Western Daily Press (Saturday)
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 ITV Saturday night game show is hosted by Fleur East and Ashley Banjo?
A The Voice
B The Void
C The Cube
D The Chase
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. What is the largest known frog?
A Goliath frog B Giant frog C Titan frog D Bull frog
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