General Knowledge Quiz
1. What name is given to the great epidemic of plague that ravaged medieval Europe?
A Influenza virus B The Black Death C The great sleep D Measles
2. Who is the patron saint of travellers?
A St David B St Christopher C St James D St Patrick
3. Which former ‘Goon’ presented Highway on TV from 1983 until 1993?
A Peter Sellers B Spike Milligan C John Cleese D Harry Secombe
4. In which Shakespeare play does Caliban, son of the witch Sycorax, appear?
A A Midsummer Night’s Dream B Measure for Measure C King Lear D The Tempest
5. How did the Nazi Herman Goering finally meet his death in 1946?
A Hanging B Shooting C Poisoning D Stabbing
6. Which BBC Two drama, based on a Terry Pratchett novel, stars Michael Sheen and David Tennant as an angel and a demon?
A Glad Tidings B Good Omens C Opportune Runes D Benign Signs
7. Which US rock band has released albums entitled Get Your Wings, Nine Lives and Just Push Play?
A Guns and Roses B Metallica C Aerosmith D Slayer
8. What is the usual name for a pelargonium cultivated as a garden plant?
A Pansy B Daffodil C Rose D Geranium
9. Which flying insects belong to the order Lepidoptera?
A Bluebottles B Moths C Gnats D Daddy Longlegs
10. To what sort of animal does the adjective ovine relate?
A Cat B Sheep C Dog D Snake
11. Who was described as the last of the five good Roman emperors after his death?
A Marcus Aurelius B Nero C Julius Caesar D Magnus Maximus
12. In which African country is the town of Timbuktu?
A Nigeria B Ethiopia C Mali D Zaire
13. Who played Georgina in the original Upstairs, Downstairs?
A Jennifer Saunders B Julie Walters C Lesley-Anne Down D Stephanie Hawk
14. In the Simpsons what is the name of the local bar owner?
A Barney B Mr Burns C Moe D Smithers
15. Which England cricketer scored the most runs in their victorious 2019 World Cup tournament?
A Jason Roy B Ben Stokes C Joe Root D Nasser Husssain