General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which British vocalist released an album entitled Junction Seven
in 1997?
A Steve Winwood B Steve Woods C Steve Weird D Steve Westwood
2. Who wrote Great Expectations?
A Charles Dickens B Jane Austen C Elizabeth Gaskell D William Thackeray
3. Which 1995 Clint Eastwood
movie was based on a short novel by Robert James Waller?
A The Bridges of Madison County B Mystic River
C A Perfect World
D The Rookie
4. What was TV police surgeon
Dangerfield’s first name? A Richard
B Paul
C Ian
D Roger
5. Which French philosopher
coined the term sociology? A Auguste Kante
B Auguste Bentham C Auguste Comte
D Auguste Conrade
6. Which recent festive comedy on Sky saw Suranne Jones star as a modern-day Ebeneezer Scrooge?
A Edwina Scrooge
B Christmas Eve
C Christmas Carole
D The Christmas Spirits 7. Which expression of colonial hostility towards Britain took place in Boston in 1773?
A Boston Tea Party
B Boston Soup Feast
C Boston Coffee Fair
D Boston Bake Sale
8. Which chemical element has the symbol C?
A Cadmium
B Calcium
C Carbon
D Copper
9. Which prime minister
succeeded Anthony Eden?
A Harold Wilson
B Harold Macmillan
C Stanley Baldwin
D Henry Campbell Bannerman 10. Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
A Anne Earhart
B Amy Earhart
C Alison Earhart
D Amelia Earhart
11. What is the central bank of the USA called?
A Federal Reserve System
B Fort Knox
C Wall Street
D Dow Jones
12. Who had a number one hit
single in 1963 with Glad All Over? A The Dave Clark Five
B The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band C The Rolling Stones
D Bob Dylan
13. What is the name of the temple of Athena on the Acropolis at Athens from which the Elgin Marbles were taken?
A The Panther
B The Pantheon
C The Corinthenon
D The Parthenon
14. Who wrote Ivanhoe?
A Jane Austen
B Captain Frederick Marryat C Sir Walter Scott
D John Galt
15. Which Russian-born US
biochemist and science fiction writer wrote I, Robot and the Foundation Trilogy?
A Isaac Kamenev
B Isaac Zinoviev
C Isaac Karlov
D Isaac Asimov