General Knowledge Quiz
1. Of which Dickens novel is Pip the central character?
A Bleak House B Oliver Twist C A Tale of Two Cities D Great Expectations
2. Who plays man-mad Dorien in the TV comedy Birds of a Feather?
A Lesley Joseph B Pauline Quirke C Jenny Richards D Dina Kemp
3. Which feuding family was Romeo a member of?
A Capulet B Endymion C Montague D Capone
4. Which horror actor was born William Henry Pratt?
A Christopher Lee B Barry Andrews C Timothy Spall D Boris Karloff
5. With what sort of music are Joan Baez and Woody Guthrie associated?
A Folk B Classical C Disco D Country and Western
6. Patrick Stewart and Alison Pill are among the cast of which Star Trek spinoff, currently in its third season on Prime Video?
A Star Trek: Archer B Star Trek: Janeway C Star Trek: Kirk D Star Trek: Picard
7. Which French army officer was sent to Devil’s Island when falsely accused of betraying military secrets to Germany in 1894?
A Claude Dreyfus B Alfred Dreyfus C Michel Dreyfus D Jean Dreyfus
8. What is the central part of an atom called?
A Molecule B Iota C Core D Nucleus
9. Which city became France’s capital for four days in World War Two?
A Nice B Nantes C Tours D Orleans
10. Which element has the symbol Ar?
A Argon B Arsenic C Astatine D Americium
11. Which giant planet takes approximately 165 Earth years to orbit the sun?
A Neptune B Saturn C Uranus D Jupiter
12. Which metric unit of volume is equal to one cubic decimetre?
A Two litres B Ten litres C One litre D Half a litre
13. Which director and actor provided the voice for Jedi Master Yoda in the Star Wars films?
A George Lucas B Frank Oz C Steven Spielberg D David Prowse
14. Which actor played Captain Mainwaring in Dad’s Army?
A Ian Lavender B Clive Dunn C John Le Mesurier D Arthur Lowe
15. In what year was Bob Geldof given an honorary knighthood?
A 1976 B 1996 C 2000 D 1986