenger’s Tragedy C Measure for Measure D The Country Wife