The Big General Knowledge Quiz

1 Which ocean current has the initials EAC?

2 By what name is Robin Goodfellow also known in both folklore and in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream?

3 Violinist Vanessa Mae released a pop version of Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, but for which instrument was the piece originally written?

4 Who was Henry VIII’S sixth and last wife?

5 What was the name of Lord Nelson’s flagship at the battle of Trafalgar?

6 What is the name of the bay that lies along the west coast of France and the northern coast of Spain and is known for its rough waters?

7 Which monitor lizard is the largest living species of lizard?

8 Which Swiss psychiatrist, a contemporary of Sigmund Freud, was the founder of analytical psychology? 9 What kind of vehicle is a vis-à-vis?

10 What title did powerlifter Magnús Ver Magnússon hold in 1991, 1994, 1995 and 1996?

11 The Vltava is the longest river in which European country?

12 Which sport was invented by Canadian teacher James Naismith in 1891?

13 Which rapper features on the Pussycat

Dolls’ single Whatcha Think About That?

14 Pal, Boy, Baby and Hey Hey were all canine actors who played which role?

15 How many of Africa’s “big five” animals are actually meat-eaters?

16 Which British bridge has a main span of 3,240 feet, cost £8 million to build, and was opened in 1966?

17 Which one of the seven wonders of the ancient world is the only one that still stands today?

18 A mock version of what kind of soup was often made with a calf’s head, and inspired a character in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland?

19 Which elusive big cat that inhabits mountainous regions of central and south Asia is unable to roar?

20 The Treaty of Vereeniging signed in 1902 put an end to which war?