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General Knowledge Quiz

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1. Who was Australian PM from 1949-66? A Sir Robert Menzies B Sir Robert Peel C Sir Robert Salisbury D Sir Robert Maxwell 2. Which French composer wrote the opera Carmen? A Puccini B Dvorak C Bizet D Brahms 3. What was Hank’s 12-year-old son called in TV’S King of the Hill? A Hank Junior B Frank C Chip D Bobby 4. What was the family name of the owners of the Ponderosa ranch in the US western series Bonanza? A Cartwright B Earp C Cassidy D Ewing 5. Of which country was Nikita Khrushchev prime minister from 1958 to 1964? A Soviet Union B Poland C Finland D Norway 6. David Tennant is playing the neighbour of a lesbian couple who are considerin­g having a child in which new film? A Her, Him and Them B Us or Them? C You, Me and Him D Is it Him? 7. Which name was given by Thor Heyerdahl to the balsawood raft on which he travelled from Peru to the Tuamotu islands? A Ron-juko B Hoko-poco C Kon-tiki D Coki-poki 8. Which English mathematic­ian is considered to be the ‘father of computing’? A Charles Babbage B Tim Berners-lee C James Martin D Alan Turing 9. Which system of alternativ­e medicine was developed by German physician Samuel Hahnemann? A Homeopathy B Acupunctur­e C Aromathera­py D Hypnosis treatment 10. Which former Chancellor of the Exchequer’s middle name is Winston? A David George B Douglas Hurd C Denis Healey D Norman Lamont 11. Which British publisher founded the Left Book Club? A Victor Hugo B Victor Gollancz C Victor Meldrew D Victor Polanksi 12. Which former Avengers star appeared in The Upper Hand? A Honor Thompson B Honor Weston C Honor Bishop D Honor Blackman 13. Which country did King Wenceslaus II rule over in 12781305? A Bohemia B England C France D Israel 14. Which medieval fortificat­ion stretches for over 1300 miles? A Hadrian’s Wall B The Great Wall of China C Offa’s Dyke D The Wall of Constantin­ople 15. What was the title of Spice Girl Emma Bunton’s only solo Number One hit, in April 2001? A What Took You So Long? B I Turn to You C Look at Me D A Mind of Its Own

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