Puzzles Weekly General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which British author wrote the novels Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-four?
A William Golding
B Franz Kafka
C George Orwell
D JRR Tolkien
2. In which novel by Charles Dickens does Mr Micawber appear?
A B C D
Great Expectations Oliver Twist Bleak House David Copperfield
3. Which British novelist wrote Lady Chatterley’s Lover?
A Thomas Hardy B D.H. Lawrence C Anthony Trollope D William Thackeray
4. What is the alter ego of cartoon character Wonder Woman?
A Dana Skully B Princess Diana C Daria Thompson D Diana Prince
5. In what year did the first British H-bomb explode in the Central Pacific?
A 1957
B 1961
C 1964
D 1970
6. Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West are starring as best friends Maggie and Eddie in which new Channel 4 comedy?
A Big Mood
B Big Ideas
C Big Attitude
D Big Plans
7. Which self-deluding knight was created by the Spanish author Cervantes?
A Don Quixote
B Don Coyote
C Don Poccassi
D Don Pedrassi
8. Which country singer collaborated with KLF on the top ten hit single Justified and Ancient?
A Tammy Wynette
B Shania Twain
C Emmylou Harris
D Dolly Parton
9. What name was given to supporters of the exiled Stuart king James II and his descendants?
A Jacobites
B Stuarts
C Jamosians
D Jamesons 10. What was the middle name of inventor Thomas Edison?
A Alva
B Ulma
C Ivan
D Ian
11. With which meat is horseradish sauce traditionally served?
A Beef
B Pork
C Chicken
D Lamb
12. Of which country is Kabul the capital?
A Kazakhstan
B Afghanistan
C Turkmenistan
D Pakistan
13. Which device in a petrol engine vaporises the fuel and mixes it with air in the correct proportions?
A Ignition
B Carburettor
C Expansion chamber
D Piston
14. Which American playwright wrote The Crucible and Death of a Salesman and was married to Marilyn Monroe?
A Arthur Miller
B Tennessee Williams
C George Bernard Shaw
D John Steinbeck
15. Which British film actor wrote the autobiography The Moon’s a Balloon?
A David Niven
B Hugh Grant
C Stephen Fry
D Rowan Atkinson