General Knowledge Quiz

1. In which English county is the market town of Mildenhall?

A Norfolk

B Suffolk

C Kent

D Leicestershire

2. In which US state is Cape Cod?

A Massachusetts B Maine C Pennsylvania D Virginia

3. In what year did the Jarrow March take place?

A 1926 B 1936 C 1916 D 1906

4. Who won the discus gold medal at four successive Olympics from 1956 to 1968?

A Nigel George

B Graham Stewart

C Michael Porter

D Al Oerter

5. What was the name of the evil doctor in Inspector Gadget?

A Dr Hook

B Dr Slash

C Dr Claw

D Dr Nails

6. Which 2019 number one hit song by singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran featured British rapper Stormzy?

A Cross Me

B Those Kinda Nights C Galway Girl

D Take Me Back to London

Stormzy See Question 6

7. Quick Draw Mcgraw, from an American TV cartoon, was which type of animal?

A Dog

B Horse

C Cat

D Sheep

8. By what name is the veteran left-wing Labour politician who was the 2nd Viscount Stansgate better known?

A Kenneth Clarke

B Tony Blair

C Peter Mandelson

D Tony Benn

9. What name is given to an ancient Egyptian amulet or seal in the shape of a dung beetle?

A Scarab B Scab C Scarex D Scarothep

10. Which literary critic wrote The Great Tradition?

A P G Phillips B R S Thomas C F R Leavis D T E Howard

11. What is a honey locust?

A A flower

B An African mouse C A flying insect

D A tree

12. Who wrote the novel The Scarlet Pimpernel?

A Baroness Orczy B William Thackeray C Elizabeth Gaskell D Charlotte Brontë

13. Oscar winner Frances Mcdormand is married to which film director?

A Joel Coen

B Peter Farrelly

C Robert Zemeckis

D Stephen Frears

14. Which naturalist and broadcaster presented the TV series Life on Earth and The Living Planet?

A Sir David Attenborough B Sir Richard Attenborough C Sir Henry Attenborough D Sir Francis Attenborough

15. Which US inventor designed the Clermont, one of the earliest steamships?

A John D. Rockefeller B Warren Harding C William Sherman D Robert Fulton