General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which actor and theatre manager founded the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art? A Sir Cuthbert Seerholm Tree B Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree C Sir Richard Randall Tree D Sir Brian Blessed Tree
2. What land did the US buy from Russia in 1867?
A Afghanistan
B Alaska
C Hawaii
D Palmyra Islands
3. Who had a top ten hit single in 1990 with Hippy Chick?
A Soho
B East-17
C MC-Hammer
D Stone Roses
4. What are the aquatic larvae of frogs and toads called?
A Tadpoles
B Toadfish
C Tadfish
D Toadpoles
5. Which Liberal Prime Minister condemned Britain’s involvement in the Boer War as “barbarism”? A Asquith
B Gladstone C Campbell-Bannerman D Lloyd-George
6. Which new single from US rappers Kanye West and Lil Pump debuted at Number 3 in the UK charts?
A I Love It
B You Love It
C We Love It
D They Love It
7. What off-beat science-fiction series about time-travel starred Scott Bakula?
A Babylon V
B Deep Space Nine
C Quantum Leap
D Stargate SG1
8. Which famous Irish nationalist was killed in 1922 by republicans opposed to the partition treaty he helped to negotiate?
A Michael Collins
B Michael Flatley
C Michael McEwan
D Michael Dunlop
9. In Christian doctrine what name is given to the inherent wickedness of mankind occasioned by Adam’s fall?
A Original sin
B First evil
C Ultimate bad
D Sin of Satan 10. What sort of creature is a kakapo?
A A fish
B An mammal
C A snake
D A parrot
11. What is the religious practice of driving out evil spirits called? A Baptism
B Exorcism
C Expulsion
D Enlightenment
12. Which French novelist wrote the cycle La Comedie humaine? A Honore de Balzac
B Albert Camus
C Victor Hugo
D Yves Navarre
13. In which country is the city of Tijuana?
A Zaire
B Brazil
C Zimbabwe
D Mexico
14. What is the capital of the Republic of Congo?
A Agades
B Brazzaville
C Benguela
D Lagos
15. What sort of creature is a Tasmanian devil?
A A fish
B A spider
C A marsupial
D A beetle