GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 What type of fruit is a Worcester Pearmain?
A Apple
B Cherry
C Peach
2 Which sport, officially included in the 1998 Winter Olympics, involves sliding a stone towards a ‘house’? A Luge
B Ice hockey
C Curling
3 In Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park, inside which preserved creatures that had sucked dinosaur blood did scientists discover dinosaur DNA?
A Mosquitos
B Ticks
C Bees
4 Which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical is performed on roller-skates?
A Starlight Express
B The Phantom of the Opera C Cats
5 What type of foodstuff is made from the sap of certain species of the Acer family, the largest producer being Quebec, Canada? A Maple syrup
B Birch syrup
C Honey
6 Which new film stars Mark Wahlberg as an adventure racer who adopts a dog that joins him on an endurance race?
A Charles the Prince
B Arthur the King
C Albert the Consort
7 Which Australian comedian hosted the first ever Comedy Prom from the Royal Albert Hall in 2011? A Jack Whitehall
B Adam Hills
C Tim Minchin
8 A form of which type of poison can be found in apple seeds in tiny amounts?
A Mercury
B Cyanide
C Arsenic 9 Anvil-shaped cumulonimbus clouds are linked with what weather type? A Sunshine
B Snowfall
C Thunderstorms
10 Which period in British history does the slogan ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ come from?
A The Second World War
B The Victorian era
C The First World War
11 Which US radio drama, narrated by Orson Welles as news bulletins following an alien invasion, caused panic among some listeners in 1938? A The Day the Earth Stood Still
B The War of the Worlds
C The Twilight Zone
12 What name is given to the Middle Eastern dish of deep-fried balls of ground chick-peas or fava beans, usually served in pitta bread?
A Pita
B Falafel
C Shawarma
13 In the 1967 children’s show Trumpton, what was the profession of Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble and Grub? A Doctors
B Firemen
C Butchers
16 For what event of 1951 was the Royal Festival Hall on London’s South Bank built? A Coronation of
Queen Elizabeth II
B The Festival of Britain C Royal Wedding of Queen Elizabeth II
17 Which species of animal is affected by the illness myxomatosis, which was illegally introduced to the UK in 1953? A Rabbit
B Fox
C Squirrel
18 Which shrub with large flowerheads grows blue coloured flowers in acidic soil and pink coloured flowers in alkaline soil? A Hydrangea
B Roses
C Tulips
19 What is the characteristic symptom of someone suffering from narcolepsy?
A Extreme sweating B Suddenly falling asleep C Uncontrollable laughter
20 What name is given to a common piece of laboratory equipment used for heating and sterilising, which burns a continuous stream of gas? A Flask burner
B Burner train
C Bunsen burner