General Knowledge Quiz
1. What were destroyed by the ‘bouncing bombs’ of Barnes Wallis?
A Dams
B Factories
C Boats
D Harbours
2. Which government securities, introduced in 1956, entitle the holders to participate in a prize draw?
A Stock bonds
B Premium bonds
C National bonds
D Utility bonds
3. Who wrote The Old Curiosity Shop?
A William Thackeray
B George Orwell
C Charles Dickens
D Elizabeth Gaskell
4. Which Australian group had a 1983 number one single with Down Under?
A Truly Madly Deeply
B Inxs
C Jason Donovan with Kylie Minogue
D Men at Work
5. In which year was the first walk in space?
A 1960
B 1965
C 1968
D 1957
6. What is the common name for animals of the family Felidae?
A Dogs
B Rodents
C Cats
D Birds
7. What is the title of Celine Dion’s twelfth English-language studio album, released in November 2019?
A Courage
B Bravo
C Encore
D Bon Voyage
8. Which Australian city do the band AC/DC hail from?
A Melbourne
B Perth
C Brisbane
D Sydney
9. Who wrote The Soft Machine? A Jonathan Burrows
B William Burroughs
C Richard Burrel
D Thomas Brown
10. Who founded Singapore in 1819?
A James Cook
B Thomas Stamford Raffles C Christopher Columbus D Henry James-Wallace 11. What name is given to the process whereby the embryonic plant in a seed starts to produce roots and shoots?
A Demegration
B Germination
C Implication
D Fermentation
12. Which infectious disease of rabbits and hares was introduced to Australia during the 1950s as a pest control measure?
A Hepatitis
B Myxomatosis
C Bubonic plague
D Malaria
13. Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is the only one to survive today?
A The Lighthouse at Alexandria B The Colossus of Rhodes
C The Pyramids at Giza
D The Gardens of Babylon
14. Which Italian nun was proclaimed patron saint of television in 1958?
A St Mary of Assisi
B St Josephine of Assisi
C St Clare of Assisi
D St Francis of Assisi
15. Which 1982 film was the first to star Sylvester Stallone as Vietnam War veteran John J. Rambo?
A The Force of Freedom
B Total Recall
C First Blood
D The Expendables