General Knowledge Quiz
1 Russell Tovey and Julian Rhindtutt starred in which drama set in an eighteenth-century penal colony in Australia?
A Deported
B Exiled
C Banished
2 What is the name of TV cook Nigella Lawson’s famous politician father?
A Nigel Lawson
B Denis Lawson
C Dominic Lawson
3 According to the title of a 1999 comedy-drama film East is… what?
A Where the Heart Is
B East
C Best
4 How many rings are there on the Olympic flag?
A Five
B Seven
C Six
5 Who led the cast of Channel 4’s period drama Indian Summers as club owner Cynthia Coffin?
A Julie Walters
B Lindsay Duncan
C Harriet Walter
6 A supernova is the catastrophic explosion of what?
A A comet
B A star
C A planet
7 In which two cities are the seats of the archbishops of the Church of England?
A Leicester and York
B Canterbury and London
C Canterbury and York
8 Which country’s pre-euro currency was the guilder?
A The Netherlands
B Malta
C Denmark
9 To which museum is the replica diplodocus skeleton known as Dippy due to return this month after a UK tour?
A Natural History Museum
B British Museum
C Science Museum
10 In the 2022 film The Batman, what is the first name of the butler played by Andy Serkis?
A Thomas
B Alfred
C Edward