General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which witty dramatist and poet wrote the fairy story The Happy Prince?
A George Bernard Shaw B Tennessee Williams C Oscar Wilde
D Dylan Thomas
2. Who wrote the best-selling books Fever Pitch and High Fidelity?
A Nick Hornby B Tim Lott C Laurie Lee D Tom Clancy
3. Who was Australian PM from 1949-66?
A Sir Robert Menzies B Sir Robert Peel
C Sir Robert Salisbury D Sir Robert Maxwell
4. Which French composer wrote the opera Carmen?
A Puccini
B Dvorak
C Bizet
D Brahms
5. What was Hank’s 12-year-old son called in TV’s King of the Hill?
A Hank Junior
B Frank
C Chip
D Bobby
6. Nicola Walker is returning as the titular Scottish detective in a new series of which Alibi crime drama this year?
A Kiri
B Marcella
C Vera
D Annika
7. What was the family name of the owners of the Ponderosa ranch in the US western series Bonanza?
A Cartwright
B Earp
C Cassidy
D Ewing
8. Of which country was Nikita
Khrushchev prime minister from 1958 to 1964?
A Soviet Union
B Poland
C Finland
D Norway
9. Who had a number one hit single in 1979 with I Don’t Like Mondays?
A The Boomtown Rats B The Rolling Stones C The Beatles
D The Kinks
10. Which French mathematician discovered the first transcendental number in 1873?
A Charles Hermite
B Louis Pasteur
C Honore de Balzac
D Pierre Antoine de Monet
11. Which country did King Wenceslaus II rule over in 12781305?
A Bohemia
B England
C France
D Israel
12. Which former Chancellor of the Exchequer’s middle name was Winston?
A David George
B Douglas Hurd
C Denis Healey
D Norman Lamont
13. Which British publisher founded the Left Book Club?
A Victor Hugo
B Victor Gollancz
C Victor Meldrew
D Victor Polanksi
14. Which former Avengers star appeared in The Upper Hand?
A Honor Thompson
B Honor Weston
C Honor Bishop
D Honor Blackman
15. Which system of alternative medicine was developed by German physician Samuel Hahnemann?
A Homeopathy
B Acupuncture
C Aromatherapy
D Hypnosis treatment