General Knowledge Quiz
1 A Bellini cocktail comprises sparkling wine and what type of fruit puree?
A Peach
B Banana
C Mango
2 Which rock band released the 1976 single I Love to Boogie?
A The Rolling Stones B T. Rex
C Queen
3 Which plant makes up the majority of a giant panda’s diet? A Bamboo
B Oak
C Eucalyptus
4 Which 2007 animated film, named after a French vegetable dish, starred Peter O’Toole as restaurant critic Anton Ego?
A Ratatouille
B Finding Nemo
C The Incredibles
5 Calico, organdie and muslin are all fabrics made from what material?
A Cotton
B Linen
C Silk
6 John Simm and Nikki Amuka-Bird are set to star in which upcoming ITV drama written by Chris Lang?
A I, Said The Fly
B I, Jack Wright
C I, Daniel Blake
7 What two-word title is traditionally used to refer to the wife of the current President of the United States?
A Prime Consort
B Lady Liberty
C First Lady
8 In what unlikely place was the cradle at the beginning of the nursery rhyme Rock-a-bye baby? A The ocean
B The treetop
C The moon 9 What type of animal is a treecreeper?
A A mammal
B A reptile
C A bird
10 What nationality is former World No. 1 tennis player Stefan Edberg? A Swedish
B German
C Swiss
11 What type of animals are the animated brothers Alvin, Simon and Theodore, who sing with highpitched voices?
A Squirrels
B Chipmunks
C Rabbits
12 In A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond what does the note pinned to Paddington’s coat when he first meets the Browns say?
A “Wanted on Voyage.”
B “Hello. My name is Paddington.” C “Please look after this bear. Thank you.” 13 Who wrote the novels The Hundred and One Dalmatians and I Capture the Castle?
A Enid Blyton
B Dodie Smith
C Roald Dahl
14 Which 2005 comedy film stars Will Smith as professional “date doctor” Alex Hitchens?
A The Proposal
B Wedding Crashers
C Hitch
15 What name, beginning with k, is given to the fibrous protein contained in hair and nails?
A Keratin
B Kerosene
C Keratose
16 In which London park is Rotten Row?
A Hampstead Heath B Hyde Park C Regent’s Park
17 Which American writer and poet’s only novel was 1963’s The Bell Jar?
A Sylvia Plath
B Emily Dickinson
C Virginia Woolf
18 In the title of a 1983 Carl
Reiner comedy film, Steve Martin’s character is a man with two what? A Brains
B Hearts
C Personalities
19 In the Rastafari culture, the name of which ancient city is used to denote materialism and corruption?
A Ur
B Babylon
C Gomorrah
20 Which oil, extracted from a variety of orange, gives Earl Grey tea its distinctive flavour?
A Peppermint
B Lavender
C Bergamot