Western Daily Press (Saturday)
General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which wizard in Lord of the Rings bred his own race from orcs and men before being defeated by the Ents?
A Sauron
B Gandalf
C Saruman
D Morgorth
2. In which country can koalas be found in the wild?
A Brazil
B Madagascar
C Australia
D Mexico
3. In which US state was the marine preserve that was home to Flipper?
A California
B Oregon
C Florida
D South Carolina
4. What was the title of the album released by Blur in 1997?
A Country House
B Blur
C Park Life
D Modern Life Is Rubbish
5. In which continent is the Kalahari Desert situated?
A Asia
B Europe
C North America D Africa
6. Rylan Clark-Neal hosts which ITV2 show that was originally presented by Dale Winton?
A Hole in the Wall
B The Crystal Maze C Supermarket Sweep
D Ready Steady Cook
7. What was a farthingale? A A hooped petticoat
B A English garden bird
C A lace summer hat
D A wax jacket
8. Which German battleship sunk HMS Hood?
A Bismarck
B Lusitania
C Wilhelm II
D Bavaria
9. Which three-piece boy band released an album entitled The Journey?
A East 17
B Take That
C Westlife
D 911 10. Where did Davy Crockett die? A At Little Big Horn
B In Alaska
C On the Lusitania
D At the Alamo
11. In which country are the Catskill Mountains found?
A China
B Ireland
C Scotland
D The USA
12. What is the stretch of mown grass between the tee and the green on a golf course called?
A Straightway
B Plainway
C Smoothway
D Fairway
13. From which country did Israel capture the Golan Heights?
A Iraq
B Iran
C Syria
D Jordan
14. What was the title of Del Shannon’s 1961 number one hit? A Castaway
B Runaway
C Walkaway
D Crawlaway
15. What was the name of the little girl who was sucked into the television set in Poltergeist?
A Betsy
B Karen
C Carol Anne
D Heather