General Knowledge Quiz
1. Who had a top ten hit single in 1984 with Robert De Niro’s Waiting?
A Bananarama
B Blondie
C Spandau Ballet
D R.E.M.
2. By what name is the popular pet Carassius auratus better known? A Budgie
B Cat
C Canary
D Goldfish
3. What relation was Kublai Khan to Genghis Khan?
A Grandson
B Brother
C Son
D Cousin
4. What collective name is given to organisms such as moulds, mildews and mushrooms?
A Growths
B Globules
C Slimes
D Fungi
5. Who had a 1956 UK No 1 with I’ll Be Home?
A Pat Boone
B Cat Stevens
C Matt Monro
D Elvis Presley
6. Zachary Quinto, Patti Lupone and Russell Tovey are among the stars of the latest series of which anthology horror TV show?
A Being Human
B Heroes
C American Gothic
D American Horror Story
7. Which rocky island group off Northumberland is associated with St Cuthbert and Grace Darling?
A Faroe Islands
B Farne Islands
C Aran Islands
D Easter Islands
8. Sixties pop band the Monkees appeared in which surreal film, co-written by Jack Nicholson?
A Blow Up
B Head
C The Munsters
D Winter A-GO-GO
9. Which daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta in Greek mythology was the subject of a tragedy by Sophocles?
A Iapetus
B Antigone
C Lares
D Thalia 10. Who played Compo in Last of the Summer Wine? A Clive Dunn
B Bill Owen
C Arthur Lowe
D Ian Lavender
11. In which Dickens novel does Jenny Wren appear? A Oliver Twist
B Little Dorrit
C Our Mutual Friend D Dombey and Son
12. In which university city can the Ashmolean Museum be found?
A Oxford
B Cambridge
C Sheffield
D Manchester
13. Which 15th-century Wallachian prince is thought to have been the prototype for Bram Stoker’s Dracula? A Vlod the Impaler
B Vlad the Impaler
C Vlid the Impaler
D Vlud the Impaler
14. Which dance band released an album entitled Dig Your Own Hole in 1997? A The Dust Brothers
B Fatboy Slim
C The Prodigy
D The Chemical Brothers
15. Which England midfielder scored after 27 seconds against France in the 1982 football World Cup Finals?
A Glenn Hoddle
B Bryan Robson
C Chris Waddle
D Terry Venables