GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 By what four-letter name can the sea eagle also be known? A Erne
B Kite
C Hawk
2 Robert Catesby was the leader of which plot against King James I of England and VI of Scotland? A Gunpowder Plot
B Bonfire Plot
C Dynamite Plot
3 Mark Foster is a World, European and Commonwealth gold medallist in which sport? A Rowing
B Athletics
C Swimming
4 Coir is a fibre obtained from which fruit?
A Pineapple
B Coconut
C Banana
5 Whose novels include Dolores Claiborne?
A Stephen King
B J.K. Rowling
C John Grisham
6 What is the title of Dolly Parton’s 49th and latest studio album? A Popstar
B Superstar
C Rockstar
7 Which geological period falls between the Triassic and Cretaceous periods? A Jurassic
B Devonian
C Pleistocene
8 Which Shaun of the Dead star played Tim in the comedy series Spaced?
A Ricky Gervais
B Simon Pegg
C Martin Freeman
9 Which character is traditionally represented by the yellow piece in the game of Cluedo?
A Mrs. Peacock
B Colonel Mustard
C Professor Plum 10 Who was prime minister during the miners’ strikes of 1984 and 1985?
A Margaret Thatcher
B John Major
C Harold Wilson
11 Which geological coastal feature is created when the top of a natural arch collapses?
A Stack
B Sea cave
C Spur
12 What term is given to a piece of artwork that is painted directly onto a wall or architectural feature?
A Tapestry
B Fresco
C Mural
13 Which of Henry VIII’s wives was first married to his older brother, Prince Arthur? A Catherine of Aragon
B Jane Seymour
C Anne Boleyn 14 “The Liberty Bell” was the theme tune to which surreal comedy series of the 1970s? A Monty Python’s Flying Circus B Blackadder
C Fawlty Towers
15 The current cathedral of which city was designed by Basil Spence after the last one was bombed in World War II? A Coventry
B Manchester
C Liverpool
16 Which Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem contains the lines, ‘The shadow of the dome of pleasure/ Floated midway on the waves’?
A Rime of the Ancient Mariner B Kubla Khan
C Christabel
17 In which county is the seaside resort of Whitby? A East Sussex B Cornwall
C North Yorkshire
18 What nationality is Olympic gold-medallist sprinter, Veronica Campbell-Brown? A Canadian
B Jamaican
C American
19 What type of seal is named after the large proboscis of the male?
A Grey seal
B Harbour seal
C Elephant seal
20 Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu is the real name of which British rapper? A Tinie Tempah
B Skepta
C Stormzy