General Knowledge Quiz
1. The launch of whose 600th book coincided with her 93rd birthday? A Dame Barbara Cartland B The Queen Mother C Margaret Atwood D Elizabeth Taylor
2. What name is shared by ranges of mountains in Scotland and Australia? A Grampians B Cairngorms C Rocky D Blue
3. In which American city was there a famous ‘Tea Party’ in 1773? A New York B Boston C Philadelphia D Chicago
4. Which star of The New Avengers was in Absolutely Fabulous form on TV? A Jennifer Saunders B Honor Blackman C June Whitfield D Joanna Lumley
5. In which city was Marie Antoinette born in 1755?
A Berlin B Hamburg C Vienna D Munich
6. Which Kate Bush single recently topped the UK charts, 37 years since it was released?
A Wuthering Heights B King of the Mountain C Running Up That Hill D Rocket Man
Kate Bush See Question 6.
7. Which fungal disease of trees was first described in the Netherlands? A Dutch oak disease B Dutch ash disease C Dutch birch disease D Dutch elm disease
8. Which New Zealand prime minister; first elected in 1984; refused to allow nuclear armed ships to dock in New Zealand? A Richard Lange B Robert Lange C Philip Lange D David Lange
9. What is the name of the large island in the Caribbean Sea which is divided between the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic? A Hispaniola B Juanita C Formosa D Antigua 10. Which 1970s TV series featured the saga of a 19thcentury Liverpool shipping family? A The Liver Birds B The Onedin Line C Brookside D Poldark
11. Which Irish missionary and abbot set up a monastery on Iona? A St Joseph B St Patrick C St Columba D St Mark
12. Of which country did Prince Norodom Sihanouk first become king in 1941? A Cambodia B Thailand C Oman D Afghanistan
13. What sort of creature is a schipperke? A A dog B A monkey C A cat D A lizard
14. Which member of the Beatles was born first?
A Ringo Starr B John Lennon C George Harrison D Paul Mccartney
15. According to Greek mythology which god was the father of Apollo, Athena and Dionysus? A Cronus B Europa C Zeus D Rhea