General Knowledge Quiz
1. What is a Howgate Wonder? A A butterfly
B An apple
C A bird
D A frog
2. Stephen King’s debut novel Carrie was made into a horror film by which director?
A Brian De Palma
B Martin Scorsese
C Francis Ford Coppola
D George Lucas
3. In which book by Dickens does Nathaniel Winkle appear?
A Bleak House
B Great Expectations
C A Tale of Two Cities
D The Pickwick Papers
4. Who wrote the play A Doll’s House in 1879? A Thomas Hardy B George Bernard Shaw C Henrik Ibsen
D George Meredith
5. Which element has the chemical symbol Mo?
A Magnesium B Molybdenum C Moscovium
D Mercury
6. Molly Windsor and Laura Fraser starred in which forensic science drama on the Alibi channel, cocreated by Val McDermid and Amelia Bullmore?
A Traces
B Fingerprints
C Forensics
D Evidence
7. In which popular US sport do the Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls play?
A American Football
B Baseball
C Basketball
D Ice Hockey
8. Lindsay Lohan and Matt Dillon struggled to keep up with which car in a 2005 Disney film?
A Herbie
B KITT
C Chitty Chitty Bang Bang D Filmore
9. Which Italian astronomer is said to have muttered “Eppur si muove” after recanting his belief in the Copernican system?
A Herschel
B Galileo
C Ptolemy
D Hubble 10. What was the seventh month of the Old Roman calendar?
A September
B July
C August
D November
11. Which comedian’s real name is Joseph Levitch?
A Mel Brooks
B Kelsey Grammer
C Steven Wright
D Jerry Lewis
12. Which Greek poet is famous for the poems she wrote for a group of female admirers on the island of Lesbos?
A Sappho
B Pomona
C Aphrodite
D Artemis
13. What sort of creature is a mouflon?
A A sheep
B A bird
C A lizard
D A butterfly
14. By what name is the Australian echidna also known?
A Koala
B Kangaroo
C Spiny anteater
D Bullfrog
15. What is the title of the recent debut album from television presenter Amanda Holden?
A Window to My Soul
B Songs from My Heart
C Tracks of My Tears
D Music with My Love