General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which type of fortified wine was originally made around the Spanish city of Jerez de la Frontera?
A Sherry B Port C Vermouth D Jerez
2. What was soprano Jenny Lind’s nickname?
A The Swedish lark B The Swedish nightingale C The English nightingale D The English lark
3. In which Irish province is the city of Galway?
A Connacht B Leinster C Munster D Ulster
4. Which golfer secured the half point that ensured that Europe won the 1997 Ryder Cup?
A Nick Faldo B Tiger Woods C Colin Montgomerie D Jonathan Bailey
5. What name did Jean Dubuffet give to the art of schizophrenics and prisoners?
A Art Deco B Art Brut C Art Povera D Art Nouveau
6. What name is given to nonflowering plants of a division that comprises mosses and liverworts?
A Pratensis B Bryophytes C Trifolium D Salicaria
7. Which literary prize is awarded for first novels published by Commonwealth citizens under 35?
A The Betty Trask Award B The Whitbread Literary Awards C The Nobel Prize for Literature D The Booker Prize
8. Who directed a cast of zombies in the 1968 horror Night of the Living Dead?
A Wes Craven B Lucio Fulci C William Friedkin D George A Romero
9. Which British tennis player beat Michael Chang and Andre Agassi to reach the final of the 1997 Sybase Open?
A Tim Henman B Jeremy Bates C Pete Sampras D Greg Rusedski
10. How many awards did Bruno Mars take home from the 60th Annual Grammy Awards?
A Two B Ten C Six D Four
11. Which Caribbean country qualified for football’s World Cup for the first time in 1998?
A Cuba B Jamaica C Haiti D Puerto Rico
12. Which island country was invaded by US troops in 1983?
A Grenada B Puerto Rico C Martinique D Guadeloupe
13. In which royal palace in Norfolk did both George V and George VI die?
A Windsor Castle B Sandringham House C Hampton Court D Balmoral Castle
14. In which year was the US Declaration of Independence issued?
A 1756 B 1736 C 1776 D 1796
15. Gabriel Byrne and Andrea Riseborough are among the cast of which upcoming Sky drama based on a bestselling novel by Roberto Saviano?
A Zerozerozero B Oneoneone C Twotwotwo D Threethreethree