General Knowledge Quiz
1. How is Holy Island otherwise known?
A Arran B Lindisfarne C Mann D Spitsbergen
2. What is kerosene called in the UK?
A Petrol B Methylated Spirits C Methodone D Paraffin
3. By what name was comic actor William Claude Dukenfield better known?
A W.C. Fields B H.G. Wells C F.R. Roberts D M.C. Solar
4. Which Mexican revolutionary and outlaw was assassinated in 1923?
A Poncho Billa B Puncho Tilla C Honcho Villa D Pancho Villa
5. Which hereditary disease causes the blood not to clot properly?
A Epithelioma B Nephritis C Haemophilia D Poliomyelitis
6. Which king was the target of the Gunpowder Plot?
A Charles I B Charles II C James I D Henry VII
7. Which British novelist created Roderick Random, Peregrine Pickle and Humphry Clinker?
A Tobias Rinsk B Tobias Smithson C Tobias Smollett D Tobias Lansk
8. Which recent film stars Dakota Johnson as Susie, a young American dancer in 1970s Germany?
A Utopia B Suspiria C Militaria D Wisteria
9. In what year was the Reuters news agency founded?
A 1801 B 1851 C 1901 D 1951
10. With which branch of the German armed forces was Alfred von Tirpitz associated?
A Air Force
B Land Army C Navy
D Secret Services
11. Who played motel owner Meg Richardson in Crossroads?
A Tracy Gordon B Michelle Gordon C Noele Gordon D Joni Gordon
12. What is the currency of Venezuela?
A Schilling B Bolivar C Pound D Peso
13. Who won the women’s 400m hurdles at the 1992 Olympic Games?
A Debra Flintoff-King B Sally Gunnell C Marie-José Pérec D Olga Bryzgina
14. Who composed Siegfried’s Funeral March?
A Dvorak B Wagner C Elgar D Strauss
15. Which Jane Austen adaptation is new to ITV and stars Curfew actress Rose Williams?
A Sanditon B Northanger Abbey C Persuasion D Lady Susan