General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which partnership wrote the musicals Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita? A Simon and Garfunkel B Rice and Lloyd Webber C Gilbert and Sullivan D Reece and Lloyd George 2. What is the name of the snooper who peered Through the Keyhole for David Frost? A James Phillips B Kelsey Grammer C Loyd Grossman D John Snow
3. What sort of creature is a booby?
A A seabird B A jellyfish C A monkey D A dog 4. Which group released the album Mouth to Mouth in 1997? A The Smiths B The Lemonheads C Radiohead D The Levellers
5. Chris Isaak’s hit single Wicked Game featured in which David Lynch film?
A Mulholland Drive B Wild at Heart C The Straight Story D Blue Velvet 6. Which Richard Osman game show shares its name with a 1987 American neo-noir heist-thriller film starring Lindsay Crouse and Joe Mantegna? A Pointless B House of Games C Two Tribes D Prize Island
7. What is a shaddock?
A A citrus tree B A deep-sea fish C A goblin D A fishing net 8. What name is given to the slab discovered in Egypt in 1799 which became the key to deciphering hieroglyphics? A Ankara Stone B Ka’thum Stone C Rosetta Stone D Nylarthrotep Stone
9. Which song, sung at the Last Night of the Proms, is Thomas Arne’s most famous work?
A God Save the Queen B Rule, Britannia! C Land of Hope and Glory D Ode to Joy 10. Which fish-eating seabird with a brightly coloured bill has the Latin name Fratercula arctica? A Pelican B Penguin C Osprey D Puffin 11. Who had a number one hit single in 1956 with Just Walkin’ In The Rain? A Sugar Ray B Lionel Ray Ritchie C Ritchie Johnson D Johnnie Ray 12. Which British airship crashed on a flight to India in 1930? A P-45 B Me109 C Z1 D R101 13. Of which New York theatre workshop was Lee Strasberg artistic director? A Actors Studio B Painters Studio C Writers Studio D Musicians Studio 14. In Greek mythology, which nymph faded away until only her voice remained? A Peuce B Echo C Selene D Tisiphone
15. Who was the second US President?
A George Washington B John Adams C John Quincy Adams D Thomas Jefferson