General Knowledge Quiz
1. The Kyat is the national currency of which country? A India
B Thailand
C Myanmar
D Malaysia
2. Which star of Till Death Us Do Part played Aunt Sally in the original Worzel Gummidge TV series?
A Una Simon B Una Thurman C Una Thompson D Una Stubbs
3. What is the name of Tintin’s dog in the cartoons by Hergé?
A Toto B Snowy C Timmy D Gnasher
4. Which spirit is distilled from molasses derived from sugar cane?
A Whisky
B Rum
C Gin
D Vodka
5. Who directed the vampire film From Dusk Till Dawn?
A Robert Rodriguez B Quentin Tarantino C Harvey Keitel D Spike Lee
6. Jenna Coleman is playing the lead role of rookie detective Ember Manning in which new BBC1 drama?
A The Pier
B The Jetty
C The Port
D The Harbour
7. What is the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel called?
A Thrombosis
B Bronchitis
C Pneumoconiosis
D Peritonitis
8. Who starred as the eccentric factory owner in the 1971 children’s fantasy Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory?
A Jack Albertson
B Mel Brooks
C Gene Hackman
D Gene Wilder
9. Which type of enclosed singleseater chair is carried on poles by two or more people?
A Sedan chair
B Cedar chair
C Walking chair
D Emperor’s chair 10. In which city was the US soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful set?
A San Francisco
B New York
C Los Angeles
D Detroit
11. In which sitcom did Windsor Davies and Donald Sinden play rival antique dealers?
A Never the Twain
B Lovejoy
C Antique Fayre
D Rogue Traders
12. Which Welsh actor was twice married to Elizabeth Taylor?
A Anthony Hopkins B Cary Grant C Richard Burton D Peter Lorre
13. Which TV comedy charted the spiralling descent into madness of the small (local) town Royston Vasey?
A The Fast Show
B The League of Gentlemen
C Last of the Summer Wine
D Birds of a Feather
14. In which sea is the Isle of Man situated?
A The North Sea
B The Irish Sea
C The English Channel D The Atlantic Ocean
15. In which English county is the market town of Melton Mowbray? A Norfolk
B Leicestershire
C Lincolnshire
D Nottinghamshire