General Knowledge Quiz
1. Who was the president of Argentina when they invaded the Falkland Islands? A General Garibaldi B General Fasto C General Peron D General Galtieri
2. What is the name of the Japanese electronic pet which became popular worldwide in 1997? A Tamagotchi B Pokemon C Yawakatchi D Mashagawi
3. In which popular U.S. sport do the Atlanta Braves play? A Baseball B American Football C Ice Hockey D Basketball
4. Which Prussian statesman was known as the Iron Chancellor? A Alfred B Willhem II C Bismarck D Peter
5. Kirk Douglas portrayed which famous painter in the 1956 biopic Lust For Life? A Paul Gauguin B Vincent Van Gogh C Jackson Pollock D Salvador Dali
6. Dominic West and Maura Tierney are among the stars of which US drama, which recently returned for a fourth season on Sky Atlantic? A The Affair B Save Me C In the Long Run D The Wire
7. Which firework is named after a 4th century Christian martyr? A Roman candle B Catherine wheel C Jumping jack D Sarah sparkler
8. Which Shakespeare play is about a former Roman general who is dissuaded from sacking Rome? A Titus Andronicus B Twelfth Night C Coriolanus D Julius Caesar
9. By what name is a kangaroo’s young commonly known? A Joey B Jimmy C Jonah D Josie
10. Which former Generation Game hostess also presented Come Dancing? A Rosemarie Ford B Sally Ford C Cheryl Ford D Louise Ford
11. To which genus of plants does the snapdragon belong? A Dragonis B Petunia C Antirrhinum D Antidragonum
12. What is the usual name for the salts formed by the combination between sodium or potassium and palmitic; stearic and oleic acids? A Sand B Rock Salts C Soap D Basalt
13. Which Hugh Grant film features songs by Damon (Badly Drawn Boy) Gough? A Notting Hill B About a Boy C Bridget Jones’s Diary D Nine Months
14. Who wrote the opera I Pagliacci? A Mascagni B Leoncavallo C Puccini D Verdi
15. Which band had a hit single with Girls and Boys? A Oasis B Ocean Colour Scene C Ash D Blur