General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which country did Margaret the Maid of Norway rule between 1286 and 1290?
A England B Wales C Scotland D Norway
2. Who created the character Winnie the Pooh?
A CS Lewis
B Enid Blyton
C AA Milne
D Robert Louis Stevenson
3. Which season of the church year begins on the Sunday nearest St Andrew’s Day?
A Lent B Advent C Pentecost D Easter
4. Which art form is associated with Louis Daguerre?
A Photography B Action Painting C Junk Art D Sculpture
5. What name is given to small immature fruits of the cucumber used for pickling?
A Courgettes B Gherkins C Pickles D Marrow
6. Which fish’s young include alevins and smolts?
A Tuna B Trout C Salmon D Shark
7. What is the title of the BBC crime drama that follows the investigations of police unit AC-12 and stars This Is England actress Vicky McClure?
A Luther
B Line of Duty C Waking the Dead D Silent Witness
8. Critically acclaimed documentary March of the Penguins is narrated by which American actor?
A Harrison Ford B George Clooney C Morgan Freeman D Al Pacino
9. Which American author wrote Butterfield 8 and Pal Joey?
A John Steinbeck B Mark Twain C John O’Hara D Joseph Heller
10. Which Canadian theorist wrote The Medium is the Massage and The Gutenberg Galaxy?
A Marshall Douglas B Marshall Franklin C Marshall Mathers D Marshall McLuhan
11. Which Brookside star was played by Bill Dean?
A Jimmy Corkill B Sinbad C Mick
D Harry Cross
12. Who was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 to 1649?
A James I B Charles I C Charles II D James II
13. Which river flows through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam to the South China Sea?
A Daba Shan B Mekong C Ulungur D Kerulen
14. Adam’s needle and Spanish bayonet are members of which genus of succulent plants?
A Yucca B Pine C Palm D Oak
15. Who is Adrian Chiles’s co-host on the BBC Two factual series Our Coast?
A Anita Rani B Ellie Harrison C Mehreen Baig D Gillian Burke