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General Knowledge Quiz
1. What is the capital of Cuba? A Havana
B Holguin
C Santiago de Cuba
D Kingston
2. Who wrote the Booker Prizewinning novel Regeneration?
A Pat Barker
B Penelope Lively
C A.S. Byatt
D Keri Hulme
3. What is a young hare called? A Lapin
B Coney
C Leveret
D Kitten
4. What sort of creature is a greylag?
A A goose
B A squirrel
C A rat
D A mouse
5. Which of these fish is a type of flatfish?
A Tuna
B Salmon
C Herring
D Plaice
6. Which 2013 American heist thriller film features an ensemble cast including Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Michael Caine, and Morgan Freeman?
A Now You See Me
B Ocean’s Thirteen
C Baby Driver
D The Bling Ring
7. Which imperial unit of weight is equal to 2240 pounds in its long form?
A Ton
B Megaton
C Milliton
D Ten ton
8. Who wrote Breakfast at Tiffany’s?
A Arthur Miller B John Wain C Truman Capote D Paul Scott
9. What was the first name of the Russian communist leader Lenin? A Josef
B Alexei
C Markov
D Vladimir 10. In which Scottish castle was Princess Margaret born?
A Glamis Castle
B Edinburgh Castle
C Dundee Castle
D Galloway Castle
11. What sort of creature is a yellowhammer?
A A frog
B A toad
C An insect
D A bird
12. Who won the women’s singles title at the 1996 Australian Open tennis tournament?
A Steffi Graf
B Martina Navratilova
C Lindsay Davenport
D Monica Seles
13. Which chess piece can move only one square at a time in any direction?
A Pawn
B Rook
C Queen
D King
14. In Greek mythology, who was the son of Laius and Jocasta?
A Heracles
B Jason
C Perseus
D Oedipus
15. Who wrote the poem If?
A W.H. Auden B Rudyard Kipling C A.A Milne
D W.E. Henley