General Knowledge Quiz

1. From which plant does the drug digitalis come? A Poppy B Foxglove C Rose D Lily 2. Which of the Seven Wonders of the World was a bronze statue at the entrance to a harbour? A The Hanging Gardens of Babylon B The Lighthouse of Alexandria C The Colossus of Rhodes D The Pyramids of Egypt 3. In which continent is the Cape of Good Hope? A Australasia B North America C Europe D Africa 4. Whom did Josephine de Beauharnais marry in 1796? A Louis XVI B Moliere C Rene Descartes D Napoleon Bonaparte 5. In which US TV series did Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox star as Californian motorcycle cops? A Cops B Highway Patrol C Dukes of Hazard D CHIPS 6. Which Eastenders character was played by Paul Bradley? A Grant B Nigel C Phil D Ricky Actor Ioan Gruffudd See Question 15 7. Which horror film stars Nicolas Cage as Red Miller, who seeks vengeance upon the cult that was responsible for the death of the love of his life? A Sandra B Mandy C Milly D Ruby 8. Who was the last British writer to win the Nobel prize for literature? A William Golding B Dylan Thomas C Harold Pinter D Kazuo Ishiguro 9. How many countries did Gulliver visit on his Travels? A One B Four C Ten D Thirty 10. By what name is the Roman historian Titus Livius known? A Pliny B Livy C Titonius D Tity 11. Which Marx brother was the star of the 1950s quiz show You Bet Your Life? A Chico Marx B Harpo Marx C Groucho Marx D Karl Marx 12. Which Sioux Indian chief was killed in 1877 after surrendering to American troops? A Big Horse B Geronimo C Sitting Bull D Crazy Horse 13. What is the name for a rabbit’s living area? A Penthouse B Warren C Burrow D Sett 14. Which French philosopher is regarded as the founder of deconstruction? A Rene Descartes B Jean-pierre Rennes C Jean de Mignon D Jacques Derrida 15. Which Amazon Prime detective show set in Australia stars Ioan Gruffudd as a pathologist who lives on a boat? A Harrow B The Code C Tidelands D Stranger