General Knowledge Quiz
1. Of which animal are the Cornish rex and Devon rex varieties?
A Dog
B Butterfly
C Cat
D Bird
2. Which comedian and author wrote the autobiography Moab is My Washpot?
A Hugh Laurie
B Rowan Atkinson
C Mel Smith
D Stephen Fry
3. Which US president was defeated in the 1932 election by Franklin D. Roosevelt?
A Calvin Coolidge B Herbert Hoover C Warren G. Harding D Harry S. Truman
4. Which girl group teamed up with Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders and Kathy Burke for the 1997 Red Nose Day single Who Do You Think You Are?
A All Saints
B Spice Girls
C Bananarama
D TLC
5. Which British poet wrote the novel Sard Harker?
A Gerard Manley Hopkins B John Masefield
C Arthur Hugh Clough D Robert Bridges
6. What is the title of the second studio album from South Korean girl group Blackpink, which recently topped the UK Charts?
A Born Pink B Pretty in Pink C P!nk
D In the Pink 7. In Greek mythology which son of Zeus and Danae slew the Gorgon Medusa and married Andromeda?
A Hercules
B Jason
C Perseus
D Theseus
8. Between what years was the Spanish Civil War fought?
A 1926-29 B 1929-34 C 1936-39 D 1933-35
9. What is the technical name for German measles?
A Raspinall
B Rubella
C Raputin
D Measalisis Germania 10. Which nocturnal bird of prey has barn, snowy and tawny varieties?
A Owl
B Hawk
C Eagle
D Kestrel
11. Of which Asian country is New Delhi the capital?
A India B Pakistan C Thailand D China
12. What is a mandolin?
A An animal
B A musical instrument C A weapon
D A citrus fruit
13. Which unexplained phenomenon takes its name from the German for noisy ghost?
A Gostenoisen B Spectre C Banshee D Poltergeist
14. What was playwright JeanBaptiste Poquelin better known as?
A Ionesco
B Camus
C Moliere
D Navarre
15. Which British soldier and author wrote Seven Pillars of Wisdom?
A Wilfred Owen B Rupert Brooke C Siegfried Sassoon D T.E. Lawrence