General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which new film stars Owen Wilson and Ed Helms as twins with Glenn Close as their mother? A Sister Numbers B Father Figures C Mighty Mothers D Brothers Matter
2. Nessun Dorma, adopted as the 1990 World Cup theme, was written by which opera composer? A Bizet B Rossini C Puccini D Bellini
3. What name is given to a religious painting or mosaic used as an aid to devotion in the Greek or Eastern Orthodox Church? A Mimic B Icon C Symbol D Motif
4. What name is given to the art of dwarfing trees and shrubs? A Bonsai B Banzai C Binsoi D Bunsoa
5. What is the traditional number of witches in a coven? A Twelve B Thirteen C Seven D Twenty-one
6. What sort of insects are aedes? A Locusts B Mosquitoes C Bees D Wasps
7. In which sea can the island group known as the Sporades be found? A The Caspian Sea B The Black Sea C The Aegean Sea D The Barents Sea
8. What name was given to the two magistrates who held supreme civil and military authority under the Roman Republic? A Emperors B Consuls C Legionaires D Senators
9. Which natural phenomena are measured on the Richter scale? A Hurricanes B Earthquakes C Volcanoes D Tsunamis
10. Which British group’s third album was called Be Here Now? A Blur B Cast C The Lightning Seeds D Oasis 11. Which politician and journalist wrote the series of essays collected as Rural Rides? A Matthew Corbett B Simon Cobbett C William Cobbett D Michael Corbett 12. Which British consular official and Irish nationalist was hanged for treason in 1916? A Roger Casement B Michael Collins C Charles Parnell D Robert Peel 13. Which British actor plays Emmerdale villain Joe Tate? A Ryan Hawley B Danny Miller C Jeff Hordley D Ned Porteous
14. The Colón is the national currency of which country? A Costa Rica B Egypt C Thailand D Austria
15. Which actor is playing Oliver Hardy to Steve Coogan’s Stan Laurel in the new film Stan & Ollie? A John C. Reilly B Will Ferrell C Jack Black D Seth Rogen