General Knowledge Quiz
1. What name is given to the demarcation line between North and South Korea agreed at the Yalta Conference?
A The 38th parallel B The 2nd parallel C The 100th parallel D The 97th parallel
2. Who picked up a Best Director Oscar in 1998 for his film Titanic?
A Ridley Scott B Steven Spielberg C James Cameron D Anthony Minghella
3. In which country is Lake Como?
A USA B Canada C Italy D Russia
4. Which actress was quoted for saying: “I was Snow White – but I drifted”?
A Marilyn Monroe B Mae West C Simone Signoret D Gloria Swanson
5. What is the national currency of Panama?
A Peso B Renminbi C Kyat D Balboa
6. What is the title of the latest single from Swedish singer Zara Larsson?
A Take Me Out B Bring Me Down C Break My Heart D Ruin My Life
7. Who was the chief conductor of the London Promenade Concerts from 1957 to 1967?
A Sir Malcolm Sargent B Sir Jonathan Sargent C Sir Fredrick Sargent D Sir Boris Kerensky
8. What sort of creature is an anaconda?
A A monkey B A lizard C A bird D A snake 9.
Against which team did goalkeeper Paul Robinson score a goal?
A Watford B Reading C Arsenal D Everton
10. In which Dickens book would you find the character Job Trotter?
A Pickwick Papers B Oliver Twist C Bleak House D Great Expectations
11. Who invented action painting?
A Pablo Picasso B Salvador Dali C Andy Warhol D Jackson Pollock
12. Which Shakespeare play contains the line “As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods”?
A Macbeth B Othello C King Lear D Hamlet
13. Which rose is the main source of the fragrant essential oil attar of roses?
A Damask rose B White Rose C Heracleum Rose D Edda Rose
14. What does the Latin term sub judice mean?
A By halves B Under consideration C From the law D One out of many
15. What is the repitition of a word at the start of consecutive sentences called?
A Bathos B Anaphora C Ellipsis D Hyperbole