General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which king of England, Scotland and Ireland had Nell Gwyn as his mistress?
A Charles I
B James I
C Henry VII
D Charles II
2. Which EastEnders character was played by Ross Kemp?
A Phil Mitchell B Grant Mitchell C David Wicks D Robbie Jackson
3. Which Red Dwarf recruit played Holly Turner in TV’s Crime Traveller?
A Chloë Annett B Rachel Squires C Emily Robinson D Jennifer Johnson
4. Which poet wrote Paradise Lost?
A Alfred, Lord Tennyson B Percy Bysshe Shelley C Ted Hughes
D John Milton
5. Who wrote the children’s stories Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Secret Garden?
A A.A. Milne
B Enid Blyton
C Frances Hodgson Burnett D C.S. Lewis
6. What is the surname of the Peaky Blinders character played by Irish actor Cillian Murphy?
A Shelby B Gallagher C Winchester D Anderson
7. How is the Italian city of Torino known in English?
A Milan B Venice C Rome D Turin
8. Which American rock-and-roll pianist had a hit with the song
Blueberry Hill?
A Shakin’ Stevens B Fats Domino C Buddy Holly D Moony George
9. What was the name of the raft
Thor Heyerdahl used to sail from Peru in 1947?
A Kon-Tiki
B The Thor
C The Peruvian Pirate D Riki-Tiki
10. Who was the companion of Don Quixote?
A Sancho Panza
B Pablo Panza
C José Panza
D Felipe Panza
11. What name is given to the 19th-century migration of Boer settlers to escape British rule in South Africa?
A The Incredible Journey B The Thousand Mile Walk C The Great Trek
D The Long March
12. Which big cat is also known as an ounce?
A Puma
B Snow leopard C Cheetah D Tiger
13. Which Beatle married Linda Eastman?
A John Lennon B Paul McCartney C Ringo Starr D George Harrison
14. Which English novelist wrote Vanity Fair, Henry Esmond and Pendennis?
A George Eliot
B Thomas Hardy
C Mrs Gaskell
D William Makepeace Thackeray
15. Which famous fish market moved to the Isle of Dogs in 1982?
A Wicklow B Waterford C Arklow D Billingsgate