Ayrshire Post

General Knowledge Quiz

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1. Who presented the children’s art programme Vision On?

A Tony Hart

B Neil Buchanan

C David Shepherd

D Zoe Ball

2. What sort of creature is a flying fox?

A A fox

B A bird

C A bat

D A squirrel

3. Which US author wrote Poor White and Winesburg, Ohio?

A Pearl S Buck

B John Steinbeck C Mark Twain D Sherwood Anderson

4. What is the collective noun used to describe a group of crows?

A Murder

B Flock

C Gaggle

D Moot

5. What were the forenames of WH Auden?

A Wystan Hugh B Wallace Howard C William Horace D Weston Harry

6. Hosted by Mo Gilligan, the 2022 BRIT Awards were held in February at which London venue?

A The London Palladium B The Royal Albert Hall C Wembley Stadium D The O2 Arena

7. What name is given to the undergroun­d stem base of plants such as the crocus and gladiolus? A Corm

B Frumi

C Lomu

D Rani

8. Who won an Oscar for her role as Mia in the 2017 film La La Land?

A Emma Stone

B Jennifer Lawrence

C Natalie Portman

D Brie Larson

9. Which Scotland defender scored an own goal against Brazil at the 1998 World Cup finals?

A Colin Hendry

B Ally McCoist

C Tom Boyd

D Jim McGrath

10. What was John Wayne’s nickname? A Duke B Guv’nor C Chief D Boss

11. Which Shakespear­e play contains the line “As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods”? A Macbeth

B Othello

C King Lear

D Hamlet

12. Of which province of China is Changsha the capital?

A Hunan

B Chongqing

C Qinghai

D Jiangsu

13. In which year did Marilyn Monroe marry Arthur Miller? A 1946

B 1956

C 1950

D 1961

14. Which carbohydra­te is also known as milk sugar?

A Lactose

B Sucrose

C Glucose

D Fructose

15. What name is given to the demarcatio­n line which divides the countries of North and South Korea?

A The 38th parallel

B The 2nd parallel

C The 100th parallel

D The 97th parallel

 ?? ?? Mo Gilligan See Question 6.
Mo Gilligan See Question 6.

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