GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ

1. Which US jazz singer became famous with the song A-tisket, A-tasket? A Ella Fredericks B Ella Fitzgerald C Ella Peters D Ella Moriss

2. What sort of instrument is a flageolet? 3. Which novelist wrote The Big Sleep and The Long Goodbye, both featuring the character of detective Philip Marlowe? A Raymond Chandler B Tom Clancy C Sir Arthur Conan Doyle D Agatha Christie

4. Who wrote Treasure Island? A R.L. Stevenson B A.A. Milne C J.R.R. Tolkien D C.S. Lewis

5. What sort of creature is a cockatiel? 6. Which film starring Colin Farrell chronicles the odyssey of 30 men and women sent into deep space in search of a new home? A Voyagers B Travellers C Trekkers D Nomads

Colin Farrell See Question 6

7. Which animal has red, grey and Arctic varieties? 8. In which South African township were over 60 demonstrators killed by the police in 1960? A Peterloo B Bakerville C Sharpeville D Shoretown

9. Which sultan of Egypt and Syria noted for his chivalry provoked the Third Crusade by his capture of Jerusalem? A Abdullah B Mohamed C Ali D Saladin 10. Which dramatist wrote Rookery Nook and Plunder? A Ben Travers B Ben Smith C Ben Rolton D Ben Geer

11. In what year did the Second World War begin? 12. Who starred as the Minister in Yes Minister? A Paul Smith B Paul Eddington C Paul Henry D Paul Tissington

13. What is the nickname of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No 3 in D? A The 3D Symphony B Polish Symphony C The Rock Symphony D The Bitter-Sweer Symphony

14. Which former prime minister was appointed as legal protector of Princes William and Harry? A Margaret Thatcher B John Major C Edward Heath D Jim Callaghan

15. Whoopi Goldberg made her film debut in which drama, based on a novel by Alice Walker? A The Color Purple B Jumpin’ Jack Flash C Ghost D Diary of an African Nun