General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which American Civil War general became the 18th president of the United States? A Ulysses S. Grant
B Andrew Johnson
C Abraham Lincoln
D James A. Garfield
2. Which city provided the setting for Kay Mellor’s TV drama Band of Gold?
A London
B Manchester
C Liverpool
D Bradford
3. Which French novelist defended Dreyfus in an open letter entitled J’accuse?
A Albert Camus
B Eugene Ionesco
C Emile Zola
D Victor Hugo
4. What is the name of Dick Dastardly’s canine servant? A Scooby-Doo
B Rocky
C Rover
D Mutley
5. Which monarch is found on a Penny Black stamp?
A George V
B William IV
C Queen Victoria
D Elizabeth II
6. What name is given to the leaves of the plant Nicotiana tabacum?
A Tobacco
B Mint
C Bay
D Cannabis
7. Which new film stars Kelly Macdonald as Agnes, a suburban mother with a passion for solving jigsaws?
A Perplex
B Puzzle
C Pieces
D Pastime
8. Which war took place in 1853-56 between Russia on one side and Britain, France and the Ottoman Empire on the other? A The First World War
B The Napoleonic Wars
C The Crimean War
D The Punic Wars
9. What nationality is Celine Dion? A French-American B Canadian-American C Anglo-Canadian D French-Canadian 10. Which Anglo-Saxon leader of a revolt against William the Conqueror took refuge on the Isle of Ely?
A Malcolm the Quake
B Fathom the Rake
C Hereward the Wake
D Carston of Soke
11. What was the profession of Louis Le Vau?
A Physicist
B Poet
C Painter
D Architect
12. Who was the mother of Richard I and John?
A Anne of Cleves
B Eleanor of Aquitaine C Anne Boleyn
D Jane Tudor
13. Which widespread medical disorder includes grand mal and petit mal forms?
A Cancer
B Epilepsy
C AIDS
D Influenza
14. In which war was the Battle of Gettysburg one of the most important battles?
A The Great War
B US Civil War
C The Napoleonic Wars
D The Crimean War
15. With which Canadian musician did Spice Girl Melanie C perform, on the 1998 single When You’re Gone?
A Shania Twain
B Celine Dion
C Michael Buble
D Bryan Adams