General Knowledge Quiz
1. What type of creature is a fritillary?
A Butterfly B Bird C Ant D Snake
2. What was the first active communications satellite? A Mir
B Alpha IV
C Telstar
D Inmarsat
3. Who won Best British Female Solo Artist at the 1997 Brit Awards?
A Alanis Morrisette B Gabrielle C Louise
D Macy Gray
4. In which year did Jamaica become independent?
A 1942
B 1922
C 1902
D 1962
5. Which king was married to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon? A George IV
B George V
C George VI
D Edward VII
6. Michael Brandon and Glynis Barber played the eponymous mismatched detectives in which 1980s TV crime drama?
A Cagney & Lacey
B Dempsey & Makepeace
C Turner & Hooch
D Starsky & Hutch
7. By what name was the Russian city of St Petersburg known from 1924 to 1991?
A Stalingrad
B Petrograd
C Leningrad
D Moscow
8. In the Old Testament, who made the Golden Calf which was destroyed when his brother Moses returned from Mount Sinai?
A Jacob
B Job
C Aaron
D David
9. Which Saint’s feast day falls on 11th November?
A St. John
B St. George
C St. Patrick
D St. Martin 10. Which billionaire oil heir and philanthropist was granted British citizenship in 1997?
A G Frank Getty Sr
B P Petty Gaul Jr
C S Samuel Jackson Jr
D J Paul Getty Jr
11. Which Glaswegian rock group released an album entitled 0141 632 6326 in 1997?
A Garbage
B Travis
C Del Amitri
D Gun
12. Which island was the first place of exile of Napoleon I of France?
A Cyprus
B Malta
C Sicily
D Elba
13. Which group had a 1980 hit with Dance Yourself Dizzy?
A Quick Silver
B Liquid Metal
C Liquid Gold
D Gold Run
14. Which prime minister made Queen Victoria Empress of India? A Lord Salisbury
B Gladstone
C Disraeli
D Peel
15. Tahar Rahim and Jenna Coleman are among the stars of which new BBC1 crime drama based on real events of the 1970s?
A The Serpent
B The Watch
C Des
D Small Axe