General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which wizard in The Lord of the Rings bred his own race from orcs and men before being defeated by the Ents?
A Sauron B Gandalf C Saruman D Morgorth
2. In which country can koalas be found in the wild?
A Brazil B Madagascar C Australia D Mexico
3. In which US state was the marine preserve that was home to Flipper?
A California B Oregon C Florida D South Carolina
4. What was the title of the album released by Blur in 1997?
A Country House B Blur C Park Life D Modern Life Is Rubbish
5. In which continent is the Kalahari Desert situated?
A Asia B Europe C North America D Africa
6. Which new film stars Kevin Hart as a former criminal who is hired to help a quadriplegic man played by Bryan Cranston?
A Life Itself B The Front Runner C Stan & Ollie D The Upside
7. What was a farthingale?
A A hooped petticoat B An English garden bird C A lace summer hat D A wax jacket
8. Which German battleship sunk HMS Hood?
A Bismarck B Lusitania C Wilhelm II D Bavaria
9. Which three-piece boy band released an album entitled The Journey?
A East 17 B Take That C Westlife D 911
10. Where did Davy Crockett die?
A At Little Big Horn B In Alaska C On the Lusitania D At the Alamo
11. In which country are the Catskill Mountains found?
A China B Ireland C Scotland D The USA
12. What is the stretch of mown grass between the tee and the green on a golf course called?
A Straightway B Plainway C Smoothway D Fairway
13. From which country did Israel capture the Golan Heights?
A Iraq B Iran C Syria D Jordan
14. What was the title of Del Shannon’s 1961 number one hit?
A Castaway B Runaway C Walkaway D Crawlaway
15. What was the name of the little girl who was sucked into the television set in Poltergeist?
A Betsy B Karen C Carol Anne D Heather