General Knowledge Quiz
1. Who was the first secretary general of the UN?
A Boutros Boutros Ghali B Trygve Lie
C Sir David Hannay
D Glyn Ford
2. In the celestial hierarchy what is the highest order of angels?
A Archangels
B Cherubim
C Guardian angels
D Seraphim
3. In what year was the Boston Tea Party?
A 1753
B 1793
C 1733
D 1773
4. Which British dramatist wrote The Birthday Party and The Caretaker?
A Anthony Powell
B Lawrence Durrell
C Sir Agnus Wilson
D Harold Pinter
5. Which group had a hit in 1997 with the single Stand By Me?
A Blur
B Oasis
C Cast
D Ocean Colour Scene
6. Which Saturday night game show on ITV hosted by Stephen Mulhern is based on an arcadestyle machine?
A Rolling in It
B Tipping Point
C The Cube
D Wheel of Fortune
7. Who replaced Dervla Kirwan in the role of Phoebe in the sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart?
A Rachel Carling
B Jenny Carling
C Elizabeth Carling
D Rebecca Carling
8. Which technical term describes the stiffening of a body after death, caused by chemical changes in the muscle tissue?
A Rigor stiffis
B Mortum rigitis
C Rigor mortis
D Mortis ristis
9. In which American city is the Smithsonian Institution?
A New York
B Washington, DC
C Detroit
D Los Angeles 10. Of which creature is Queen Alexandra’s birdwing the largest? A Parrot
B Spider
C Squirrel
D Butterfly
11. Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman starred in which 1976 drama recreating the Watergate Scandal?
A All The President’s Men
B The Sting
C The Candidate
D Straw Dogs
12. Who secretly married Lisa Marie Presley?
A Michael Jackson
B George Michael
C Elton John
D Elvis Presley
13. Which Italian architectural style was introduced into England by Inigo Jones?
A Gothic
B Renaissance
C Palladianism
D Domism
14. Of which rodent is the ichneumon the Egyptian variety? A Hamster
B Gerbil
C Mongoose
D Guinea Pig
15. Whose convalescent visit gave Bognor its Regis?
A Edward VII
B James I
C George V
D Henry VIII