General Knowledge Quiz
1. How is the houseplant Chlorophytum elatum better known?
A Venus flytrap
B Cactus
C Pampas plant
D Spider plant
2. Which city is the seat of government of the Netherlands? A Amsterdam
B Rotterdam
C The Hague
D Eindhoven
3. Which British novelist is best known for his 1951 book The Cruel Sea?
A Jules Verne
B J.R.R. Tolkien
C Nicholas Monsarrat D Richard Adams
4. By what name is the painter Domenikos Theotokopoulos better known?
A Dommy Theo
B Kopoulos
C El Cid
D El Greco
5. Which Old Testament woman became the queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus? A Mary
B Esther
C Jezebel
D Ruth
6. What was the title of Lionel Richie’s only solo UK Number One hit single, in 1984?
A Endless Love
B My Love
C Hello
D Closest Thing to Heaven
7. Which English poet and anthologist is best known for The Golden Treasury published in 1861?
A Samuel Taylor Coleridge B Francis Turner Palgrave C William Wordsworth D John Clare
8. Who wrote the classic adventure stories Treasure Island and Kidnapped?
A Robert Louis Stevenson B C.S. Lewis
C Charles Reade
D H. Rider Haggard
9. Which spin bowler became only the second Australian to take 300 Test wickets?
A Shane Wayne B Shane West C Shane Wallace D Shane Warne 10. Which famous waxmodeller opened a waxworks exhibition in London in 1802? A Margaret Tussaud
B Marie Tussaud
C Melissa Tussaud
D Miriam Tussaud
11. Which bird with a distinctive call lays its eggs in the nests of other birds? A Blackbird
B Robin
C Cuckoo
D Swan
12. Who was the original host of the gameshow Catchphrase?
A Des O’Connor
B Roy Walker
C Les Dennis
D Chris Evans
13. Tallahassee is the capital city of which southern US state?
A Florida
B Texas
C Georgia
D Louisiana
14. Which English king was given the name Rufus due to his fiery complexion?
A William II
B Henry I
C Henry II
D Edward III
15. What is the Italian name of the city of Turin?
A Milan B Trieste C Rome D Torino