General Knowledge Quiz

1. Of which nationality was the composer Carl Nielsen?

A Austrian B Hungarian C Danish D Swedish

2. Which British Formula One driver allowed his team-mate Mika Hakkinen to win the 1998 Australian Grand Prix?

A Michael Schumacher B David Coulthard C Damon Hill D Eddie Irvine

3. Who directed The Fisher King starring Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges?

A Iain Softley B Spike Jonze C Terry Gilliam D Brad Anderson

4. Which German-born psychologist wrote The Sane Society and The Art of Loving?

A Sigmund Freud B Erich Fromm C Karl Marx D Reinhard Frei

5. Which Croatian-born electrical engineer had the SI unit of magnetic flux density named after him?

A Nikola Tesla B Nikola Watt C Nikola Flux D Nikola Volta

6. Michael Sheen starred in which recent ITV drama, based on a 2001 cheating scandal?

A Quiz B Test C Exam D Competition

7. Which Russian novelist wrote Fathers and Sons?

A Ivan Turgenev B Maxim Gorki C Vladimir Nabokov D Anton Chekhov

8. Which singer starred alongside John Wayne in the acclaimed 1950s Western Rio Bravo?

A Frank Sinatra B Sammy Davis Jnr C Dean Martin D Glen Campbell

9. In which county in England could you walk up Scafell Pike?

A Northumberland B North Yorkshire C Derbyshire D Cumbria

10. Who played Rigsby’s longsuffering female lodger in Rising Damp?

A Frances de la Tour B Sandy Mandelson C Patricia de la Roche D Arquette Harris

11. On which Radio 1 DJ’s show did The Faces, Led Zeppelin and David Bowie among others make their debut?

A John Peel B David Lee Travis C Tony Blackburn D Alan Freeman

12. From which tree is gum arabic obtained?

A Acacia B Oak C Poplar D Palm

13. Which Irish novelist wrote the 2018 novel Normal People?

A Kevin Barry B Sally Rooney C Paul Murray D Eimear McBride

14. What name was given to a band of men employed to force men into the army or navy?

A Press gang B Conscriptors C Thugees D Bunglers

15. Who wrote The French Lieutenant’s Woman and The Magus?

A John Forks B John Fields C John Fowles D John French