General Knowledge Quiz
1. Who wrote The Time Machine and Kipps?
A C.S. Lewis
B Isaac Asimov
C H.G. Wells
D Joseph Conrad
2. In the Bible, which city was the birthplace of Abraham?
A Ir
B Or
C Ur
D Ar
3. Which British band had a top ten hit single in 1986 with Happy Hour?
A R.E.M.
B The Housemartins
C The Smiths
D The Stone Roses
4. Which famous fictional detective was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
A Inspector Morse
B Inspector Hanaud
C Sherlock Holmes
D Miss Marple
5. Which TV actor starred in Heartbeat, The Gaffer and Oh No, It’s Selwyn Froggitt?
A Bill Maynard
B Nick Berry
C Brian Hunt
D Colin Firth
6. Sharon Horgan and Anne-marie Duff play two of a group of siblings in which new dark comedy series?
A Brothers & Sisters
B Bad Sisters
C This Is Us
D Sister, Sister
7. What name is given to the decay of timber caused by cellulose-digesting fungi such as Serpula lacrymans?
A Fungi rot
B Ridgicasion
C Mushroom disease
D Dry rot
8. The hit comedy Wayne’s World was a spin-off from which popular television series?
A Saturday Night Live
B The Cosby Show
C Cheers
D Happy Days
9. Of which country is the Kip the basic unit of currency?
A Laos
B Cambodia
C Thailand
D Japan
10. What part of the body is affected by dermatitis?
A The eyes
B The skin
C The heart
D The lungs
11. Which line of fortifications to protect the eastern frontier of France was outflanked by the German invasion of 1940?
A Champagne Line
B Ardennes Line
C Maginot Line
D Strasbourg Line
12. What name is given to the arch in a theatre through which the audience views a play?
A Promethean arch
B Players arch
C Puerto Rican arch
D Proscenium arch
13. What name is given to any tree of the genus Fagus?
A Ash
B Beech
C Birch
D Poplar
14. Who popularised the term Iron Curtain?
A Margaret Thatcher
B J.F. Kennedy
C Winston Churchill
D Dwight Eisenhower
15. Performing which theatrical role is often referred to as playing the Dane?
A Hamlet
B Oberon
C Othello
D Prospero