General Knowledge Quiz
1. Who was the eldest son of Queen Victoria?
A George V B Edward VII C Edward V D George IV
2. Which Irish agrarian organisation was formed by Michael Davitt in 1879?
A The Land Organisation B The Land League C The Land Consul
D The Land Soviet
3. Which vitamin is also known as ascorbic acid?
A Vitamin C B Vitamin D C Vitamin A D Vitamin B
4. Where is a fibula found?
A In the arm B In the wrist C In the leg
D In the fingers
5. Which infection of the large intestine can be bacterial or amoebic?
A Enteritis B Diverticulitis C Peritonitis D Dysentery
6. Which Netflix sci-fi drama, set in 1980s America and starring Millie Bobby Brown as a girl with telekinetic powers, returned last year for its third series?
A Black Mirror B Stranger Things C Lost in Space D Jessica Jones
7. What are the international vehicle registration letters for Bahrain?
A ZE B RAI C BAH D BRN
8. Who wrote the novels Mr Midshipman Easy and The Children of the New Forest?
A Baroness Orczy
B AA Milne
C Captain Frederick Marryat D Enid Blyton
9. Which actor had adventures in both The Goonies and the Lord of the Rings trilogy?
A Corey Feldman B Sean Astin C Elijah Wood D Billy Boyd 10. In which Scottish sport, also called camanachd, is a caman used to propel a ball into a hail?
A Shunty B Shanty C Shonty D Shinty
11. Which of these US states is not in the Great Lakes region?
A Michigan B Wyoming C Wisconsin D Minnesota
12. Who wrote Wives and Daughters?
A William Thackeray B Elizabeth Gaskell C Jane Austen D Charlotte Brontë
13. What nationality was the conductor Herbert von Karajan?
A Austrian B German C Norwegian D Swedish
14. Which British city developed out of the Roman fort of Mancunium?
A Chester B Manchester C York D Sheffield
15. Which 1990 Martin Scorsese film covered 20 years in the life of mafioso Henry Hill, played by Ray Liotta?
A Raging Bull B Scarface
C The Godfather D Goodfellas