General Knowledge Quiz
1 Which Victorian theatrical writing partners’ turbulent relationship was the subject of the Mike Leigh musical film TopsyTurvy?
A Gilbert and Sullivan
B Rodgers and Hammerstein
C Flanders and Swann
2 What name is given to an anaesthetic that only affects a restricted area of the body?
A Local anaesthetic
B Specific anaesthetic
C Regional anaesthetic
3 A flock of which birds may be known as a gaggle?
A Grouse
B Geese
C Guillemots
4 Which US singer had a 2013 hit with Mirrors?
A Bruno Mars
B Pink
C Justin Timberlake
5 How many items comprise a brace (as in a brace of pheasants)?
A Six
B Two
C Three
6 The male and female of which animal are called, respectively, harts and hinds, or bucks and does?
A Foxes
B Squirrels
C Deer 7 UAE is an abbreviation of the name of which federation of states?
A United Arab Emirates
B United Arab Empire
C Unified Asian Emirates
8 2015 saw the 800th anniversary of the sealing of which English legal document by King John?
A Statute of Labourers
B Magna Carta
C Bill of Rights
9 Who has been playing Queen Antedia in the Sky Atlantic series Britannia?
A Anna Chancellor
B Zoe Wanamaker
C Sophie Okonedo
10 Which BBC2 quiz programme has been hosted by Jeremy Paxman since 1994?
A Mastermind
B University Challenge C Countdown