Western Daily Press (Saturday)
General Knowledge Quiz
1. In which English county is the market town of St Austell?
A Devon
B Dorset
C Cornwall
D Sussex
2. Cybill Shepherd made her big-screen debut in which highlyacclaimed drama directed by Peter Bogdanovich?
A Taxi Driver
B At Long Last Love
C The Last Picture Show
D Alice
3. Which British motorcyclist won nine world championships in the 1960s?
A Joey Dunlop
B Mike Hailwood
C Barry Sheene
D Carl Fogarty
4. What sort of creature is a wisent?
A A weasel
B A water bird C A bison
D A lizard
5. Diplopia is the technical name for which medical disorder?
A Short sightedness B Double vision C Long sightedness D Colour blindness
6. John Mills played the title role in which 1970s sci-fi TV drama?
A Doctor Who
B The Invisible Man C Quatermass D The Prisoner
7. Which US president pursued a programme of social reform called the Fair Deal?
A Dwight D. Eisenhower
B Harry S.Truman
C Herbert Hoover
D Franklin D. Roosevelt
8. In which part of the body can the cochlea be found?
A The back
B The nose
C The ear
D The heart
9. With which American orchestra was Eugene Ormandy chiefly associated?
A New York Orchestra
B Seattle Orchestra
C Chicago Orchestra
D Philadelphia Orchestra 10. What is the legion etrangere? A The French foreign legion
B The Stranger’s Legion
C The Legion of Stranglers
D The Strange Legion
11. Of which coniferous tree are there Scots and bristlecone varieties?
A Spruce
B Redwood
C Oak
D Pine
12. From which continent does the vicuna come?
A South America
B Asia
C Europe
D Africa
13. What name is given to the style of architecture, furniture making and decorative art prevalent in England from 1714 to 1830?
A Georgian
B Baroque
C Jacobean
D Gothic
14. After which war was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
A The Second World War
B The Crimean War
C The Gulf War
D The First World War
15. In German folklore which river nymph of the Rhine lures sailors to destruction?
A Lorelei
B Andvari
C Caedmon
D Yggdrasil