General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which British poet is best known for his translation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam?
A Rudyard Kipling
B Lord Tennyson
C Percy Bysshe Shelley
D Edward Fitzgerald
2. In which palace was Mary Queen of Scots born?
A Buckingham B St. James’s C Hampton Court D Linlithgow
3. According to Greek legend which son of Daedalus was killed when the sun melted his wings?
A Oedipus B Peleus C Menelaus D Icarus
4. Who played Lois Lane in TV’s The New Adventures of Superman?
A Teri Hatcher B Geri Catcher C Sara Hatcher D Betti Satcher
5. What is the state capital of Texas?
A Tulsa
B Austin
C Houston
D Santa Fe
6. Based on the crimes of serial killer Charles Sobhraj, which 2021 BBC series stars Tahar Rahim and Jenna Coleman?
A The Serpent
B The Hound
C The Bear
D The Shark
7. Which mathematician invented logarithms?
A John Napier B Archimedes
C Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz D Sir Isaac Newton
8. Katarina Johnson-Thompson competes for Great Britain in which sport?
A Triple jump
B Heptathlon
C 100 metres
D 1500 metres
9. Which Polish trade union confederation was led by Lech Walesa?
A Solidarity B Unity C Freedom D Charity 10. Which British mezzo-soprano was made a Dame in 1976?
A Janet Rogers
B Janet Ricardi
C Janet May
D Janet Baker
11. Which Italian composer was rumoured to have poisoned his rival Mozart?
A Rossini
B Puccini
C Verdi
D Salieri
12. Which German philosopher co-wrote The Communist Manifesto with Friedrich Engels? A Kant
B Nietzsche
C Lenin
D Marx
13. When was Count von Zeppelin’s first airship built? A 1900
B 1871
C 1916
D 1923
14. Who wrote the Minute Waltz? A Manuel de Falla
B Edvard Grieg
C Frédéric Chopin
D Josef Hauer
15. Which stimulant is found in coffee and tea?
A Nicotine B Caffeine C Tannin D Guarana