General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which chemical element has the symbol C? A Cadmium B Calcium C Carbon D Copper 2. Which prime minister succeeded Anthony Eden? A Harold Wilson B Harold Macmillan C Stanley Baldwin D Henry Campbell Bannerman 3. Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean? A Anne Earhart B Amy Earhart C Alison Earhart D Amelia Earhart 4. What is the central bank of the USA called? A Federal Reserve System B Fort Knox C Wall Street D Dow Jones 5. Who had a number one hit single in 1963 with Glad All Over? A The Dave Clark Five B The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band C The Rolling Stones D Bob Dylan 6. Will Smith was nominated for the Best Actor award at the 2002 Oscars for his portrayal of which American athlete? A Muhammad Ali B Jesse Owens C Michael Jordan D Bo Jackson
Will Smith See Question 6 7. What is the name of the temple of Athena on the Acropolis at Athens from which the Elgin Marbles were taken? A The Panther B The Pantheon C The Corinthenon D The Parthenon 8. Who wrote Ivanhoe? A Jane Austen B Captain Frederick Marryat C Sir Walter Scott D John Galt 9. Which Russian-born US biochemist and science fiction writer wrote I, Robot and the Foundation Trilogy? A Isaac Kamenev B Isaac Zinoviev C Isaac Karlov D Isaac Asimov 10. Which Irish singer’s largely retrospective album Paint the Sky featured her memorable hit Orinoco Flow? A Dana B Sheila C Regan D Enya 11. In which present-day country is the Biblical land of Sheba? A Iraq B Iran C Yemen D Syria 12. Which naval administrator is famous for his diary which described the Plague and the Fire of London? A Samuel Thomas B Samuel Joseph C Samuel Pepys D Samuel Malvin 13. TV detective duo Scott & Bailey are portrayed by Suranne Jones and which other actress? A Olivia Colman B Gillian Anderson C Angela Griffin D Lesley Sharp 14. Which painter immortalised his native village of Cookham in Berkshire? A Robert Adam B Sir Stanley Spencer C John Constable D William Powell Frith 15. Which Austrian chancellor was killed in 1934 in an attempt by the Nazis to seize power? A Engelbert Dollfuss B Gustav Reinhardt C Max Wolfgang D Sebastien Richtenberg