General Knowledge Quiz
1. In which US state is the city of Tacoma?
A Washington
B North Dakota C Michigan
D Florida
2. With which musical instrument is Vladimir Horowitz associated?
A Violin
B Cello
C Piano
D Harpsichord
3. In which year did Fidel Castro seize power in Cuba? A 1947
B 1963
C 1959
D 1969
4. Which 19th-century cookery writer was famous for her Book of Household Management?
A Mrs Smith
B Mrs Thompson
C Mrs Gaskell
D Mrs Beeton
5. What sort of creature is a pompano?
A A butterfly
B A fish
C A bird
D An insect
6. Which new film with Sally Hawkins takes as its subject the discovery of King Richard III’S remains in a Leicester car park?
A The Lost King
B The Missing Monarch
C A Royal Reclamataion
D My Kingdom for a Space
7. Which English trainer won the Irish Grand National with Mudahim in 1997?
A Rachel Squires
B Tracy Thompson
C Jenny Pitman
D Marlene Roberts
8. Of which country was Georges Pompidou president from 1969 to 1974?
A Belgium
B Luxembourg
C France
D Switzerland
9. Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
A Buzz Aldrin
B Yuri Gagarin
C Neil Armstrong
D Donald Campbell
10. Which heiress included Cary Grant among her 7 husbands?
A Barbra Streisand
B Barbara Lewis
C Barbara Trump
D Barbara Hutton
11. Silver is the traditional gift for which wedding anniversary? A 20th
B 25th
C 30th
D 35th
12. Which French short story writer and novelist wrote Une Vie and Bel-ami?
A Yves Navarre
B Guy de Maupassant
C Frederick Tristan
D Jean Vautrin
13. Which bird is also known as Mother Carey’s chicken?
A Sparrow
B Snowy owl
C Blue tit
D Storm petrel
14. What sort of creature is a whirligig?
A A shrew
B A frog
C A water beetle
D A moth
15. Of which US city is Greenwich Village regarded as the bohemian and artistic quarter?
A Los Angeles
B San Francisco
C Detroit
D New York City