General Knowledge Quiz
1. In which year was Popeye created?
A 1929 B 1899 C 1949 D 1959
2. In what year did the IRA bomb a hotel in Brighton during the Conservative Party Conference?
A 1974 B 1964 C 1994 D 1984
3. Who is the Archbishop of Canterbury?
A Rowan Williams B George Carey C Robert Runcie D Justin Welby
4. What is another name for a leopard; particularly one with a lot of black pigmentation?
A Puma
B Lynx
C Panther
D Ivory Leopard
5. Which satellite of Jupiter is the largest moon in our Solar System?
A Triton B Ganymede C Daemus D Miranda
6. Which celebrity game show hosted by Richard Osman has earned a transfer to BBC1 primetime after its successful run on BBC2?
A Richard Osman’s House of Games B Richard Osman’s House Rules C Richard Osman’s On Board D Richard Osman’s Quiz Night
7. Which rose is the main source of the fragrant essential oil attar of roses?
A Damask rose B White Rose C Heracleum Rose D Edda Rose
8. Outlaws Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid headed for which South American country in the much-loved Western?
A Mexico B Chile C Bolivia D Paraguay
9. Which French spa was the seat of Marshal Pétain’s collaborationist government from 1940 to 1944?
A Loches
B Bourges
C Vichy
D Limoges
10. Who was the correct name of Stan Laurel’s comedy partner?
A Olivier Hardie B Oliver Hardy C Oliver Hard D Ollie Hardie
11. Who played notorious gangster Al Capone in Brian De Palma’s The Untouchables?
A Sean Connery B Robert De Niro C Dustin Hoffman D Kevin Costner
12. By what nickname was Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin Eugene Aldrin known?
A Buzz B Buddy C Balls D Bats 13. Who was King of England from 1272 to 1307? A Henry II B Edward I C William II D Richard II
14. What is the repitition of a word at the start of consecutive sentences called?
A Bathos B Anaphora C Ellipsis D Hyperbole
15. Which golfer became the first woman to win the same event four years in a row after a playoff at the 1997 Standard Register tournament in Phoenix?
A Betsy King B Nancy Lopez C Laura Davies D Hollis Stacy