Weekly General Knowledge Quiz
1. What name is given to the cleansing of fabrics and garments using solvents other than water? A Dry cleaning
B Steam cleaning
C Sans-eau cleansing
D Speed cleaning
2. In which county was the churchyard of Thomas Gray’s famous Elegy?
A B C D
Buckinghamshire West Yorkshire Kent Cumbria
3. Who played the title role in Magnum, P.I.?
A Bruce Willis B Tom Selleck C Burt Reynolds D Clint Eastwood
4. Which Florentine painter’s nickname is derived from the Italian for little barrel?
A Sandro Barrelli
B Sandro Littillio
C Sandro Botticelli
D Sandro Pettitio
5. Where was the first permanent British settlement in the US?
A New York B Philadelphia C Jamestown D Chicago
6. Which city is the setting for the BBC police drama The Responder, starring Martin Freeman?
A Glasgow B Cardiff C Liverpool D London
7. Morello is a variety of which fruit?
A
B
Melon
Cherry
Martin Freeman See Question 6
C Strawberry
D
Apple
8. Which Welsh castle was the scene of the investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales in 1969?
A Caernarfon Castle
B Pembroke Castle
C Rhondda Castle
D
Castle Idris
9. What was the most famous TV role of actor Jay Silverheels?
A Bobo
B Hobo
C Kendo
D
Tonto 10. In Greek drama what were the actors who described and commented on the action called? A The chorus
B The narrators
C The eunuchs
D The furies
11. Which former cabinet minister and General Synod member joined the Roman Catholic church?
A James Pacy B John Gummer C Jonathan Aitken D Richard Kennedy
12. Which country won the 1974 FIFA World Cup?
A B C D
Argentina Brazil West Germany Italy
13. What is the world’s largest hot desert?
A The Gobi desert
B The Libyan desert
C The Sahara desert
D The Syrian desert
14. Which London Underground line is coloured black on the network map?
A Bakerloo
B Circle
C Piccadilly
D Northern
15. Which glass and iron building was designed by Sir Joseph Paxton for the Great Exhibition of 1851?
A Earls Court B Wembley Arena C Brixton Academy D Crystal Palace