Puzzles General Knowledge Quiz
1. Who served in the RAF during WWII despite having lost his legs in a flying accident and was knighted in 1976?
A Sir Richard Bader
B Sir Howard Bader
C Sir Francis Bader
D Sir Douglas Bader
2. Which Scottish poet wrote Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect?
A John Donne B John Napier C Robert Burns D James Boswell
3. From which English game is the American sport of baseball derived?
A Rounders B Hockey C Cricket D Rugby
4. With which of the arts would you associate Sir Alfred Munnings?
A Painting
B Sculpture
C Composer
D Poet
5. The theme from Ghostbusters II was a UK top 5 hit for which singer?
A Ray Parker Jnr
B Whitney Houston
C Bobby Brown
D MC Hammer
6. Meryl Streep played a Polish immigrant in which 1983 film? A Sophie’s Choice
B Anna Karenina
C Hannah and Her Sisters
D Erin Brockovich 7. What is Buffy a recognised killer of?
A Vampires
B Cockroaches
C Rats
D Dogs
8. By what name is deuterium oxide commonly known?
A Salt
B Gunpowder
C Heavy water
D Acid
9. Which plant’s leaves are the traditional antidote to nettle stings?
A Rhubarb
B Blackcurrant
C Dock
D Rose 10. Of which boat was Mark Litchfield skipper when it sank in 1995?
A The Mary Rose
B The Queen Elizabeth II
C The Maria Asumpta
D The Maria Celeste
11. Who succeeded Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth?
A George Cromwell
B James Cromwell
C John Cromwell
D Richard Cromwell
12. In which country can the Gibson Desert be found?
A Russia
B Ethiopia
C Australia
D South Africa
13. What was the title of the last sitcom made by Richard Beckinsale in 1979 the same year that he died?
A The Liver Birds
B One Foot in the Grave C Bloomers
D Open All Hours
14. For which British contralto singer did Elgar write his Sea Pictures?
A Dame Edna Booth
B Dame Mary Stephenson C Dame Germane Greene D Dame Clara Butt
15. Who was the first president of the US to die in office?
A William H. Harrison
B Abraham Lincoln
C James Madison
D Warren G. Harding