Puzzles General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which Dublin-born dramatist wrote The Rivals and School For Scandal?
A George Bernard Shaw B Anthony Powell
C Richard Brinsley Sheridan D Samuel Beckett
2. Which French novelist wrote the play L’Arlesienne, for which Bizet composed incidental music? A Albert Camus
B Moliere
C Ionesco
D Alphonse Daudet
3. What sort of creature is a fritillary?
A A bird
B A butterfly
C A lizard
D A lemur
4. MCMLXXX is which year in Roman numerals?
A 1980
B 1990
C 1680
D 1880
5. What is an understatement that is made for the purpose of irony or emphasis called?
A Lexis
B Litotes
C Meiosis
D Lampoon
6. What is the title of the second and latest album by Canadian singer Tate McRae?
A Act Now
B Wait for It
C Don’t Do It
D Think Later 7. What was the original surname of film producer Sam Goldwyn?
A Goldfish
B Goldenstein
C Goldberg
D Goldman
8. Which Benedictine monk wrote Chronica majora, a history of the world from the Creation to 1259? A Matthew Rome
B Matthew London
C Matthew Charles
D Matthew Paris
9. Of which country was the Markka the basic unit of currency until 2002?
A Finland
B Sweden
C Norway
D Denmark 10. Which ideal state is named from the Greek for ‘no place’? A Utopia
B Nirvana
C Shangri-la
D Elysium
11. Which adjective describes elements with a higher atomic number than uranium?
A Ultrauranic
B Posturanic
C Periuranic
D Transuranic
12. Which country house in Derbyshire is the seat of the Duke of Devonshire?
A Burghley
B Chatsworth
C Castle Howard
D Gatsworth
13. Who was the king of Kent who became ruler of England south of the Humber and received the Christian missionary Augustine?
A Egbert
B Eadred
C Hardicanute
D Ethelbert
14. Who played J. R. Ewing in Dallas?
A Laurence Harry
B Larry Hagman
C Larry Horace
D Laurence Heal
15. Who became president of the Philippines when the Marcos regime came to an end in 1986? A Cory Aquino
B Mari Aquino
C Thomas Aquino
D Mali Aquino