General Knowledge Quiz
1. Whom did William Shakespeare marry? A Nell Gywn
B Anne Hathaway C Sarah Siddons D Jane Seymour
2. Which Russian physicist and dissident won the 1975 Nobel Peace Prize?
A Alexi Stukov B Andrei Sakharov C Josef Kasparov D Georgi Plekhanov
3. What is a Moorish idol?
A A tropical fish B A tropical spider C A monkey
D A wild cat
4. By what title was Siddhartha Gautama known?
A Gurpal Siddhartha B Vishnu
C Guru Nanak D Buddha
5. Of what is ikebana the Japanese art?
A Paper folding
B Flower arranging C Sword fighting
D Tree pruning
6. Which new film is based on a novel by Emma Donoghue and stars Florence Pugh as a nurse in 19th century Ireland?
A The Quiet Girl
B Room
C Haven
D The Wonder 7. What sort of creature is a chafer?
A A bird
B A fish
C A beetle
D A mouse
8. On which US river is the Grand Coulee Dam situated?
A Missouri
B Mississippi
C Columbia
D Colorado
9. Which First World War poet wrote The Soldier?
A Rupert Brooke B Wilfred Owen C Isaac Rosenberg D Siegfried Sassoon 10. To which genus of plants do sweet williams and carnations belong?
A Dianthus
B Cranthus
C Bianthus
D Trianthus
11. Which race did legendary ruler Hengist command?
A Goths
B Jutes
C Vandals
D Picts
12. Who in Roman mythology was the father of Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto?
A Mars
B Mercury
C Saturn
D Cupid
13. To what sort of animal does the adjective vulpine relate?
A Cat
B Vulture
C Fox
D Snake
14. Which French mathematician is famous for his last theorem?
A Marie-Henri Beyle
B Pierre de Fermat
C Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
D Victor Hugo
15. In which village did Jesus reputedly turn water into wine? A Bethlehem
B Kaf
C Ma’an
D Cana