General Knowledge Quiz

1. What is the native religion of Japan?

A Buddhism

B Zen

C Taoism

D Shinto

2. What do Americans call eggplant?

A Aubergine B Pumpkin C Swede D Turnip

3. Which cricketer took four wickets in four balls in his debut match for Warwickshire?

A Shaun Pollock

B Andrew Caddick

C Shane Warne

D Darren Gough

4. In which popular U.S. sport do the Chicago Bulls play?

A American Football B Baseball C Basketball

D Ice Hockey

5. Which intellectual and cultural movement that began in 14th century Italy means “rebirth” in French?

A Dada

B Neo-classicism

C Renaissance

D Romanticism

6. Which 2021 comedy adventure film starring Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt and Jack Whitehall, is based on a Disney theme park attraction of the same name?

A Forest Freight

B Rainforest Ferry

C Tropical Voyage

D Jungle Cruise

Emily Blunt See Question 6

7. In which Bavarian village is a famous passion play performed? A Ausberg

B Ulm

C Regensburg

D Oberammergau

8. In which year did Oliver Cromwell die?

A 1701

B 1622

C 1658

D 1601

9. By what name was the actor and manager John Henry Brodribb better known?

A Sir Richard Irving

B Sir Henry Irving

C Sir Roger Irving

D Sir Thomas Irving 10. Who wrote the play Hay Fever? A Alan Bennett

B Noël Coward

C Oscar Wilde

D George Bernard Shaw

11. Who wrote the novels on which the TV series Cadfael was based? A Margaret Atwood

B Ellis Peters

C Danielle Steele

D Jilly Cooper

12. In what year did the Easter Rising take place in Dublin?

A 1918

B 1949

C 1967

D 1916

13. Which Russian composer wrote the opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk?

A Igor Stravinsky

B Jan Sweelinck

C Dmitri Shostakovich

D Peter Tchaikovsky

14. Which actor played Billy Bunter in the BBC series which ran intermittently between 1952 and 1962?

A Horace Rogers

B Gerald Campion

C Brian Champion

D Jean Champagne

15. Which major tourist centre and city in Spain was the birthplace of Pablo Picasso?

A Murcia

B Barcelona

C Malaga

D Madrid