General Knowledge Quiz
1. Who played Joey in TV’s Friends?
A Mathew Perry B Matt LeBlanc C David Schwimmer D George Clooney
2. Who wrote the novel Doctor Zhivago?
A Boris Kamenev B Boris Zinoviev C Boris Pasternak D Boris Tolstoy
3. In Greek mythology which nymph was in love with the mortal Acis?
A Vesta
B Tithonus
C Galatea
D Eurus
4. Which Neighbours character was played by Eliza Szonert?
A Lucy Robinson B Libby Kennedy C Hannah Martin D Danni Stark
5. Which great Greek dramatist wrote the plays Medea, Electra and The Trojan Women?
A Homer B Aeschylus C Euripides D Sophocles
6. John Craven, Matt Baker and Ellie Harrison are among the presenters of which long-running rural and agricultural show on BBC One
A This Country
B Countrywise
C Escape to the Country D Countryfile
Tom Grennan See Question 15
7. Which poet and artist wrote The Book of Nonsense and popularised the limerick?
A C.S. Lewis B Rudyard Kipling C Dylan Thomas D Edward Lear
8. Which breed of dog has border and bearded varieties?
A Alsatian
B Dalmatian
C Collie
D Spaniel
9. What was the title of the last album released by the Australian rock band INXS before the death of their lead singer Michael Hutchence?
A Beautifully Wilted
B Delicately Falling
C Elegantly Wasted
D Finely Balanced 10. Who painted the Rokeby Venus?
A Hals
B Lebrun
C Mantegna
D Velazquez
11. What sort of creature is a taipan?
A A monkey
B A salamander
C A snake
D A spider
12. Which British composer wrote The Midsummer Marriage and The Knot Garden?
A William Schwenck Gilbert B Michael Tippett
C Arthur Sullivan
D Andrew Lloyd Webber
13. What is the name of Mario’s green brother in Nintendo’s popular computer game?
A Wario
B Ricardo
C Pablo
D Luigi
14. What is the general name for a fungus that forms a thin white coating on plants?
A Fairy mist B Cuckoo spit C Mildew D Ragwort
15. What is the title of the latest album from British singer Tom Grennan, which recently topped the UK charts?
A Chatsworth Road
B Cassland Road
C Evering Road
D Amhurst Road