General Knowledge Quiz

1. Which Biblical book mentions ‘A land flowing with milk and honey’?

A Genesis

B Exodus

C Job

D Numbers

2. Who had a number one hit single in 1980 with The Tide Is High?

A Blondie

B Lulu

C Cindy Lauper

D Cher

3. Of which country is Sfax the second largest city?

A Turkey B Tunisia C Libya D Borneo

4. Who was the supreme creator god in Norse mythology?

A Odin

B Loki

C Fingol

D Thor

5. Who presents the BBC programme Question Time?

A Sophie Raworth B Fiona Bruce C Laura Kuenssberg D Reeta Chakrabarti

6. Ana Matronic and Jake Shears were singers in which American band?

A The Pointer Sisters

B Scissor Sisters

C Shakespears Sister

D Sister Sledge 7. Who defeated Mike Tyson in 1997 and had part of his ear bitten off in the process?

A Lennox Lewis

B Evander Holyfield

C Frank Bruno

D Johnny Disalvo

8. Which Points of View presenter always signed off with a wink?

A Fern Britton B Carol Vorderman C Jane Morris D Anne Robinson

9. Which German artist pioneered the artistic technique of grattage? A Amedee Ozenfant

B Peter Rubens

C Max Ernst

D Gustav Klimt 10. Eleanor of Castile was queen consort to which king?

A Edward I

B Henry II

C Richard IV

D Henry V

11. Who co-wrote the four Claudine novels?

A Claudette

B Colette

C Colliere

D Caroline

12. What is the Spencer family home in Northamptonshire called? A Sandringham

B Althorp

C Hampton Court

D Burghley House

13. Lost in Translation, starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson, was set in which city? A Tokyo

B New York

C London

D Paris

14. Which English Protestant produced the first complete English translation of the Bible in 1535?

A Jon Proctor

B James Fairn

C Jonathan Bailey

D Miles Coverdale

15. Which Neighbours character was played by Todd Macdonald?

A Toadfish Rebecchi B Harold Bishop C Jim Robinson D Darren Stark