General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which poison is extracted from deadly nightshade?
A Atropine B Digitalis C Nitropine D Mandrafin
2. Which US crime novelist wrote Strangers on a Train?
A Tom Clancy B Colin Dexter C Patricia Highsmith D Agatha Christie
3. What nationality was the composer Edvard Grieg?
A Swedish B Norwegian C German D Dutch
4. What name is given to the six Dorset farm labourers who were transported to Australia for administering unlawful oaths?
A Bridport Martyrs B Tolpuddle Martyrs C Yeovil Martyrs D Christchurch Martyrs
5. The phalanges are the bones of which parts of your body?
A The arms and legs B Fingers and toes C The ears and nose D The spine
6. What is the title of the eighth and current studio album from US singer Josh Groban?
A Bridges B Towers C Swings D Lifts
7. What was the name of the Japanese detective created by the American author JP Marquand?
A Mr Kawasaki B Mr Hito C Mr Haganaki D Mr Moto
8. Who had a number one hit single in 1974 with Tiger Feet?
A Wizard B Mud C Slade D The Village People
9. Who starred in the TV series To the Manor Born and The Bounder?
A Patricia Routledge B John Cleese C Peter Bowles D Pennelope Keith
10. What was the adopted name of David Gruen, first prime minister of Israel?
A John Ben-gunn B Paul Ben-solomon C Isaac Ben-johnson D David Ben-gurion
11. Which famous horror novelist was business manager to the actor Henry Irving?
A HP Lovecraft B Bram Stoker C Mary Shelley D Edgar Alan Poe
12. Which unarmed British liner was sunk by a German submarine off the Irish coast on 7 May 1915?
A Bismark B Hood C Lusitania D Titanic
13. In which Dickens novel does the character Fagin appear?
A Oliver Twist B A Christmas Carol C A Tale of Two Cities D Bleak House
14. Which of the Harmsworth brothers became the first Viscount Northcliffe?
A Alfred B Robert C Harold D John
15. French film A Very Long Engagement directed by Jeanpierre Jeunet features a cameo by which American actress?
A Meg Ryan B Jodie Foster C Kirsten Dunst D Liv Tyler