General Knowledge Quiz
1. What is the native religion of Japan?
A Buddhism
B Zen
C Taoism
D Shinto
2. What is called eggplant by Americans?
A Aubergine
B Pumpkin
C Swede
D Turnip
3. Which cricketer took four wickets in four balls in his debut match for Warwickshire?
A Shaun Pollock
B Andrew Caddick
C Shane Warne
D Darren Gough
4. In which popular U.S. sport do the Chicago Bulls play?
A American football
B Baseball
C Basketball
D Ice hockey
5. Which intellectual and cultural movement that began in 14thcentury Italy means “rebirth” in French?
A Dadaism
B Neoclassicalism
C Renaissance
D Romanticism
6. Which 2009 fantasy comedy film stars Matthew Perry as a 37-year-old man who becomes his younger self played by Zac Efron?
A Dream a Little Dream
B Freaky Friday
C The Change-Up
D 17 Again
7. In which Bavarian village is a famous passion play performed?
A Ausberg
B Ulm
C Regensburg
D Oberammergau
8. In which year did Oliver Cromwell die?
A 1701
B 1622
C 1658
D 1601 9. By what name was the actor and manager John Henry Brodribb better known? A Sir Richard Irving
B Sir Henry Irving
C Sir Roger Irving
D Sir Thomas Irving
10. Who wrote the play Hay Fever?
A Alan Bennett
B Noël Coward
C Oscar Wilde
D George Bernard Shaw
11. Who wrote the novels on which the TV series Cadfael was based?
A Margaret Atwood B Ellis Peters C Danielle Steele D Jilly Cooper
12. In which year did the Battle of the Somme take place?
A 1918 B 1940 C 1967 D 1916
13. Which Russian composer wrote the opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk?
A Igor Stravinsky
B Jan Sweelinck C Dmitri Shostakovich D Pyotr Tchaikovsky
14. Which actor played Billy Bunter in the BBC series which ran intermittently between 1952 and 1962?
A Horace Rogers B Gerald Campion C Brian Champion D Jean Champagne
15. Which major tourist centre and city in Spain was the birthplace of Pablo Picasso?
A Murcia B Barcelona C Malaga D Madrid