GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1. Which TV entertainment show with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore was a cult hit and first featured the characters Dud and Pete?
A The Goons B Monty Python’s Flying Circus C Not Only...But Also D Nearly But Not Quite
2. On what island did Napoleon die in exile?
A Cyprus B Malta C Elba D St Helena
3. Who directed both American Pie in 1999 and American Dreamz in 2006?
A James B Rogers B Jesse Dylan C Amy Heckerling D Paul Weitz
4. In which children’s programme did the Why Bird appear?
A Sesame Street B Dungeons and Dragons C Happy Days D Playdays
5. What sort of a bird is a wryneck?
A Woodpecker B Robin C Kingfisher D Sparrow
6. What was the title of Phil Collins’ first solo UK No.1 hit, in December 1982?
A Two Hearts B A Groovy Kind of Love C Another Day in Paradise D You Can’t Hurry Love
7. What is a Pirani gauge used to measure?
A Low gas pressures B Temperature C Acidity D Noise levels
8. From which musical does the song Send In The Clowns come?
A Calamity Jane B A Little Night Music C Seven Brides for Seven Brothers D Oklahoma!
9. In the USA which national holiday falls on 4 July?
A Thanksgiving B Remembrance Day C Independence Day D Washington’s Day
10. In which English county are Ipswich and Lowestoft?
A Suffolk B Norfolk C Cambridgeshire D Leicestershire
11. Who was the first Democratic American president?
A John Quincy Adams B James Monroe C James Madison D Andrew Jackson
12. Who was Hero’s lover?
A Demeter B Andromeda C Merope D Leander
13. Who presented TV’s Celebrity Ready Steady Cook?
A Fern Britton B Jilly Goolden C Delia Smith D Jane Asher
14. What was the theatrical profession of Joseph Grimaldi?
A Dancer B Clown C Comedian D Actor
15. Of which metal is haematite the principal ore?
A Iron B Silver C Platinum D Tungsten