GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 Which chess piece can move only one square at a time in any direction? A Pawn B Rook C Queen D King
2 Who wrote the Booker Prize-winning novel Regeneration? A Pat Barker B Penelope Lively C AS Byatt D Keri Hulme
3 What is a young hare called? A Lapin B Coney C Leveret D Kitten
4 Which imperial unit of weight is equal to 2240 pounds in its long form? A Ton B Megaton C Millton D Ten ton
5 To which family of fishes does the dab belong? A Tuna B Salmon C Shark D Plaice
6 Lesley Sharp stars as a police officer trying to find her missing lover in which recent Channel 4 drama series? A Now Leave B After You Live C When He Goes D Before We Die
7 What sort of creature is a greylag? A Goose B Squirrel C Rat D Garden Bird 8 Who wrote Breakfast at Tiffany’s? A Arthur Miller B John Wain C Truman Capote D Paul Scott
9 What was the first name of the Russian communist leader Lenin? A Josef B Alexei C Markov D Vladimir
10 In which Scottish castle was Princess Margaret born? A Glamis Castle B Edinburgh Castle C Dundee Castle D Galloway Castle 11 What sort of creature is a yellowhammer? A Frog B Toad C Insect D Bird
12 Who won the women’s singles title at the 1996 Australian Open tennis tournament? A S Graf B M Navratilova C A Sanchez D M Seles
13 What is the capital city of Cuba? A Havana B Holguin C Santiago de Cuba D Kingston
14 Who was the mythical son of Laius and Jocasta? A Heracles B Jason C Perseus D Oedipus
15 Who wrote the poem If? A W. H. Auden B Rudyard Kipling C A.A Milne D W.E. Henley