Puzzles General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which king of England, Scotland and Ireland had Nell Gwyn as his mistress?
A Charles I
B James I
C Henry VII
D Charles II
2. Which Eastenders character was played by Ross Kemp?
A Phil Mitchell
B Grant Mitchell
C David Wicks
D Robbie Jackson
3. Which Red Dwarf recruit played Holly Turner in TV’S Crime Traveller?
A Chloë Annett
B Rachel Squires
C Emily Robinson
D Jennifer Johnson
4. Which poet wrote Paradise Lost?
A Alfred, Lord Tennyson
B Percy Bysshe Shelley
C Ted Hughes
D John Milton
5. Who wrote the children’s stories Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Secret Garden?
A A.A. Milne
B Enid Blyton
C Frances Hodgson Burnett
D C.S. Lewis
6. What is the surname of the Peaky Blinders character played by Irish actor Cillian Murphy?
A Shelby
B Gallagher
C Winchester
D Anderson
7. How is the Italian city of Torino known in English?
A
Milan
B Venice
C Rome
D
Turin
Cillian Murphy See Question 6
8. Which American rock-and-roll pianist had a hit with the song Blueberry Hill?
A Shakin’ Stevens
B Fats Domino
C Buddy Holly
D Moony George
9. What was the name of the raft Thor Heyerdahl used to sail from Peru in 1947?
A Kon-tiki
B The Thor
C The Peruvian Pirate
D Riki-tiki 10. Who was the companion of Don Quixote?
A Sancho Panza
B Pablo Panza
C José Panza
D Felipe Panza
11. What name is given to the 19th-century migration of Boer settlers to escape British rule in South Africa?
A The Incredible Journey
B The Thousand Mile Walk
C The Great Trek
D The Long March
12. Which big cat is also known as an ounce?
A Puma
B Snow leopard C Cheetah D Tiger
13. Which Beatle married Linda Eastman?
A John Lennon
B Paul Mccartney
C Ringo Starr
D George Harrison
14. Which English novelist wrote Vanity Fair, Henry Esmond and Pendennis?
A George Eliot
B Thomas Hardy
C Mrs Gaskell
D William Makepeace Thackeray
15. Which famous fish market moved to the Isle of Dogs in 1982?
A Wicklow B Waterford C Arklow D Billingsgate