General Knowledge Quiz
1. Who was the second U.S. President?
A Thomas Jefferson B John Adams C John Quincey Adams D Thomas Jefferson
2. What name is given to the ninth month of the Muslim year?
A Kamadun B Frattadan C Ramadan D Eid
3. Which of the following works was composed by Vaughan Williams?
A The Barber of Seville B Turandot C Hugh the Drover D The New World Symphony
4. Which knighted British actor noted for his work in No Man’s Land and Home died in 1983?
A Sir Alec Guinness B Cary Grant C Sir Ralph Richardson D Sir Laurence Olivier
5. What is the Sunday before Easter called?
A Palm Sunday B Bloody Sunday C Whit Sunday D Mothering Sunday
6. The soundtrack to which film, featuring performances from Lily James and Cher, recently went to Number One in the UK Albums Chart?
A Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again B Mamma Mia! One More Time With Feeling C Mamma Mia! Take a Chance D Mamma Mia! Thank You for the Music
7. In which year did World War I start?
A 1913 B 1911 C 1918 D 1914
8. In Greek mythology who was the lover of Hero who swam to her across the Hellespont?
A Phineus B Orpheus C Eurydice D Leander
9. Which German town is famous for its castle which was supposedly an escape-proof prisoner-of-war camp in World War II?
A Auschwitz B Beeritz C Colditz D Praditz
10. What was the name of the crew’s cat in the sci-fi horror Alien starring Sigourney Weaver?
A Jones B Smith C Whiskers D Ripley
11. Which artist won the 1997 Turner Prize?
A Gillian West B Gillian Wearing C Gillian Weaver D Gillian Wooly
12. Who succeeded Trygve Lie as secretary general of the United Nations?
A Dag Johannson B Dog Baarkson C Dug Wolfskjold D Dag Hammarskjold
13. Which vocalist released an album entitled Am I The Kinda Girl? in 1997?
A Cathy Dennis B Cathy Burke C Cathy Parr D Cathy Jackson
14. Which organ is stimulated by the drug digitalis?
A Lungs B Brain C Heart D Eyes
15. What is the national currency of Belize?
A Dollar B Pound C Franc D Guilder