General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which Christian period of fasting and penance begins on Ash Wednesday? A Pentecost B Easter C Lent D Advent
2. Who wrote The Caretaker in 1960?
A Arthur Miller B Sylvia Plath C Norman Mailer D Harold Pinter
3. Who wrote The English Constitution in 1867?
A Walter Bagehot B William Wycherley C Queen Victoria D Lord Salisbury
4. Which fruit from the tree Ficus carica is known for its laxative properties? A Plum B Pear C Fig D Apple
5. Which imported adult drama series was set in Wentworth Detention Centre? A Prisoner: Cell Block H B Scrubs C Bad Girls D Cons
6. Paddy Considine and Matt Smith are among the stars of which upcoming fantasy series, which will be a prequel to Game of Thrones? A House of the Rising Sun B House of the Dragon C The Night’s Watch D King’s Landing Matt Smith See Question 6.
7. Which group had a number one hit single in 1980 with Super Trouper? A ABBA B Bucks Fizz C Blondie D Duran Duran
8. Oscar winner Jamie Foxx starred as a hapless taxi driver in which thriller directed by Michael Mann? A Miami Vice B Stealth C Heat D Collateral
9. Which Dominican monk who was head of the Spanish Inquisition was largely responsible for the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492? A Diego de Torquemada B Pablo de Torquemada C Tomás de Torquemada D Fernando de Torquemada 10. What name is given to the nomadic peoples of the Syrian and Arabian deserts? A Shukran B Lailan C Anaizan D Bedouin
11. The film Natural Born Killers was written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by which other filmmaker? A Robert Rodriguez B Kevin Smith C Oliver Stone D Spike Lee
12. Which crustacean is known for its habit of occupying empty snail shells? A Spider crab B Lobster C Hermit crab D Sand crab
13. What was the nickname of Pete Mitchell, the character played by Tom Cruise in Top Gun? A Goose B Iceman C Maverick D Cougar
14. Which star of Waiting For God was a regular in A Very Peculiar Practice?
A Graham Crowden B George Muckden C Jeremy Roberts D Geoff Fisher
15. Who wrote the novel Daniel Deronda?
A Mrs Gaskell B Charles Kingsley C George Eliot D Anthony Trollope