General Knowledge Quiz

1. What is the symbol of the element sodium? A Na B K C Pa D So 2. Which mischievous fairy also called Robin Goodfellow appears in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream? A Dogberry B Ariel C Prospero D Puck 3. What year was Desmond Tutu appointed Archbishop of Cape Town? A 1986 B 1990 C 1995 D 1996 4. Who wrote I Claudius and Claudius the God? A Antonia Fraser B T.E. Lawrence C Robert Graves D Alan Sillitoe 5. Who hosted the BBC One sports chat show On Side? A Barry Fry B Des Lynam C John Inverdale D Gary Lineker 6. Which of the following is a title of an album from former Eternal singer Louise? A Heavy Love B Real Love C Deep Love D True Love 7. Who played Bob in the classic comedy series The Likely Lads? A Raymond Brewster B Richard Bowles C Roger Black D Rodney Bewes 8. Which comedy team had a 1956 Top Ten hit with I’m Walking Backwards for Christmas? A Monty Python B The Geeks C The Two Ronnies D The Goons 9. Who was the boy in Kipling’s Jungle Books? A Tonto B Baloo C Shere Kahn D Mowgli 10. Which Austrian-born Israeli philosopher wrote the influential work I-Thou? A Martin Buber B Immanuel Kant C Edward Bouverie Pusey D Karl Marx 11. What is the 4th constellation of the Zodiac? A Leo B Pisces C Libra D Cancer 12. Which country is also known as Eire? A Northern Ireland B Scotland C The Republic of Ireland D Wales 13. In which year was the classic Western High Noon, starring Gary Cooper, released? A 1962 B 1952 C 1939 D 1948 14. Which author wrote the novel Manhattan Transfer and the trilogy USA? A Anthony Burgess B Mervyn Peake C John Dos Passos D Chinua Achebe 15. According to the Bible, who baptised Jesus? A Mark B Luke C Matthew D John