General Knowledge Quiz
1. Who painted the Mona Lisa?
A Leonardo da Vinci B Claude Monet C Pablo Picasso D Vincent van Gogh
2. Which song has been a hit for Buddy Holly, Showaddywaddy, and Nick Berry?
A Great Balls of Fire B Heartbeat C Unchained Melody D Blue Moon
3. What is the name of the pub that becomes infested with zombies in the 2004 film Shaun of the Dead?
A The Red Lion
B The Black Swan
C The Dorchester
D The Winchester
4. What sort of creature is an onager?
A A fish
B An insect C A wild ass D A dog
5. To which modern mammal is the mammoth related?
A Elephant B Zebra C Hippopotamus D Walrus
6. Which 2020 song by Miley Cyrus featuring Dua Lipa has a video which references the films The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Female Trouble?
A Prisoner
B Locked Up
C Guilty
D Conviction 7. What sort of flowers could be classified as hybrid teas or floribundas?
A Hyacinths
B Roses
C Lilies
D Marigolds
8. Which river joins the Tigris in Iraq to form the Shatt al-Arab?
A Sakarya B Suez C Surgato D Euphrates
9. Which Italian-born US gangster was imprisoned for tax evasion in 1931?
A Al Capone
B Don Corleone
C Joe DiMaggio
D Al Pacino 10. Which long-running show has been presented by the late Magnus Magnusson, and John Humphrys?
A Mastermind
B Crossroads
C The Sky at Night D Gamesmaster
11. Who starred as James Kavanagh QC on TV?
A John Frost B John Snow C John Thaw D John Dew
12. Which pop group had a hit single with Suicide Blonde?
A R.E.M. B INXS C Blondie D Oasis
13. Who hosted the satirical quiz show Have I Got News For You from 1990 until 2002?
A Paul Merton B Angus Deayton C Ian Hislop D Clive Anderson
14. What genre of short horror play is named after a Paris theatre at which such plays were first performed?
A Grand Noir
B Grand Horreur
C Grand Guignol
D Rouge-Noir
15. Whom did George I succeed as monarch?
A William III B Charles II C Queen Anne D James II