General Knowledge Quiz

1. Who was the first king of Romania? A Oliver I B Vlad I C Carol I D Michael I 2. Which Brookside character was played by Sue Jenkins? A Jackie Corkhill B Rachel Corkhill C Jenny Corkhill D Sarah Corkhill 3. Which African nation defeated Britain in the 1997 Davis Cup? A South Africa B Botswana C Zimbabwe D Mozambique 4. Who played Pauline Fowler in Eastenders? A Patsy Palmer B Barbara Windsor C Pam St Clements D Wendy Richard 5. Lanzarote and Tenerife are part of which island group? A Sardinian Islands B Balearic Islands C The Azores D The Canary Islands 6. Which 1977 film comedy starred George Segal and Jane Fonda as the titular well-off couple, who turn to armed robbery after falling on hard times? A Frolics with Tom and Jan B Fun with Dick and Jane C Laughs with Joe and Lin D Life with Dave and Di Actor Elisabeth Moss See Question 15 7. Which female skier became the first American to win the downhill at the Alpine World Championships in 1996? A Piccolo Laine B Picabo Street C Picasso Street D Peekaboo Laine 8. Which world power was not asked to participate in the Treaty of Versailles, despite their heavy involvement in the war? A Japan B Russia C Italy D France 9. In Greek mythology which Muse was the patron of comedy? A Thalia B Daria C Karia D Tharia 10. Who played Andy Sipowicz in NYPD Blue? A Boris Kapowitz B Frank Deniz C Richard Phillips D Dennis Franz 11. Which popular British band of the 1960s released an album entitled To The Bone in 1994? A The Who B The Kinks C The Beatles D The Rolling Stones 12. What is the capital of Russia? A Minsk B St Petersburg C Moscow D Kiev 13. Who wrote Nicholas Nickleby and Our Mutual Friend? A Mrs Gaskell B George Eliot C Charles Dickens D William Thackeray 14. What name is given to the punishment of a convicted criminal by execution? A Corporal punishment B Lethal punishment C Deadly punishment D Capital punishment 15. Elisabeth Moss, Tiffany Haddish and Melissa Mccarthy star in which upcoming action film, set in 1970s New York, about the wives of three incarcerated gangsters? A The Empire B The Apple C The Melting Pot D The Kitchen