General Knowledge Quiz

1. Which pedal is depressed when changing gears in a manual car?

A Clutch B Brake C Accelerator D No pedal

2. In medicine what does ECG stand for?

A Electric Carbon Graphing B Electrocardiogram C Emergency Care Group D Electric Coffee Grinder

3. Who was the wife of Othello?

A Mariana B Desdemona C Perdita D Miranda

4. In what year did World War I end?

A 1917 B 1919 C 1914 D 1918

5. What is the clown in The Simpsons called?

A Chalkie B Charlie C Krusty D Cheesy

6. Which 2000 film sequel starred Mark Addy as Fred Flintstone?

A The Flintstones in Jailhouse Rock B The Flintstones at Rockbreak Hotel

C The Flintstones in Suspicious Mines

D The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas

9. Which British field marshal who commanded the BEF in World War I became 1st Earl of Ypres?

A James French B Richard French C John French D Robert French

10. In which magazine were The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes serialised?

A Strand Magazine B Punch Magazine

C Tales of the Unexpected D Hello Magazine

11. Which Sudanese city, the site of a battle in 1898, was the residence of the Mahdi?

A Dongola B Abu Hamed C Omdurman D Khartoum

12. Which Central American peninsula was a seat of the Maya civilisation?

A Yucatan B Sierra Madre C Belize D Chimborazo

13. In which country is the city of Allahabad?

A India B Pakistan C Iraq D Iran

14. What is the deepest adult male singing voice?

A Tenor B Alto C Soprano D Bass

15. What is the title of the latest album from British rapper Slowthai, which recently topped the UK Album Chart?

A Daniel B Alexander C Francis D Tyron