General Knowledge Quiz

1. Which British poet is best known for his translation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam?

A Rudyard Kipling

B Lord Tennyson

C Percy Bysshe Shelley

D Edward Fitzgerald

2. In which palace was Mary Queen of Scots born?

A Buckingham

B St. James Palace C Hampton Court D Linlithgow

3. According to Greek legend which son of Daedalus was killed when the sun melted his wings? A Oedipus

B Peleus

C Menelaus

D Icarus

4. Who played Lois Lane in TV’s The New Adventures of Superman?

A Teri Hatcher

B Halle Berry

C Gwyneth Paltrow

D Amy Adams

5. Which American city do the Hanson brothers come from? A New York

B Tulsa

C Los Angeles

D Denver

6. Which 2021 US superhero film starring Henry Golding is a reboot of the G.I. Joe film series?

A Jolt

B Boss Level

C Snake Eyes

D Black Widow

Henry Golding See Question 6

7. Which mathematician invented logarithms?

A John Napier

B Archimedes

C Wilhelm Gottfried Leibnitz

D Sir Isaac Newton

8. In which year did Mastermind begin?

A 1963

B 1972

C 1981

D 1969

9. Which Polish trade union confederation was led by Lech Walesa?

A Solidarity

B Unity

C Freedom

D Charity 10. Which British mezzo-soprano was made a Dame in 1976?

A Janet Rogers

B Janet Ricardi

C Janet May

D Janet Baker

11. Which Italian composer was rumoured to have poisoned his rival Mozart?

A Rossini

B Puccini

C Verdi

D Salieri

12. Which German philosopher cowrote The Communist Manifesto with Friedrich Engels?

A Engels

B Nietzsche

C Lenin

D Marx

13. When was Count von Zeppelin’s first airship built? A 1900

B 1871

C 1916

D 1923

14. Who is the host of the Antiques Roadshow?

A Sandi Toksvig

B Matt Baker

C Fiona Bruce

D Jay Blades

15. Which stimulant is found in coffee and tea?

A Nicotine

B Caffeine

C Tannin

D Guarana