General Knowledge Quiz

1 Which two-word term for an abandoned settlement was the title of a 1981 hit single by ska band The Specials?

A Waste Land

B Ghost Town

C Tumbleweed Town

2 What name is given to the group of creatures that includes crabs, shrimps, krill and woodlice?

A Crustaceans

B Vertebrates

C Tetrapods

3 What name is given to the ancient Egyptian system of writing using pictorial symbols?

A Runes B Cuneiform C Hieroglyphics

4 Which British reggae band had a 1993 hit with a cover of the Elvis Presley song Can’t Help Falling in Love?

A UB40

B Aswad

C Madness 5 A 1974 Mel Brooks Western satire was called Blazing… what? A Trails

B Saddles

C Rows

6 What name is given to a midmorning meal combining breakfast and lunch?

A Elevenses

B Brunch

C Lunchfast 8 The Mojave Desert is predominantly in which US state? A California

B Florida

C Iowa

9 Which large African mammal’s name comes from the ancient Greek for river horse?

A Rhinoceros

B Elephant

C Hippopotamus

10 Played by Michele Dotrice, what is the first name of Frank’s wife in Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em?

A Belinda

B Betty

C Barbara