General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which Asian kingdom was formerly known as Siam?
A China
B Thailand
C Mongolia
D Vietnam
2. What sort of creature is a guillemot?
A A moth
B A bird
C A monkey
D A butterfly
3. How many US states have names that begin with the letter M?
A Eight B Nine C Seven D Ten
4. In which country were the 1998 Winter Olympic Games held?
A Japan
B Norway
C Sweden
D France
5. Who wrote Love and Mr Lewisham?
A Isaac Asimov B George Orwell C Arthur C. Clarke D H.G. Wells
6. Which new film set in the west of Ireland stars Brendan Gleeson as Colm, who suddenly puts an end to his lifelong friendship with Colin Farrell?
A The Pixies of Innisfree
B The Pookas of Inishbeg
C The Banshees of Inisherin
D The Leprechauns of Inishmore
7. What name was given to the guerrilla force led by Brigadier General Orde Wingate in Burma (now Myanmar)?
A Findits
B Pundits
C Chindits
D Trinidits
8. Who won the 400m hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics, but missed the 1980 games because of the US boycott?
A Fred Aaron
B Edward Lyle
C Richard Black
D Ed Moses
9. Which rock band released an album entitled Vanishing Point?
A Primal Scream B Reef
C Korn D Terrorvision
10. Which Darling Buds of May star played district nurse Peggy in ITV’s Where the Heart Is?
A Pam Feroe
B Pam Fields
C Pam Ferris
D Pam Falstaff
11. In which London park is Rotten Row?
A Hamstead Heath B Hyde Park
C Regent’s Park D Wimbledon Common
12. Who wrote Journey to the Centre of the Earth and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea? A C.S. Lewis
B Arthur Conan Doyle
C Robert Louis Stevenson
D Jules Verne
13. Which Porridge character was played by Richard Beckinsale?
A Lennie Godber
B Lennie Smith
C Lennie Molere
D Lennie Tissot
14. Which British novelist and ‘angry young man’ wrote Hurry on Down and The Contenders? A John Grisham
B Iain Banks
C John Wain
D Tim Lott
15. What is the orbital period of Halley’s Comet?
A 90 years B 24 years C 76 years D 140 years