GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 Who was the second US President?
A Thomas Jefferson B John Adams C John Quincey Adams D Thomas Jefferson
2 What is the ninth month of the Muslim year called?
A Kamadun B Frattadan C Ramadan D Eid
3 Which of the following works was composed by Vaughan Williams?
A The Barber of Seville B Turandot C Hugh the Drover D The New World Symphony
4 Which knighted British actor noted for his work in No Man’s Land and Home died in 1983?
A Sir Alec Guinness B Cary Grant C Sir Ralph Richardson D Sir Laurence Olivier
5 What is the Sunday before Easter called?
A Palm Sunday B Bloody Sunday C Whit Sunday D Mothering Sunday
6 Which song by US singersongwriter Taylor Swift reached no 3 in the UK charts and is the opening track of her 2020 album Evermore?
A Beech B Poplar C Willow D Ash 7 In which year did World War I start?
A 1913 B 1911 C 1918 D 1914
8 In Greek mythology who was the lover of Hero who swam to her across the Hellespont? A Phineus B Orpheus C Eurydice D Leander
9 Which German town is famous for its castle which was supposedly an escape-proof prisoner-of-war camp in World War II?
A Auschwitz B Beeritz C Colditz D Praditz 10 What was the name of the crew’s cat in the sci-fi horror Alien starring Sigourney Weaver?
A Jones B Smith C Whiskers D Ripley
11 Which artist won the 1997 Turner Prize?
A Gillian West B Gillian Wearing C Gillian Weaver D Gillian Wooly
12 Who succeeded Trygve Lie as secretary general of the United Nations?
A Dag Johannson B Dog Baarkson C Dug Wolfskjold D Dag Hammarskjold
13 Which vocalist released an album entitled Am I The Kinda Girl? in 1997?
A B C D
A B C D
Cathy Dennis Cathy Burke Cathy Parr Cathy Jackson
14 Which organ is stimulated by the drug digitalis?
Lungs Brain Heart Eyes
15 What is the national currency of Belize?
A Dollar B Pound C Franc D Guilder