General Knowledge Quiz
1. Of which country is the Baht the monetary unit? A Thailand B Burma C Bangladesh D Vietnam 2. In which country can the Jumna River be found? A India B Congo C Pakistan D Brazil 3. In which year did Sitting Bull die? A 1830 B 1910 C 1890 D 1930 4. Which essayist and dramatist, founder of The Tatler and The Spectator, also wrote the play The Funeral? A Sir Robert Peel B Sir Richard Steele C Sir Howard Roberts D Sir Michael Robb 5. Which actress played Dorothy in the US sitcom Golden Girls? A Roseanne Arthur B Bea Arthur C Cybil Arthur D Iris Arthur 6. Which new film stars Amandla Stenberg as one of a group of interred teens in a future where the old fear and imprison the young? A The Fastest Minds B The Darkest Minds C The Bleakest Minds D The Lightest Minds 7. What colour is the pigment vermilion? A Green B Yellow C Blue D Red 8. By what name was the apatosaurus formerly known? A T-rex B Velociraptor C Brontosaurus D Stegasaurus 9. With which artistic movement were Salvador Dali, Joan Miro and Rene Magritte associated? A Impressionism B Surrealism C Cubism D Abstract Expressionism 10. Which actor who starred in The Singing Detective received a knighthood in the 1998 New Year Honours list? A Richard Gambon B John Gambon C Thomas Gambon D Michael Gambon 11. How is a cranefly commonly known? A Horsefly B Daddy-longlegs C Housefly D Bluebottle 12. In which year did the Jodrell Bank telescope become operational? A 1947 B 1967 C 1957 D 1977 13. Which American popular novelist died in October 1997 at the age of 81? A Harold Robbins B Ernest Hemingway C George Steinbeck D Arthur Hailey 14. On which river does the French city of Chartres stand? A River Seine B River Eure C River Rhine D River Loire 15. Which of the Mitford sisters married the British Fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley? A Nancy B Jessica C Deborah D Diana