General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which bird with a distinctive call lays its eggs in the nests of other birds?
A Blackbird B Robin C Cuckoo D Swan
2. Which Old Testament woman became the queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus?
A Mary B Esther C Jezebel D Ruth
3. Which British historical novelist created Horatio Hornblower?
A C.S. Forester B C.S. Lewis C J.R.R. Tolkien D Robert Louis Stevenson
4. Which group had a 1982 top ten hit with All of My Heart?
A Inxs B ABC C Fleetwood Mac D The Smiths
5. What is the Italian name of the city of Turin?
A Milan B Trieste C Rome D Torino
6. In what year was the St Valentine’s Day massacre?
A 1909 B 1949 C 1929 D 1969
7. Which famous Yorkshire-born sculptor died in 1986?
A Henry Moore B John Moore C James Moore D Charles Moore
8. What is the only chess piece that cannot be captured?
A A bishop B The queen C The king D A rook
9. Who had a top ten hit single in 1987 with Got My Mind Set On You?
A Paul McCartney B Ringo Starr C George Harrison D John Lennon
10. Of which country was Juan Peron the president?
A Uruguay B Argentina C Brazil D Peru
11. Which English poet is best known for The Golden Treasury published in 1861?
A Samuel Taylor Coleridge B Francis Turner Palgrave C William Wordsworth D John Clare
12. Helen McCrory plays a human rights lawyer called Emma Banville in which new ITV drama?
A Fearful B Fearsome C Fearless D Careless
13. Which French anarchist asserted that property is theft?
A Pierre Joseph Proudhon B Frederic Chopin C Karl Marx D Gustave Flaubert
14. Which American songwriter and composer wrote Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris and Porgy and Bess?
A George Gershwin B Scott Joplin C Leonard Bernstein D Jim Morrison
15. What is the name of Kylie’s new country-inspired comeback single?
A Crying B Complaining C Wishing D Dancing