GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 Which British spy novelist wrote Smiley’s People and The Little Drummer Girl?
A John Pierre B Jean Reno C Jean Louis-Carre D John Le Carre
2 Which Bantu peoples of South Africa fought the British at the Battle of Rorke’s Drift?
A Hutus B Tutsis C Zulus D Malis
3 Who won the 1997 Formula One world drivers’ championship?
A Damon Hill B Michael Schumacher C David Coulthard D Jacques Villeneuve
4 Which cartoon canine helped the bungling Inspector Gadget to solve the mysteries?
A Brains B Spot C Woofy D Beethoven
5 At which French port did the British army make a spectacular retreat from the advancing German powers?
A Cherbourg B Dunkirk C Calais D Le Havre
6 For her role in which musical romantic drama film did Ariana DeBose win an Oscar at the 2022 Academy Awards?
A A Star Is Born B West Side Story C In The Heights D Aladdin 7 Who wrote the Just So Stories in 1902?
A A.A Milne B C.S Lewis C Rudyard Kipling D Robert Louis Stevenson
8 Which overweight pupil of Greyfriars School featured in stories by Frank Richards? A Billy Bunter B Tucker Jenkins C Fatty Arbuckle D Tubby Palmer
9 Who was the commander of Apollo 11? A Buzz Aldrin B Lance Gray C Martin Malone D Neil Armstrong 10 Which disc jockey/TV presenter created the character Captain Kremmen?
A Kenny Everett B Chris Evans C Steve Wright D Simon Mayo
11 Who had a top ten hit single in 1979 with If I Said You Have A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me? A Barry White B The Bellamy Brothers C Rod Stewart D David Essex
12 What name is given to an isolated mountain peak protruding through an ice sheet? A Glacial Peak B Morraine C Corrie D Nunatak
13 Who was the commander of Apollo 11? A Buzz Aldrin B Neil Armstrong C Lee Powers D Thomas McCarthy
14 Which American general’s ‘last stand’ was at the Battle of Little Bighorn? A General Robert Lee B General Eisenhower C General Sanders D General Custer
15 What are the names of the two FBI agents in The X-Files? A David Scully and Francesca
Mulder B Dana Scully and Fox Mulder C Danny Smith and Freddy Marx D Diana Scully and Frederick
Mulder