Gloucestershire Echo

General Knowledge Quiz

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1. Which French dramatist and poet wrote The Satin Slipper?

A Albert Camus B Eugene Ionesco C Paul Claudel D Moliere

2. Which loud-mouthed rockstar is acknowledg­ed to be the reason why live shows of TFI Friday were banned?

A Shaun Ryder B Liam Gallagher C U2’s Bono D Marilyn Manson

3. Who starred as Sam Malone in TV’S Cheers?

A Woody Harrelson B Ted Danson C Danny Devito D Christophe­r Walken

4. Who was elected Ireland’s ninth president in 2011?

A Mary Robinson B Gerry Adams C Mary Mcaleese D Michael D. Higgins

5. Who scored a double century in England’s Test Match victory over Australia at Edgbaston in 1997?

A Alec Stewart B Nasser Hussain C Graham Thorpe D Michael Atherton

6. Which new film features Bryce Dallas Howard as the voice of pooch Bella, who is separated from her beloved owner by 400 miles?

A A Dog’s Adventure B A Long Way Home C A Pet’s Way Home D A Dog’s Way Home

7. Who wrote The Vicar of Wakefield and She Stoops to Conquer?

A George Eliot B William Thackeray C Oliver Goldsmith D Charles Dickens

8. In which Anglo-saxon epic poem does the hero slay the monster Grendel and become king of the Geats?

A Beowulf B Ethelbert C Hrothgar D Hygelac

9. Who wrote the original Borrowers stories upon which the film of the same name is based?

A Emily Dickinson B Beatrix Potter C Enid Blyton D Mary Norton

10. Which British PM said: “I will sit down now, but the time will come when you will hear me.”

A Ramsay Macdonald B Winston Churchill C Lord Salisbury D Benjamin Disraeli

11. Which Pride and Prejudice character was played by Jennifer Ehle in the BBC drama?

A Elizabeth Bennet B Jane Bennet C Lydia Bennet D Catherine de Bourgh

12. Who played Bradley Hardacre in Brass?

A Timothy Burton B Timothy Easton C Timothy West D Timothy Dalton

13. Which popular soap does the character Toadfish belong?

A Home and Away B Eastenders C Neighbours D Coronation Street

14. Which little cartoon character said: ‘I thought I saw a puddy cat’?

A Jerry B Roadrunner C Foghorn Leghorn D Tweety Pie

15. Who wrote Jane Eyre in 1847?

A Jane Austen B Emily Bronte C Charlotte Bronte D Elizabeth Gaskell

 ??  ?? Bryce Dallas Howard See Question 6.
Bryce Dallas Howard See Question 6.

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