General Knowledge Quiz
1. What sort of creature is an akita? A A cat B A snake C A dog D A bird
2. Which navigator was the first to sail around the world? A Christopher Colombus B Sir Walter Raleigh C Sir Francis Drake D Ferdinand Magellan
3. Who wrote The Darling Buds of May? A D H Lawrence B Laurie Lee C H E Bates D W H Auden
4. Which illustrator and watercolourist is best known for his children’s book illustrations such as 1906’s Peter Pan? A Arthur Rackham B Frank Rogers C Philip Mead D Arthur Askey
5. Which 11-a-side field game starts with a bully-off? A Rugby B Football C Polo D Hockey
6. Sean Bean starred as Tom Hammond, leader of a law-enforcing gang, in the first series of which US crime drama on Channel 5? A StartUp B Snatch C Major Crimes D The Oath
7. Which British aeronautical engineer set up the company that built the Halifax bomber? A Sir Frederick Handley Page B Sir Joseph Halifax C Sir Michael Fields D Sir Horace Brown
8. Which cartoon featured the character Lion-O and his Sword of Omens? A ThunderCats B He-Man C Dungeons and Dragons D She-Ra
9. In the Simpsons what is the name of the school bully and gang leader? A Milhouse B Bart C Nelson D Ralph
10. Ligeti’s Poeme Symphonique features which instruments? A Bicycle pumps B Wine glasses C Metronomes D Saws
11. What sort of creature is a kookaburra? A A bird B A snake C A lizard D A mammal
12. Of which African country is Niamey the capital? A Mozambique B Chad C Niger D Uganda
13. The Tommy Lee Jones film US Marshals was the sequel to which 1993 thriller? A The Fugitive B House of Cards C Under Siege D JFK
14. Which conflict occurred between Athens and Sparta from 431 to 404 BC? A Trojan War B Vandal Wars C Peloponnesian War D Spartan Wars
15. Who was the first English actor to be knighted? A Cary Grant B Alec Guinness C Anthony Hopkins D Henry Irving