General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which author was married from 1965-83 to writer Elizabeth Jane Howard?
A George Orwell
B Anthony Burgess
C Kingsley Amis
D Paul Scott
2. What is the oldest university in Scotland?
A Stirling
B Glasgow
C St Andrews
D Aberdeen
3. Which bird is also called the peewit or green plover?
A Starling
B Lapwing
C Swallow
D Kestrel
4. How is the Book of Changes better known?
A Feng Shui
B Tai Chi
C I Ching
D Zen
5. Of which European country did Todor Zhivkov become president in 1971?
A Bulgaria
B Romania
C Croatia
D Armenia
6. Singer and actress Queen Latifah plays Robyn McCall in which Sky reboot of a 1980s crime thriller series?
A Remington Steele
B Miami Vice
C The Professionals
D The Equalizer
Queen Latifah See Question 6.
7. What is the SI unit of pressure equal to one newton per square metre?
A Pascal
B Joule
C Watt
D Kelvin
8. To which crop is the Colorado Beetle a serious pest?
A Tomato
B Lettuce
C Potato
D Corn
9. What was Jimmy Smits’s character in NYPD Blue called? A Larry Green
B Matt Branson
C Gene Simon
D Bobby Simone 10. What is the former royal palace at Seville called?
A Alcázar
B Alhambra
C Izmir
D Balthazar
11. What is Edwin Landseer’s most famous painting?
A Sunflowers
B The Mona Lisa
C Monarch of the Glen
D Sylvia von Harden
12. Who achieved the unique double of the men’s 200m and 400m at the 1996 Olympics?
A Michael Jordan
B Michael Jackson
C Michael Johnson
D Michael James
13. What name is given to a virtually barren area of land where precipitation is minimal and sporadic?
A Desert
B Forest
C Tundra
D Farmland
14. The Seven Year Itch starred which Hollywood legend?
A Brigitte Bardot B Rita Hayworth C Marilyn Monroe D Audrey Hepburn
15. What nationality was the painter Rembrandt?
A French B Dutch C German D Hungarian