General Knowledge Quiz

1. To which family does the okapi belong?

A Monkey

B Elephant

C Giraffe

D Dog

2. Which Russian composer wrote Prometheus and the Divine Poem? A Rachmaninov

B Scriabin

C Tchaikovsky

D Schoenberg

3. How was the French fashion designer Gabrielle Chanel popularly known?

A Bolo

B Coco

C Lola

D Lala

4. Which metallic element is represented by the symbol Fe? A Copper

B Silver

C Gold

D Iron

5. What sort of creature is a Palomino?

A A lizard B A horse C A rat D A fish

6. Which 1980 comedy film starred Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor as unemployed friends who are given 125-year prison sentences?

A Down and Out in Beverly Hills B Brewster’s Millions

C Harlem Nights

D Stir Crazy 7. In which Sport are banderillas used?

A Polo

B Fencing

C Cricket

D Bullfighting

8. Of which ocean is the Bering Sea a section?

A Atlantic

B Pacific

C Arctic

D Indian

9. Which British nurse, executed in World War I, is said to have

claimed that ‘patriotism is not enough?’

A Florence Nightingale

B Edith Cavell

C Catherine Richards

D Betty Bragg 10. What was the name of the charity collective that had a 1987 number one with Let It Be?

A Live Aid

B Band Aid

C Ferry Aid

D Cherry Aid

11. Which famous comedienne performed Murder Most Horrid on TV?

A Jennifer Saunders

B Julie Walters

C Jean Marsh

D Dawn French

12. Which Frasier character was played on TV by British actress Jane Leeves?

A Daphne

B Roz

C Sally-Anne

D Marris

13. Which country did the British army fight in the Crimean War? A France

B Holland

C Russia

D America

14. What was the title of heirs to the French throne from 1350 to 1830?

A Delaporte

B Soleil

C Dauphin

D Respin

15. Who starred as Terry Scott’s wife in ten series of their hit domestic comedy?

A Honor Blackman

B Jennifer Saunders

C June Whitfield

D Julie Walters