General Knowledge Quiz
1. How is a German shepherd dog otherwise known?
A Collie
B Terrier
C Alsatian
D Poodle
2. Which British novelist wrote the story Cranford?
A Charlotte Brontë
B Mrs Elizabeth Gaskell
C Emily Brontë
D Jane Austen
3. Which former comedy writing partner of Denis Norden died in 1998 at the age of 77?
A Frank Thomas
B Frank Badger
C Frank Capra
D Frank Muir
4. Of what country was Catherine the Great empress?
A Austria-Hungary
B Turkey
C Russia
D Prussia
5. Oscar-winner Tom Hanks teamed up with a slobbering mastiff dog in which crime comedy?
A K-9
B See Spot Run
C Turner & Hooch
D Top Dog
6. Which Disney+ true crime drama stars Kumail Nanjiani as Indian entrepreneur Steve Banerjee?
A Welcome to Chippendales B Wild Crime
C City of Angels, City of Death D The Con
Kumail Nanjiani See Question 6
7. Which British author wrote The Jungle Book?
A C.S. Lewis
B A.A. Milne
C Enid Blyton
D Rudyard Kipling
8. Of which inland sea is the Sea of Azov an arm?
A Caspian Sea
B The Dead Sea
C Black Sea
D The Sea of Marmara
9. Which East London borough was created in 1965 from the former metropolitan boroughs of Bethnal Green; Stepney and Poplar?
A Hackney
B Peckham
C Tower Hamlets
D Hammersmith 10. Which British explorer was beaten to the South Pole by Amundsen and failed to return? A Robert Eagle Watt
B Robert Falcon Northcliffe C Robert Falcon Scott
D Robert Eagle Lee
11. In which popular U.S. sport do the San Francisco Giants play? A American football
B Baseball
C Ice hockey
D Basketball
12. How many yards are there in a statute mile?
A 1760
B 1000
C 1370
D 1450
13. By what name is clarinetist and bandleader Arthur Arshawsky better known?
A Artie Ash
B Art Sky
C Artie Shaw
D Artie Awsky
14. Which actress played the role of John Steed’s assistant Tara King in The Avengers?
A Diana Rigg
B Linda Thorson
C Julie Stevens
D Ingrid Hafner
15. Which U.S. vice president killed his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel?
A Aaron Burr
B John Adams
C Benjamin Harrison
D Zachary Taylor