General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which Shakespeare play contains the line “As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods”?
A Macbeth B Othello C King Lear D Hamlet
2. Of which province of China is Changsha the capital?
A Hunan B Chongqing C Qinghai D Nanjing
3. What is the collective noun used to describe a group of crows?
A Murder B Flock C Gaggle D Moot
4. Which carbohydrate is also known as milk sugar?
A Lactose B Sucrose C Glucose D Fructose
5. What name is given to the demarcation line between North and South Korea agreed at the Yalta Conference?
A The 38th parallel B The 2nd parallel C The 100th parallel D The 97th parallel
6. Gary Barlow and Dannii Minogue are among the judges on which BBC talent show?
A Let it Shine B Pray C The Circus D Rule the World
7. Who picked up a Best Director Oscar in 1998 for his film Titanic?
A Ridley Scott B Steven Spielberg C James Cameron D Anthony Minghella
8. In which country is Lake Como?
A USA B Canada C Italy D Russia
9. Which actress was quoted for saying: “I was Snow White – but I drifted”?
A Marilyn Monroe B Mae West C Simone Signoret D Gloria Swanson
10. What is the national currency of Panama?
A Peso B Renminbi C Kyat D Balboa
11. Who was the chief conductor of the London Promenade Concerts from 1957 to 1967?
A Sir Malcolm Sargent B Sir Jonathan Sargent C Sir Fredrick Sargent D Sir Boris Kerensky
12. What sort of creature is an anaconda?
A A monkey B A lizard C A bird D A snake
13. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers teamed up for the first time in which movie?
A Top Hat B Shall We Dance C Carefree D Flying Down to Rio
14. In which Dickens book would you find the character Job Trotter?
A Pickwick Papers B Oliver Twist C Bleak House D Great Expectations
15. In which 2000 sci-fi film, directed by Brian De Palma, did Gary Sinise play astronaut Jim McConnell, who was embarking upon an interplanetary rescue assignment?
A Mission to Planet Impossible B Mission to Pluto C Mission to the Moon D Mission to Mars