General knowledge quiz

ART & LITERATURE

1 Which Emily Brontë novel features the character Heathcliff?

2 How many dwarfs lived with Snow White?

3 With which musical instrument is Sherlock Holmes associated?

4 Which famous bear was created by British writer Michael Bond?

5 In which century was The Canterbury Tales written?

6 What was the painter Picasso’s first name?

GEOGRAPHY

7 The Mojave Desert lies mainly in the southeast of which American state?

8 The Seychelles are located off the coast of which continent?

9 Which two oceans does the Strait of Magellan join?

10 In which US state is Pearl Harbor? 11 In which country is the outback? 12 In which country is Nazareth?

NATURE

13 What colour is a buttercup’s flower? 14 From what animal is cashmere derived? 15 A cygnet is the young of which bird? 16 What type of creature is a macaque?

17 Through what does a butterfly suck up nectar?

18 Of which flightless bird are the emperor and jackass varieties?

SPORT & LEISURE

19 For which country did Maradona play?

20 Which is the most prestigious court at Wimbledon?

21 Which snooker ball is worth seven points?

22 In which Olympic Games did Mark Spitz win seven gold medals?

23 In which position did former England footballer David Seaman play?

24 From which country is snooker player Ray Reardon?

POT LUCK

25 Who does Jack kill in Jack and the Beanstalk?

26 In which type of book are lists of synonyms commonly found?

27 For which environmental group is FoE an abbreviation?

28 Which part of Pinocchio grew when he lied?

29 In which London cemetery is Karl Marx buried?

30 What was the stage name of Bud Abbott’s comedy partner?

Solutions at the end