General Knowledge Quiz
1. How is the character Simon Templar better known?
A The Phantom
B The Angel
C The Saint
D The Devil
2. What Roman goddess is equivalent to the Greek Aphrodite?
A Pluto
B Venus
C Mars
D Neptune
3. Which Russian novelist wrote Oblomov?
A Vladimir Nabokov
B Anton Chekhov
C Feodor Sologub
D Ivan Goncharov
4. What is the common name of the flower Bellis perennis?
A Daisy
B Rose
C Poppy
D Bluebell
5. In which European country is the resort of Antibes?
A Spain
B France
C Italy
D Greece
6. What was the name of the 2021 BBC2 one-off drama about a married couple’s woes during COVID which starred Sharon Horgan and James McAvoy?
A Separate
B Apart
C Together
D Close
7. Which male vocalist’s number one hits include Travellin’ Light, Please Don’t Tease and The Minute You’re Gone?
A Billy Fury
B Adam Faith
C Alvin Stardust
D Cliff Richard
8. Which partnership produced operettas such as The Mikado and The Pirates of Penzance?
A Simon and Garfunkel
B Lloyd-Webber and Rice
C Richards and Richardson
D Gilbert and Sullivan
9. Which area of France along the Gironde estuary contains the famous Chateau Latour vineyard?
A Medoc
B Burgundy
C Bordeaux
D Champagne
10. Craig Charles presented which metal-crunching gameshow on BBC2?
A Gladiators
B Metal War
C Heavy Metal
D Robot Wars
11. Which year saw the birth of Isaac Newton and the death of Galileo?
A 1601
B 1678
C 1701
D 1642
12. What type of painting is identified by speed, fluidity and colour washing?
A Watercolour painting
B Oil painting
C Acrylic painting
D Powder painting
13. Which English king was beheaded in 1649?
A Charles I
B Charles II
C James I
D Alfred I
14. Who wanted to have Dinner with Gershwin in 1987?
A Dina Carroll
B Tina Turner
C Aretha Franklin
D Donna Summer
15. Who was the inventor of the ZX Spectrum home computer?
A Clive James
B Clive Sinclair
C Clive Anderson
D Clive Spectrum