GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 What type of structures of Madison County feature in the title of a 1995 film featuring Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep? A Bridges
B Houses
C Towers
2 In Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book, what type of creature is Shere Khan?
A Tiger
B Bear
C Snake
3 What term describes pasta that has been cooked until it is firm rather than soft?
A Al fresco
B Al forno
C Al dente
4 Which ancient Egyptian artefact housed in the British Museum, featuring hieroglyphics, Demotic and Greek provided the key to deciphering hieroglyphics?
A The Rosetta Stone
B The Sphinx
C Obelisk of Luxor
5 What is the name of the tidal surge that travels up the estuary that separates Bristol from Wales?
A The Severn Bore
B The Cardiff Current
C The Bristol Wave
6 In home furnishing, what is a Tallboy?
A Chest of drawers
B Chair
C Mirror
7 Which collaborative album by Rod Stewart and Jools Holland recently topped the UK charts? A Fling Weaver
B Swing Fever
C Sing Diva
8 Where in London would you find the Traitors’ Gate?
A The London Bridge B Westminster Abbey
C The Tower of London 9 In traditional fairgrounds, what was an Aunt Sally?
A A Ferris wheel
B A throwing game
C A fortune teller
10 Which English actor, who has previously starred in Bridget Jones’ Diary and the Harry Potter series, is the voice of Santa in Aardman and Sony’s 2011 film Arthur Christmas? A Hugh Grant
B Jim Broadbent
C Rowan Atkinson
11 What personal feature did Margaret Thatcher ban any member of her cabinet from having?
A A beard
B A moustache
C Long hair
12 What type of instrument is the medieval Serpent?
A A percussion instrument
B A string instrument
C A wind instrument
13 What was the name of the eponymous special agent who solved crimes with his friends Jock Anderson and Snowy White in a popular 1940s BBC radio series? A Dick Barton
B Mike Hammer
C John Bull
18 To which national police force do Mounties belong?
A The British Mounted Police B The United States Mounted Police
C The Royal Canadian Mounted Police
19 Which Isambard Kingdom Brunel railway, which ran from London to Penzance, was known colloquially as God’s Wonderful Railway?
A Great Western Railway
B Great Southern Railway C Great Northern Railway
20 In which country would you find the No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency in Alexander McCall Smith’s series of novels? A Botswana
B Nigeria
C South Africa