General Knowledge Quiz
1. Of which animal are the Cornish rex and Devon rex varieties?
A Dog B Butterfly C Cat D Bird
2. Which comedian and author wrote the autobiography Moab is My Washpot?
A Hugh Laurie B Rowan Atkinson C Mel Smith D Stephen Fry
3. Which US president was defeated in the 1932 election by F. D. Roosevelt?
A Calvin Coolidge B Herbert Hoover C Warren G. Harding D Harry S. Truman
4. Which girl group teamed up with Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders and Kathy Burke for the 1997 Red Nose Day single Who Do You Think You Are?
A The All Saints B The Spice Girls C Bananarama D TLC
5. Which British poet wrote the novel Sard Harker?
A Gerard Manley Hopkins B John Masefield C Arthur Hugh Clough D Robert Bridges
6. Which Hollywood heavyweight co-stars with Joaquin Phoenix in the highly anticipated film Joker?
A Clint Eastwood B Al Pacino C Dustin Hoffman D Robert De Niro
7. In Greek mythology which son of Zeus and Danae slew the Gorgon Medusa and married Andromeda?
A Hercules B Jason C Perseus D Theseus
8. Between what years was the Spanish Civil War fought?
A 1926-9 B 1929-34 C 1936-9 D 1933-5
9. What is the technical name for German measles?
A Raspinall B Rubella C Raputin D Measalisis Germania
10. Which nocturnal bird of prey has barn, snowy and tawny varieties?
A Owl B Hawk C Eagle D Kestrel
11. Of which Asian country is Kathmandu the capital?
A Nepal B Pakistan C Thailand D China
12. What is a mandolin?
A An animal B A musical instrument C An offensive weapon D A spanish tent
13. Which unexplained phenomenon takes its name from the German for noisy ghost?
A Gostenoisen B Spectre C Banshee D Poltergeist
14. What was playwright Jeanbaptiste Poquelin better known as?
A Ionesco B Camus C Moliere D Navarre
15. Which British soldier and author wrote The Seven Pillars of Wisdom?
A Wilfred Owen B John Masefield C Siegfried Sassoon D T.E. Lawrence