General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which British band had a top ten hit single in 1986 with Happy Hour?
A R.E.M.
B The Housemartins
C The Smiths
D The Stone Roses
2. Who popularised the term Iron Curtain?
A Margaret Thatcher
B J.F. Kennedy
C Winston Churchill
D Dwight Eisenhower
3. Which TV actor starred in Heartbeat, The Gaffer and Oh No, It’s Selwyn Froggitt?
A Bill Maynard
B Nick Berry
C Brian Hunt
D Colin Firth
4. Of which country is the Kip the basic unit of currency?
A Laos
B Cambodia
C Thailand
D Japan
5. What part of the body is affected by dermatitis?
A The eyes
B The skin
C The heart
D The lungs
6. What was the title of Cliff Richard’s recently released 46th studio album, which coincided with the festive period?
A Swinging Christmas
B Christmas Knight
C Merry Cliffmas
D Cliff at Christmas
7. Which famous fictional detective was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
A Inspector Morse
B Inspector Hanaud
C Sherlock Holmes
D Miss Marple
8. The hit comedy Wayne’s World was a spin-off from which popular television series?
A Saturday Night Live
B The Cosby Show
C Cheers
D Happy Days
9. Who wrote The Time Machine and Kipps?
A C.S. Lewis
B Isaac Asimov
C H.G. Wells
D Joseph Conrad
10. What name is given to the arch in a theatre through which the audience views a play?
A Promethean arch
B Players arch
C Puerto Rican arch
D Proscenium arch
11. What name is given to any tree of the genus Fagus?
A Ash
B Beech
C Birch
D Poplar
12. What name is given to the decay of timber caused by cellulose-digesting fungi such as Serpula lacrymans?
A Fungi rot
B Ridgicasion
C Mushroom disease
D Dry rot
13. Performing which theatrical role is often referred to as playing the Dane?
A Hamlet
B Oberon
C Othello
D Prospero
14. Which actress was born Harlean Carpenter?
A Greta Garbo
B Katharine Hepburn
C Marilyn Monroe
D Jean Harlow
15. What sort of creature is a firecrest?
A A bird
B A snake
C A lizard
D A squirrel