GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1. Who had a UK No.1 hit with Three Steps to Heaven in 1960?
A Eddie Cochran B Buddy Holly C Everly Brothers D Billy Fury
2. Which wooded plateau in France, Belgium and Luxembourg was the scene of heavy fighting in both World Wars?
A Massif Central B Mons C Westerwald D Ardennes
3. Which instrument is featured in Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez?
A Piano B Saxophone C Violin D Guitar
4. Who was the subject of the original ‘warts and all’ portrait?
A Elizabeth I B Victoria I C Queen Elizabeth II D Oliver Cromwell
5. Who might issue a bull or an encyclical?
A The King B The Queen C A Librarian D The Pope
6. Meghan Trainor has been among the judges for which TV talent show recently?
A Last Choir Standing B The X Factor C The Voice UK D Let It Shine
7. Which poet wrote The Lake Isle of Innisfree?
A TS Eliot B Rudyard Kipling C Gerard Manley Hopkins D WB Yeats
8. What sort of creature is a cassowary?
A A bird B A rodent C A lizard D Afish
9. Who composed the operas Rigoletto, Il Trovatore and La Traviata?
A Giacomo Puccini B Henry Purcell C Giuseppe Verdi D Ludwig Van Beethoven
10. Which British novelist wrote The Go-Between?
A David Hartley B LP Hartley C JR Hartley D Gabriel Harvey
11. In Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, what is the name of her black cat ‘familiar’?
A Salem B Lucifer C Satan D Merlin
12. Which former Burmese prime minister seized power in a 1962 coup?
A Ne Win B Cho Hin C Mao Kan D Li Wan
13. Which Channel 4 film review show celebrated its 100th programme in 1997?
A Movietime B Moviewatch C Cinetime D Filmwatch
14. What nationality was the clown Charlie Cairoli?
A Italian B Hungarian C French D Russian
15. Which US economist wrote Capitalism and Freedom?
A Maynard Keynes B Milton Friedman C Bill Freeman D Boris Kerensky