General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which flat race run at Newmarket was the last of the Classics to be instituted?
A The Grand National
B The Derby
C One Thousand Guineas D Royal Ascot
2. With which theatrical genre are Eugene Ionesco and Arthur Adamov associated?
A Theatre of Comedy
B Theatre of the Catastrophic C Theatre of the Absurd D Theatre of Tragedy
3. Which German novelist won the 1972 Nobel prize for literature?
A Jaroslav Seifert
B Czeslaw Milosz
C Heinrich Böll
D Claude Simon
4. What is the third book of the Old Testament?
A Genesis
B Exodus
C Leviticus
D Job
5. On which channel could The Jack Docherty Show be seen? A Channel 4
B BBC 2
C Channel 5
D ITV
6. What was the name of Harrison Ford’s character in the Star Wars films?
A Luke Skywalker
B Han Solo
C Obi-Wan Kenobi
D Boba Fett
Harrison Ford See Question 6.
7. Which architect designed the rebuilt St Paul’s Cathedral?
A Sir Richard Arkwright
B Arthur Young
C Isambard Kingdom Brunel
D Sir Christopher Wren
8. What name is given to the three wars between Rome and Carthage that gave Rome control of the Mediterranean?
A The Crimean Wars B Punic Wars
C The Napoleonic Wars D The Turin Wars
9. What does Hitler’s infamous book Mein Kampf literally translate to?
A My Dream
B My Camp
C My Struggle
D My Home
10. Which US duo asked you to Walk Right Back in 1961?
A Simon & Garfunkel
B Everly Brothers
C Johnny Cash & June Carter D Bob Dylan & Joni Mitchell
11. Which U.S. poet and essayist wrote the transcendentalist creed Nature in 1836?
A Ralph Waldo Peterson
B Ralph Waldo Richardson
C Ralph Waldo Harrison
D Ralph Waldo Emerson
12. Who wrote Northanger Abbey? A Jane Austen
B George Eliot
C Mrs Gaskell
D William Thackeray
13. Which rock guitarist was the first to be honoured with an English Heritage blue plaque? A Eric Clapton
B Jimi Hendrix
C Brian May
D Joe Satriani
14. Which female singer teamed up with Johnny Mathis on the 1978 hit, Too Much Too Little Too Late? A Lulu
B Cyndi Lauper
C Cheryl Baker
D Deniece Williams
15. What sort of creature is a boomslang?
A A snake
B A spider
C An insect
D A mammal