General Knowledge Quiz
1 How many points is the green ball worth in snooker?
A Three
B Four
C Two
2 Which venomous snake is known for extending its neck ribs to form a hood?
A Cobra
B Viper
C Python
3 Who is the head of state of the Vatican City?
A Dean of the College of Cardinals B Archbishop of Canterbury
C The Pope
4
A B C
What does Hallelujah mean? Praise the Lord
So be it
God be with you
5 On which African river is the Kariba Dam?
A Zambezi
B Nile
C Congo
6. Sarah Parish and Mandeep
Gill are starring in which new Paramount+ drama about a world where men are under strict surveillance?
A Camera
B Curfew
C Control
7 Which major London art gallery was founded in 1824?
A National Gallery
B Tate Britain
C Royal Academy of Arts
8 Which organisation was founded in 1895 for the preservation of land and buildings of historic interest or beauty?
A UNESCO
B National Trust
C Greenpeace
Sarah Parish See Question 6
9 Which famous lighthouse is 13 miles south west of Plymouth?
A Lizard Lighthouse B Eddystone Lighthouse C Start Point Lighthouse
10 Which influential American pressure group is identified by the abbreviation NRA?
A National Rifle Association B National Republican Association C National Railroad Association
11 What name is given to the official marks stamped on gold, silver and platinum articles to indicate their quality?
A Hallmarks
B Watermarks
C Trademarks
12 Which English king was known as Longshanks?
A Henry I
B James I
C Edward I 13 According to the Bible, which town in Galilee was the boyhood home of Jesus?
A Nazareth
B Jerusalem
C Bethlehem
14 What name is given to the hooped framework worn under skirts in the Elizabethan period? A Farthingale
B Bustle
C Crinoline
15 Who wrote the popular children’s story Emil and the Detectives?
A Erich Kästner
B Roald Dahl
C Hans Christian Andersen
16 What name is given to the rear leg of a pig prepared as food?
A Bacon
B Ham
C Sausage
17 Which American inventor invented the phonograph?
A Benjamin Franklin
B Samuel Morse
C Thomas Edison
18 Which Roman emperor is known by his nickname, which means ‘little boot’?
A Vespasian
B Caligula
C Domitian
19 In which American city is the National Symphony Orchestra based?
A New York City B Chicago C Washington, DC
20 Which British actor starred in the films Hamlet, Sleuth and Marathon Man?
A Laurence Olivier
B Anthony Hopkins
C Michael Caine