General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which group released an album entitled Radiator in 1997? A Blur B Oasis C Cast D Super Furry Animals
2. In Greek mythology, who was the goddess of the moon, sometimes identified with Artemis? A Idaea B Laodamia C Helena D Selene
3. What sort of creature is a duiker? A An antelope B A dog C A bear D A rodent
4. What sort of creature is a devil’s coach-horse? A A fish B An arachnid C A snake D A beetle
5. Who is the patron saint of children? A St Nicholas B St Mark C St John D St Thomas
6. Martin Compston was among the stars of which recent BBC adaptation of a novel by Andrew O’hagan? A Butterflies B Mayflies C Hoverflies D Fruit flies
7. Who had a top ten hit single in 1974 with Kissin’ In The Back Row Of The Movies? A The Pretenders B The Dreamers C The Drifters D The Preachers
8. Which actor is shrunk and injected into Martin Short’s body in the 1987 comedy Innerspace? A Dennis Quaid B Kevin Mccarthy C Bruce Willis D Steve Guttenberg
9. Which nation did Britain defeat in the Battle of the Nile of 1798? A Egypt B Belgium C Iran D France
10. Which English queen was married to Lord Guildford Dudley? A Elizabeth I B Victoria I C Lady Jane Grey D Anne
11. Which domesticated member of the horse family is also known as an ass? A Shire B Donkey C Shetland D Mule
12. What is a Buff Orpington?
A A breed of cow B A breed of sheep C A breed of fowl D A breed of dog
13. Which British spy novelist wrote Smiley’s People and The Little Drummer Girl? A John Pierre B Jean Reno C Jean Louis-carre D John le Carré
14. Which Bantu peoples of South Africa fought the British at the Battle of Rorke’s Drift? A Hutus B Tutsis C Zulus D Malis
15. Who won the 1997 Formula One world drivers’ championship?
A Damon Hill B Michael Schumacher C David Coulthard D Jacques Villeneuve