General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which British jockey has the record for the most Derby wins? A Lester Piggott B Lester Hoggall C Lester Sowitt D Lester Horace
2. What name is given to a visible cloud of dust and gas in space? A Vortex B Black hole C Nebula D Portal
3. What in France is the TGV? A The police force B The national bank C High speed train D A television station
4. What sort of creatures are kept in an apiary? A Birds B Ants C Worms D Bees
5. Who starred in the title role of the TV series Worzel Gummidge? A Jon Pertwee B Jon Percy C Jon Perrithew D Jon Prior
6. What is the alter-ego that queen of pop Madonna adopted and used as the title of her fourteenth studio album? A Maiden X B Missy X C Lady X D Madame X
7. Which Anglo-Irish novelist wrote The Horse’s Mouth? A Anthony Burgess B Iris Murdoch C Sir William Golding D Joyce Cary
8. In Greek mythology, which band of sailors accompanied Jason on the quest for the Golden Fleece? A The Myths B The Gorgons C The Argonauts D The Muses
9. Which Saint Etienne singer released a solo album entitled Lipslide? A Rachel Mead B Sarah Cracknell C Louise Franklyn D Sharon Faith
10. Which Indian city associated with Sikhism was the site of a massacre in 1919? A Bangalore B Ahmadabad C Nagpur D Amritsar
11. What name is given to small flakes of scurf shed from the scalp? A Flakes B Scum C Dandruff D Sciosis
12. From which plant does the drug digitalis come? A Poppy B Foxglove C Rose D Lily
13. Which of the Seven Wonders of the World was a bronze statue at the entrance to a harbour? A The Hanging Gardens of Babylon B The Lighthouse of Alexandria C The Colossus of Rhodes D The Pyramids of Egypt
14. In which continent is the Cape of Good Hope? A Australasia B North America C Europe D Africa
15. Whom did Josephine de Beauharnais marry in 1796? A Louis XVI B Molière C Rene Descartes D Napoleon Bonaparte