GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 Which actor played television’s Kavanagh QC? A James Grout
B John Nettles
C John Thaw
2 Who wrote the 1988 children’s book Matilda? A Roald Dahl
B Michael Morpurgo C Jacqueline Wilson
3 What is the German equivalent of ‘mister’? A Frau
B Meister
C Herr
4 What nationality was the artist Pablo Picasso? A Portuguese
B Mexican
C Spanish
5 Which English author wrote the 1895 poem If?
A Edgar Allan Poe
B Rudyard Kipling
C Lewis Carroll
6 Sid Owen and Tom Rosenthal are among the celebrities doing time alongside ex-convicts in a decommissioned prison in which new Channel 4 reality show?
A Doing Time
B Banged Up
C Behind Bars
7 Which US president had the middle name Baines?
A Ronald Reagan
B Richard Nixon
C Lyndon Johnson
8 Which common fruit has a Seville variety?
A Pear
B Lemon
C Orange 9 How many faces does an octahedron have?
A Twenty
B Twelve
C Eight
10 Which Scottish city is known as ‘Auld Reekie’?
A Edinburgh
B Dundee
C Aberdeen
11 Which metal has the Latin name ferrum?
A Iron
B Tin
C Copper
12 How many kidneys does a typical human body have? A One
B Four
C Two 13 Who played the title role in the 1998 film Blade?
A Wesley Snipes
B Harrison Ford
C Denzel Washington
14 Which US National Park is Old Faithful located in? A Rocky Mountain
B Yosemite
C Yellowstone
15 Who sang the 1989 hit Eternal Flame?
A The Bangles
B Blondie
C Bananarama
16 What is the percentage value of two fifths?
A 30
B 45
C 40
17 Who played Rick Blaine in the 1943 film Casablanca? A Humphrey Bogart
B Frank Sinatra
C James Stewart
18 Who sang the 1981 hit Making Your Mind Up? A Wham!
B Bucks Fizz
C Electronic
19 Which continent is the mango native to?
A South America
B Africa
C Asia
20 Which European country is Bremen located in?
A Norway
B Sweden
C Germany