GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ

1 Which late Rugby Union player became the youngest-ever All Black when he made his debut against France in 1994 at the age of 19?

A Jonah Lomu B Jamie Lomu C Jason Lomu D John Lomu

2 Which group released the album Fresco in 1997?

A Sleeper B Elastica

C M People D Skunk Anansie

3 In which country is the port of Haifa situated?

A Iran B Israel C Iraq

D Sri Lanka

4 Which French writer published the collection of fairy tales Contes de ma mere l’oye; better known as Mother Goose?

A Ionesco

B Albert Camus C Pierre Cardin D Charles Perrault

5 Sadism is named after which French writer?

A Marquis Sadiste B Marquis de la Sad C Marquis de Caraba D Marquis de Sade

6 Which 1993 period drama film starred Holly Hunter, Sam Neill and Anna Paquin?

A The Accordion B The Piano C The Mandolin D The Violin 7 What is androphobia?

A Fear of heights B Fear of beetles C Fear of dogs D Fear of men

8 What in nature is a brotulid?

A Horse

B Flower

C Feline

D Fish

9 Which mountains form a border between France and Spain?

A Alps B Carpathians C Cairngorm D Pyrenees 10 In which US sport do the Green Bay Packers play?

A Baseball

B Ice Hockey C American Football D Basketball

11 What sort of creature is a wentletrap?

A A mollusc B A fish

C A mammal D An arachnid

12 Who starred on TV as Edna The Inebriate Woman?

A Patricia Hayes B Sarah Hayes C Rachel Hayes D Lucia Hayes

13 Which soap enjoyed an Italian break during a special five-episode week in 1997?

A Coronation Street B Eastenders C Emmerdale D Brookside

14 Who was the first woman MP to sit in the House of Commons?

A Nancy Shelley B Nancy Pankhurst C Nancy Frost D Nancy Astor

15 Which poet wrote Sonnets from the Portuguese?

A Sylvia Plath

B Emily Dickinson

C Elizabeth Jennings D Elizabeth Barrett Browning