General Knowledge Quiz
1. What was the profession of Sir George Gilbert Scott? A Painter
B Architect
C Composer
D Poet
2. What sort of creature is an oystercatcher?
A A fish
B A bird
C A mammal
D A snake
3. Which Brookside character returned in 1997 after a long break from the Close?
A Jimmy Corkhill
B Little Jimmy Corkhill
C Barry Grant
D Sinbad
4. What sort of creature is an argali?
A A wild horse
B A wild sheep
C A wild rabbit
D A wild cat
5. Which percussion instrument that originated in China is also known as a tam-tam?
A Bongo
B Gong
C Cymbal
D Triangle
6. What is the title of the latest album from UB40, featuring Ali Campbell and Astro?
A Unprecedented
B Unforeseen
C Unstoppable
D Unusual 7. Who starred in the films Coffee and Cigarettes (2004) and Romance & Cigarettes (2006)?
A Susan Sarandon
B Steve Buscemi
C John Goodman
D Nicolas Cage
8. What was the popular name for the scandal that forced the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974?
A Highgate
B Margate
C Watergate
D Nixongate
9. Which admiral was mortally wounded when commanding the British fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar?
A Horatio Nelson
B Herbert Belson
C Horace Kelson
D George Telson 10. Which modern standup comedian is famous for hanging around with badgers? A Vic Reeves
B Jack Dee
C Harry Hill
D Eddie Izzard
11. Who had a top ten hit single in 1961 with Halfway To Paradise?
A David Bowie
B John Lennon
C Bob Dylan
D Billy Fury
12. Which German composer collaborated with Bertolt Brecht on The Threepenny Opera?
A Isaac Albeniz
B Kurt Weill
C Josef Hauer
D Zoltan Kodaly
13. Which Scottish location was the scene of the last pitched battle to be fought in Britain?
A Marsden
B Baydon
C Culloden
D Stirling
14. On which great river does the German city of Cologne stand?
A Elbe
B Danube
C Rhine
D Weser
15. To which animal family does the kinkajou belong? A Raccoon
B Snake
C Parrot
D Dolphin