General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which group released an album entitled Radiator in 1997? A Blur
B Oasis
C Cast
D Super Furry Animals
2. In Greek mythology, who was the goddess of the moon, sometimes identified with Artemis? A Idaea
B Laodamia
C Helena
D Selene
3. What sort of creature is a duiker?
A An antelope
B A dog
C A bear
D A rodent
4. What sort of creature is a devil’s coach-horse?
A A fish
B An arachnid
C A snake
D A beetle
5. Who is the patron saint of children?
A St Nicholas
B St Mark
C St John
D St Thomas
6. Martin Compston was among the stars of which recent BBC adaptation of a novel by Andrew O’Hagan? A Butterflies
B Mayflies
C Hoverflies
D Fruit flies
7. Who had a top ten hit single in 1974 with Kissin’ In The Back Row Of The Movies?
A The Pretenders
B The Dreamers
C The Drifters
D The Preachers
8. Which actor is shrunk and injected into Martin Short’s body in the 1987 comedy Innerspace? A Dennis Quaid
B Kevin McCarthy
C Bruce Willis
D Steve Guttenberg
9. Which nation did Britain defeat in the Battle of the Nile of 1798?
A Egypt
B Belgium
C Iran
D France 10. Which English queen was married to Lord Guildford Dudley? A Elizabeth I
B Victoria I
C Lady Jane Grey
D Anne
11. Which domesticated member of the horse family is also known as an ass?
A Shire
B Donkey
C Shetland
D Mule
12. What is a Buff Orpington? A A breed of cow
B A breed of sheep
C A breed of fowl
D A breed of dog
13. Which British spy novelist wrote Smiley’s People and The Little Drummer Girl?
A John Pierre B Jean Reno
C Jean Louis-Carre D John le Carré
14. Which Bantu peoples of South Africa fought the British at the Battle of Rorke’s Drift? A Hutus
B Tutsis
C Zulus
D Malis
15. Who won the 1997 Formula One world drivers’ championship? A Damon Hill
B Michael Schumacher
C David Coulthard
D Jacques Villeneuve