General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which popular US sport do the Atlanta Hawks play?
A American football
B Basketball
C Baseball
D Ice hockey
2. Which Old Testament Jewish leader directed the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem in 444 BC? A Abraham
B Joseph
C Isaac
D Nehemiah
3. What letter is represented by three dashes in Morse code?
A O
B S
C A
D E
4. The Duke of Monmouth, who led a rebellion against James II, was the son of which king?
A Charles I
B James I
C Henry VII
D Charles II
5. Which members of an Islamic brotherhood are noted for hypnotic chanting or whirling dances at prayer meetings?
A Druze
B Shiites
C Dervishes
D Sunnis
6. Anne Hathaway and Anthony Hopkins are among the stars of which new film set in 1980s New York?
A Armageddon Time
B Flux Gourmet
C A Jazzman’s Blues
D Alone Together
7. Which radioactive element has the symbol Pm?
A Protactinium B Palladium C Promethium D Platinum
8. What is the day before Ash Wednesday called?
A Shrove Tuesday B Maundy Tuesday C Ash Tuesday D Palm Tuesday
9. Which crude incendiary device is named after the Soviet statesman who was foreign minister during World War II?
A Lenin cocktail B Molotov cocktail C Stalin cocktail D Kamenev cocktail 10. Which northern trio released an album in 1996 entitled Extra Virgin?
A Peach
B Olive
C Oil
D Cast
11. In which card game does a player get one for his nob?
A Poker
B Craps
C Cribbage
D Bridge
12. In which constellation is the Crab Nebula?
A Taurus B Leo
C Orion D Ursa Minor
13. What was the name of Wendy Richard’s character in Are You Being Served?
A Miss Brahms
B Miss Rogers
C Miss Daisy
D Miss Mary
14. What is the unit used in measuring nuclear explosions that is equal to an explosion of one million tons of TNT?
A Megaton
B Milloton
C Ton
D Centoton
15. Which former member of The Young Ones played The New Statesman?
A Adrian Edmondson B Rik Mayall
C Alexei Sayle
D Ben Elton