General Knowledge Quiz
1. Who was the eldest son of Queen Victoria?
A George V
B Edward VII
C Edward V
D George IV
2. Which Irish agrarian organisation was formed by Michael Davitt in 1879?
A The Land Organisation B The Land League
C The Land Consul
D The Land Soviet
3. Which vitamin is also known as ascorbic acid?
A Vitamin C
B Vitamin D
C Vitamin A
D Vitamin B
4. Where is a fibula found?
A In the arm B In the wrist C In the leg
D In the fingers
5. Who wrote Mr Midshipman Easy and Children of the New Forest?
A Baroness Orczy
B AA Milne
C Captain Frederick Marryat
D Enid Blyton
6. Which 2000 film based on a novel by Alex Garland starred Leonardo DiCaprio as a backpacker who joins a secret island community in Thailand? A Shutter Island
B The Beach
C Club Paradise
D Cast Away
7. Which infection of the large intestine can be bacterial or amoebic?
A Enteritis
B Diverticulitis
C Peritonitis
D Dysentery
8. What are the international vehicle registration letters for Bahrain?
A ZE
B RAI
C BAH
D BRN
9. Which actor had adventures in both The Goonies and the Lord of the Rings trilogy?
A Corey Feldman
B Sean Astin
C Elijah Wood
D Billy Boyd 10. In which Scottish sport also called camanachd is a caman used to propel a ball into a hail? A Shunty
B Shanty
C Shonty
D Shinty
11. Which British novelist wrote Mary Barton, North and South and Cranford?
A Charles Dickens
B Mrs Gaskell
C Jane Austen
D Charlotte Bronte
12. By what name is the clavicle commonly known?
A Thigh bone
B Collarbone
C Ankle bone
D The spine
13. What nationality was the conductor Herbert von Karajan? A Austrian
B German
C Norwegian
D Swedish
14. Which British city developed out of the Roman fort of Mancunium?
A Chester
B Manchester
C York
D Sheffield
15. The Quetzal is the national currency of which country?
A Uraguay
B Panama
C Spain
D Guatemala