GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 Which combat sport takes place on a piste?
A Combat skiing B Snowboarding C Judo D Fencing
2 Which British poet wrote the verse autobiography Summoned by Bells?
A John Betjeman B Ted Hughes C Robbie Burns D Percy Bysshe Shelley
3 In which country is the city of Timisoara?
A Bulgaria B Turkey C Greece D Romania
4 What is a straight line from the centre of a circle to the circumference called?
A Pi B Radius C Diameter D Arc
5 What is a twayblade?
A A butterfly B An orchid C A rose D A spider
6 Which 2021 album by Justin Bieber featured the singles Holy, Lonely, Anyone, Hold On and Peaches?
A No Ice B Candice C Justice D Police 7 Which mission fortress at San Antonio in Texas was besieged by Mexican forces in 1836?
A The Panama B The Alamo C The Rio Grande D The Puchakha
8 What nationality was the psychiatrist and pioneer psychoanalyst Carl Gustav Jung? A Swiss B Bulgarian C English D German
9 What sort of creature is a greenshank?
A A frog B A caterpillar C A butterfly D A bird 10 Which sitcom was set in Hatley station?
A To the Manor Born B Dad’s Army C Fawlty Towers D Oh, Doctor Beeching!
11 Which daughter of Herodias called for the head of John the Baptist as a reward for her dancing? A Salmon B Salome C Sally D Saffron
12 Which Japanese city was largely destroyed by the first atomic bomb to be used in warfare? A Tokyo B Nagasaki C Yokohama D Hiroshima
13 On which soap did the alsatian dog Well ‘Ard feature?
A Brookside B Emmerdale C EastEnders D Coronation Street
14 Which ER star played an allergic ecologist in TV’s Northern Exposure?
A Edward Antoine B Anthony Edwards C Andrew Edmondson D Andy Trellis
15 Which animal is represented by the zodiac sign of Pisces?
A Lion B Crab C Fish D Goat