General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which actress was born Harlean Carpenter?
A Greta Garbo
B Katharine Hepburn
C Marilyn Monroe
D Jean Harlow
2. What sort of creature is a firecrest?
A A bird
B A snake
C A lizard
D A continental squirrel
3. 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
4. What sort of creature is a devil’s coach-horse?
A A fish
B An arachnid
C A snake
D A beetle
5. What sort of creature is a duiker?
A An antelope
B A dog
C A bear
D A rodent
6. Lenny Henry and Morfydd Clark are among the stars of which new television prequel to The Lord of the Rings?
A The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
B The Lord of the Rings: The Rise of the Hobbits
C The Lord of the Rings: The Dawn of Sauron
D The Lord of the Rings: The Precious
7. In Greek mythology, who was the goddess of the moon, sometimes identified with Artemis?
A Idaea
B Laodamia
C Helena
D Selene
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 group released an album entitled Radiator in 1997?
A Blur
B Oasis
C Cast
D Super Furry Animals
10. Who is the patron saint of children?
A St Nicholas
B St Mark
C St John
D St Thomas
11. Which nation did Britain defeat in the Battle of the Nile of 1798?
A Egypt
B Belgium
C Iran
D France
12. Which English queen was married to Lord Guildford Dudley?
A Elizabeth I
B Victoria I
C Lady Jane Grey
D Anne
13. Which domesticated member of the horse family is also known as an ass?
A Shire
B Donkey
C Shetland
D Mule
14. 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
15. 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