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General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which charitable organisation was founded to care for children? A RSPCA
B RSPB
C RNLI
D NSPCC
2. What was the title of the album released by the Bee Gees in 1997? A Still the Bee Gees
B Still Alive
C Staying Alive
D Still Waters
3. Which Zulu chief was stabbed to death by his half-brothers in 1828?
A Shaka
B Haile
C Mugabe
D Selasse
4. What is the highest number used in bingo?
A 100
B 90
C 66
D 70
5. Which Italian city gives its name to a sausage and a sauce popular with spaghetti?
A Rome
B Venice
C Bologna
D Milan
6. Which anarchic 1980s BBC comedy series starred Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planer and Christopher Ryan?
A Bottom
B The Young Ones
C A Kick Up the Eighties
D Not the Nine O’clock News
7. By which acronym is the International Association of Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists known?
A AIPPEEN
B PEN
C IAP
D PPEEN
8. What name was given to the skeletal remains uncovered in a gravel pit in East Sussex in 1912? A Piltdown Man
B Windmill Hill Man
C Lewes Man
D Rye Man
9. Which king who died in
1936 began the tradition of the
Christmas Day broadcast from the monarch?
A George V
B Edward VIII
C George VI
D Edward VII
10. What do the letters PS stand for?
A Please Send B Please Stamp C Postscript D Passe Savoye
11. Which major sporting event was won by the Florida Marlins in 1997?
A American football’s Super Bowl B Baseball’s World Series C Basketball’s World Series
D Ice hockey’s Stanley Cup
12. Which Welsh snooker player won the first of his six world championships in 1970?
A Ray Reardon
B Mark Williams
C Stephen Hendry
D John Parrott
13. Of which country is Sfax the second largest city?
A Turkey B Tunisia C Libya D Borneo
14. Which group’s top ten hits included My Girl, Embarrassment and Grey Day?
A Crowded House B U2
C Madness D R.E.M.
15. On which island is the Indonesian capital Jakarta situated?
A Malaysia B Timor C Java D Borneo