GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 Which of these organisations protects children?
A RSPCA
B RSPB
C NSDAP
D NSPCC
2 What was the title of the album released by the Bee Gees in 1997?
A Still the Bee Gees
B Still Alive
C Staying Alive
D Still Waters
3 Which Zulu chief was stabbed to death by his half-brothers in 1828?
A Shaka
B Haile
C Mugabe
D Selasse
4 What is the highest number used in bingo?
A 100
B 90
C 66
D 70
5 Which Italian city gives its name to a sausage and a sauce popular with spaghetti?
A Rome
B Venice
C Bologna
D Milan
6 What do the letters PS stand for?
A Please Send
B Please Stamp
C Post Scriptum
D Passe Savoye
7 What name was given to the skeletal remains uncovered in a gravel pit in East Sussex in 1912?
A Piltdown Man
B Windmill Hill Man
C Lewes Man
D Rye Man
8 Orlando Bloom stars as Rycroft Philostrate in which Amazon Prime Video neo-noir fantasy series?
A Fair Path
B Party Lane
C Celebration Street D Carnival Row
9 Of which country is Sfax the second largest city?
A Turkey
B Tunisia
C Libya
D Borneo
10 By which acronym is the International Association of Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists known?
A AIPPEEN
B PEN
C IAP
D PPEEN 11 Which major sporting event was won by the Florida Marlins in 1997?
A Football’s Superbowl B Baseball’s World Series C Basketball’s World Series D Ice Hockey’s Stanley Cup
12 Which Welsh snooker player won the first of his six world championships in 1970?
A Ray Reardon
B Mark Williams
C Stephen Hendry
D John Parrott
13 Which king who died in 1936 began the tradition of the Christmas Day broadcast from the monarch?
A George V
B Edward VIII
C George VI
D Edward VII
14 Which group’s top ten hits included My Girl; Embarrassment and Grey Day?
A Crowded House
B U2
C Madness
D REM
15 On which island is the Indonesian capital Jakarta situated?
A Malaysia
B Timor
C Java
D Borneo