GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 In theatre if you played the Dane which Shakespearean role would you have taken on?
A Hamlet B Oberon C Othello D Prospero
2 Which actress was born Harlean Carpenter?
A Greta Garbo B Katharine Hepburn C Marilyn Monroe D Jean Harlow
3 What sort of creature is a firecrest?
A Bird B Snake C Lizard D Continental squirrel
4 Who had a top ten hit single in 1974 with Kissin’ In The Back Row Of The Movies?
A The Pretenders B The Dreamers C The Drifters D The Preachers
5 In Greek mythology; who was the goddess of the moon; sometimes identified with Artemis?
A Idaea B Laodamia C Helena D Selene
6 Which song by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds is used as the opening theme tune to the BBC show Peaky Blinders?
A The Weeping Song B We Are Not Alone C Red Right Hand D Death Is Not The End 7 Who is the patron saint of children?
A St Nicholas B St Mark C St John D St Thomas
8 What is the capital city of the island of Corsica?
A Calvi B Porto-Vecchio C Bastia D Ajaccio
9 Which actor is shrunk and injected into Martin Short’s body in the 1987 comedy Innerspace?
A Dennis Quaid B Kevin McCarthy C Bruce Willis D Steve Guttenberg 10 Which group released an album entitled Radiator in 1997?
A Blur B Oasis C Cast D Super Furry Animals
11 Of which two empires was Constantinople the capital
A Byzantine and Ottoman B Persian and Mongol C Russian and Spanish D Francia and Scythian
12 Which nation did Britain defeat in the Battle of the Nile of 1798?
A Egypt B Belgium C Iran D France
13 Which English queen was married to Lord Guildford Dudley?
A Elizabeth I B Victoria I C Lady Jane Grey D Mary Queen of Scots
14 Which domesticated member of the horse family is also known as an ass?
A Shire B Donkey C Shetland D Mule
15 What is a Buff Orpington?
A A breed of cow B A breed of sheep C A breed of fowl D A breed of dog