General Knowledge Quiz

1. What is the anticlimax of a sudden descent from the sublime to the commonplace called? A Anabasis B Bowdlerise C Antithesis D Bathos 2. In which country is the city of Meerut, where a famous mutiny began in 1857? A India B Pakistan C Afghanistan D Russia 3. Which of the Channel Islands is the largest by area? A Alderney B Guernsey C Jersey D Sark 4. Which British actor played Robert McCall in The Equalizer? A Dudley Moore B Edward Woodward C Roger Moore D Sean Connery

5. Who wrote the novel Washington Square?

A Henry Irving B Henry Thomas C Henry Wallace D Henry James 6. Which 2014 hit by Taylor Swift is about her indifference to her detractors and their negative view of her image? A Shake it Off B Let it Go C Forget it D Shrug it Off

Taylor Swift See Question 6. 7. What sort of creature is a shiih-tzu?? A A cat B A dog C A snake D A rat 8. What is a comic old woman in pantomime usually played by a man called? A A hag B A dame C A crone D A madame 9. Which famous white marble mausoleum in Agra was built by Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife? A The Ranjah Mahal B The Punjab Mahal C The Taj Mahal D The Raj Mahal 10. What is the largest marsupial mammal? A Red kangaroo B Grizzly bear C Giraffe D Elephant 11. Which country attacked Pearl Harbor in the Second World War? A Germany B USA C Japan D Italy 12. In what year was the Lockerbie bombing? A 1992 B 1983 C 1979 D 1988 13. Which pop legend released the single Seven Years In Tibet? A Elvis Presley B Jim Morrison C David Bowie D Mick Jagger 14. Of which fruit is the plantain a subspecies? A Apple B Banana C Strawberry D Melon 15. In mammals, what is the name for the region of the body extending from the lower surface of the diaphragm to the pelvis? A Thorax B Stomach C Rib cage D Abdomen