General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which Italian astronomer is said to have muttered “Eppur si muove” after recanting his belief in the Copernican system?
A Herschel
B Galileo
C Ptolemy
D Hubble
2. Stephen King’s debut novel Carrie was made into a horror film by which director?
A Brian De Palma
B Martin Scorsese
C Francis Ford Coppola
D George Lucas
3. What is a Howgate Wonder?
A A butterfly B An apple C A bird
D A frog
4. Who wrote the play The Doll’s House in 1879?
A Thomas Hardy B George Bernard Shaw C Henrik Ibsen
D George Meredith
5. Which element has the chemical symbol Mo?
A Magnesium
B Molybdenum
C Morassium
D Moltarium
6. Which BBC comedy series stars Tom Davis and Laura Checkley?
A King Gary B Man Down C GameFace D Teachers
7. In which popular US sport do the Boston Celtics play?
A American football
B Baseball
C Basketball
D Ice hockey
8. Lindsay Lohan and Matt Dillon struggled to keep up with which car in the 2005 Disney film?
A Herbie
B KITT
C Chitty Chitty Bang Bang D Filmore
9. By what name is the Australian echidna also known?
A Koala B Kangaroo C Spiny anteater D Bullfrog
10. What was the seventh month of the Old Roman calendar?
A September B July C August D November
11. Which comedian’s real name is Joseph Levitch?
A Mel Brooks
B Kelsey Grammer
C Stephen Wright
D Jerry Lewis
12. Which Greek poet is famous for the poems she wrote for a group of female admirers on the island of Lesbos?
A Sappho
B Pomona
C Aphrodite
D Artemis
13. What sort of creature is a mouflon?
A A sheep B A bird
C A lizard D A butterfly
14. In which book by Dickens does Nathaniel Winkle appear?
A Bleak House B Great Expectations C A Tale of Two Cities D Pickwick Papers
15. What was the last battle of the Wars of the Roses?
A Battle of Naseby
B Battle of Bosworth Field C Battle of Stirling Bridge D Battle of Hastings