General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which English cartoonist was best known for his illustrations for Lewis Carroll’s Alice books?
A Sir John Tennyson
B Sir John Thompson
C Sir John Tenniel
D Sir John Tristram 2. Which British Pre-raphaelite artist painted Christ in the House of his Parents? A Sir John Everett Millais B Sir James Everett Milton C Sir Jim Earnest Mcdonald D Sir John Mathew Oakes 3. What name is given to a plant that grows on another plant for support in a non-parasitic way? A Phlytite
B Mytite
C Epiphyte
D Ossosyte
4. Who wrote Lord Jim, Nostromo and Heart of Darkness?
A William Thackeray
B Anthony Trollope
C George Meredith
D Joseph Conrad
5. What name was given to bars that illegally sold alcohol during the Prohibition?
A Talkies
B Distillers
C Speakeasies
D Open Taps
6. Which Sky Atlantic drama series stars Julia Stiles as Georgina Clios, a woman who finds out her family’s privileged lifestyle is funded by blood money?
A Riviera
B Côte d’azur
C Costa del Sol
D Costa Brava
7. To which family of birds do canaries and siskins belong? A Tits
B Rooks
C Parrots
D Finches
8. Which former gateway to the City of London has been physically re-located to Paternoster Square, close to St Paul’s Cathedral?
A Menin Bar
B Queens Bar
C Righton Bar
D Temple Bar
9. Which British poet and artist wrote the poem Jerusalem which was turned into a well-known hymn?
A Robert Burns
B William Blake
C William Wordsworth
D Samuel Taylor Coleridge 10. Whose assassination was the spark for the Great War? A The Kaiser B The Pope C Archduke Ferdinand D The King of Holland 11. Which German composer who assisted Wagner with Parsifal is best known for the opera Hansel und Gretel?
A Wolfgang Humperdinck B Engelbert Humperdinck
C Claus Humperdinck D Karl-freidrichs Humperdinck
12. Hallowe’en is the eve of which Christian festival?
A Holy Day
B All Souls’ Day
C Easter Day
D All Saints’ Day
13. What is the usual British name for the domestic heating fuel also called kerosene?
A Paraffin
B Petrol
C Deisel
D Methanol
14. Which lanthanide element is represented by the symbol Ce? A Caesium
B Chlorine
C Curium
D Cerium
15. Of which Italian city is La Scala opera house a feature?
A Milan
B Turin
C Rome
D Venice