Puzzles Breaktime General Knowledge Quiz
1. Of which sea is the Gulf of Finland an arm?
A The North Sea
B The Barents Sea
C The Baltic Sea
D The Kara Sea
2. What name is given to the process establishing that a marriage is not legally valid?
A Consummation B Finalisation C Annulment D Eradication
3. Who had a top ten hit single in 1975 with Please Mr. Postman?
A The Carpenters B The Levellers C The Pretenders D The Smiths
4.
A An animal B A tree
C A tool
D A weapon
What is a bullace?
5. What is the name of the cat who left Number 10 Downing Street in 1997?
A Humphrey
B Chester
C Horace
D James
6. Which Noughties TV period drama starred Judi Dench and Eileen Atkins as sisters Matty and Deborah Jenkyns?
A Larkrise to Candleford
B Cranford
C The Forsyte Saga
D Downton Abbey
7. What is the name of the inn that Frodo and his friends visit in Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring?
A The Red Lion
B The Prancing Pony
C The Happy Hobbit
D Jamaica Inn
8. Which king of Great Britain and Ireland married Caroline of Ansbach?
A George II
B George IV
C William IV
D Edward VIII
9. The Sucre was once the national currency of which country?
A France
B Egypt
C Argentina
D Ecuador 10. How many US presidents have been called Adams?
A Four
B One
C Two
D Five
11. In which country was the Rosetta stone found?
A Egypt
B Ethiopia
C Greece
D Italy
12. Which element is named after the Greek for violet?
A Iodine
B Bromine
C Chlorine
D Tungsten
13. For which London building was the Marble Arch originally designed as a gateway?
A The Tower of London
B Tower Bridge
C Canary Wharf
D Buckingham Palace
14. Which gas is English chemist Henry Cavendish credited with the discovery of?
A Helium
B Oxygen
C Hydrogen
D Carbon dioxide
15. Of which religious faith was George Cadbury, of chocolate fame, a member?
A Mormon
B Quaker
C Anglican
D Methodist