General Knowledge Quiz
1. How old was Buddy Holly when he died? A 32 B 26 C 37 D 22 2. Which Asian kingdom was formerly known as Siam? A China B Thailand C Mongolia D Burma 3. What name was given to the guerrilla force led by Brigadier General Orde Wingate in Burma? A Findits B Pundits C Chindits D Trinidits 4. How many English kings have been called Henry? A Eight B Nine C Seven D Ten 5. Which British novelist and ‘angry young man’ wrote Hurry on Down and The Contenders? A John Grisham B Iain Banks C John Wain D Tim Lott 6. Which ITV series saw the likes of June Brown and Harry Redknapp tackling modern technologies like online shopping and robots? A Easy To Please OAPS B Difficult To Please OAPS C Try To Please OAPS D Hard To Please OAPS 7. Who wrote Love and Mr Lewisham? A Isaac Asimov B George Orwell C Jules Verne D H.G Wells 8. What sort of creature is a guillemot? A A moth B A bird C A monkey D A butterfly 9. Who won the 400m hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics missing the 1980 games because of the US boycott? A Fred Aaron B Edward Lyle C Richard Black D Ed Moses 10. Which rock band released an album entitled Vanishing Point? A Primal Scream B Reef C Korn D Terrorvision 11. Which Darling Buds of May star played district nurse Peggy in ITV’S Where the Heart Is? A Pam Feroe B Pam Fields C Pam Ferris D Pam Falstaff 12. In which London park is Rotten Row? A Hamstead Heath B Hyde Park C Regents Park D Wimbledon Common 13. Who wrote Journey to the Centre of the Earth and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea? A C.S. Lewis B H.G. Wells C Robert Louis Stevenson D Jules Verne 14. Which Porridge character was played by Richard Beckinsale? A Lennie Godber B Lennie Smith C Lennie Molere D Lennie Tissot 15. In which country were the 1998 Winter Olympic Games held? A Japan B Norway C Sweden D France