The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 What is the approximate orbital period of Halley’s Comet?
A 90 years B 24 years C 76 years D 140 years
2 Who played the title role in the TV series Sharpe?
A Sean Bean B Colin Firth C Robert Carlyle D Nick Berry
3 Which British round-the-world yachstman turned back into a force-nine gale to rescue French competitor Raphael Dinelli during a race in 1997?
A Ross Peters B Pete Goss C Sam Gross D Peter Moss
4 Who became first secretary of the Soviet Communist Party and prime minister after Stalin’s death?
A Nicholas Milyukov B Mikhail Gorbachev C Nikita Khruschev D Georgi Malenkov
5 Who founded the Grey Friars in 1209?
A St Francis of Assisi B St Thomas of Assisi C St Peter of Assisi D St John of Assisi
6 Starring Saoirse-Monica Jackson, the award-winning Channel 4 series Derry Girls is set in which decade?
A 1980s B 1970s C 1990s D 1960s 7 What sort of creature is a bagworm?
A Caterpillar B Moth C Mollusc D Ant
8 What is the more common name of Schubert’s Symphony No 8 in B Minor?
A The Perfect Symphony B The Unchained Symphony C The Bitter Sweet Symphony D The Unfinished Symphony
9 Which US rock band had a top twenty hit single in 1992 with Lithium?
A Smashing Pumpkins B Metallica C Aerosmith
D Nirvana 10 In what type of dance are zapateados performed?
A Waltz B Madison C Charleston D Flamenco
11 In which city was TV’s Taggart set?
A London B Manchester C Glasgow D Cardiff
12 Which metal, which is a liquid at room temperature, has the symbol Hg?
A Iodine B Bromine C Mercury D Hydrogen
13 Who wrote The Heart is a Lonely Hunter and The Ballad of the Sad Cafe?
A Carson McCullers B Carson Mathews C Carson Moone D Carson Manson
14 Which river passes through Tonbridge; Maidstone; Rochester; Chatham and Gillingham?
A River Ouse B River Nene C River Thames D River Medway
15 Which Swiss author wrote the play The Fire Raisers and the novel Stiller?
A Maxim Gorki B Jean Sibelius C Albert Camus D Max Frisch