General Knowledge Quiz
1. Who played the title role in the TV series Sharpe?
A Sean Bean
B Colin Firth
C Robert Carlyle
D Nick Berry
2. Which British round-theworld yachstman turned back into a force-nine gale to rescue French competitor Raphael Dinelli during a race in 1997?
A Ross Peters
B Pete Goss
C Sam Gross
D Peter Moss
3. In what type of dance are zapateados performed?
A Waltz B Madison C Charleston D Flamenco
4. Who founded the Grey Friars in 1209?
A St Francis of Assisi B St Thomas of Assisi C St Peter of Assisi D St John of Assisi
5. What sort of creature is a bagworm?
A A caterpillar B A moth
C A mollusc D An ant
6. Which Sky Atlantic drama stars Brian Cox as Dundeeborn billionaire Logan Roy?
A Succession B Riviera
C Gangs of London D The Outsiders
7. What is the more common name of Schubert’s Symphony No 8 in B Minor?
A The Perfect Symphony
B The Unchained Symphony C The Bitter Sweet Symphony D The Unfinished Symphony
8. Which US rock band had a top twenty hit single in 1992 with Lithium?
A Smashing Pumpkins B Metallica C Aerosmith
D Nirvana
9. Who became first secretary of the Soviet Communist Party and prime minister after Stalin’s death? A Nicholas Milyukov
B Mikhail Gorbachev
C Nikita Khruschev
D Georgy Malenkov 10. In which city was TV’s Taggart set?
A London B Manchester C Glasgow
D Cardiff
11. Which metal, which is a liquid at room temperature, has the symbol Hg?
A Iodine
B Bromine
C Mercury
D Hydrogen
12. Who wrote The Heart is a Lonely Hunter and The Ballad of the Sad Cafe?
A Carson McCullers B Carson Mathews C Carson Moone
D Carson Manson
13. Which river passes through Tonbridge, Maidstone, Rochester, Chatham and Gillingham?
A River Ouse
B River Nene
C River Thames
D River Medway
14. Which Swiss author wrote the play The Fire Raisers and the novel Stiller?
A Maxim Gorki B Jean Sibelius C Albert Camus D Max Frisch
15. Which American Civil War general captured and burned Atlanta in 1864?
A James Madison B Andrew Jackson
C John Quincy Adams D William T. Sherman