Puzzles Weekly General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which British novelist and playwright wrote Oroonoko?
A John Webster B Ben Jonson C Aphra Behn D Amelia Beauclerc
2. Which British philosopher and pioneer of utilitarianism wrote Principles of Morals and Legislation?
A Jeremy Bentham B Jeremy Stewart C Jeremy Orange D Jeremy London
3. What sort of creature is a swallowtail?
A A bird
B A fly
C A butterfly D A mammal
4. In which county in England could you walk up Sca Fell Pike?
A Northumberland B North Yorkshire C Derbyshire D Cumbria
5. Which England cricketer scored his maiden Test Century in the Bridgetown Test against the West Indies in 1998?
A Nasser Hussain B Alex Stewart C Mark Ramprakash D Darren Gough
6. Which new musical film starring Aisling Bea and Matthew McNulty is based on the Take That jukebox musical of the same name?
A Never Forget
B Relight My Fire
C Shine
D Greatest Days
7. Which singer starred alongside John Wayne in the acclaimed 1950s Western Rio Bravo?
A Frank Sinatra
B Sammy Davis Jnr
C Dean Martin
D Glen Campbell
8. Which British Formula One
driver allowed his team-mate Mika Hakkinen to win the 1998
Australian Grand Prix?
A Michael Schumacher B David Coulthard C Damon Hill
D Eddie Irvine
9. Who directed The Fisher King starring Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges?
A Iain Softley
B Spike Jonze
C Terry Gilliam
D Brad Anderson 10. Which German-born psychologist wrote The Sane Society and The Art of Loving? A Sigmund Freud
B Erich Fromm
C Karl Marx
D Reinhard Frei
11. Which Croatian-born electrical engineer had the SI unit of magnetic flux density named after him?
A Nikola Tesla
B Nikola Watt
C Nikola Flux
D Nikola Volta
12. Which Russian novelist wrote Fathers and Sons?
A Ivan Turgenev B Maxim Gorki C Vladimir Nabokov D Anton Chekhov
13. Of which nationality was the composer Carl Nielsen?
A Austrian
B Hungarian
C Danish
D Swedish
14. Which Russian swimmer retained his 100m freestyle title at the 1998 world championships less than 15 months after being stabbed in Moscow?
A Alexander Putilov
B Alexander Kamenev
C Alexender Rustikov
D Alexander Popov
15. Who played Rigsby’s longsuffering lodger in Rising Damp?
A Frances de la Tour B Sandy Mandelson C Patricia De La Roche D Arquette Harris