General Knowledge Quiz
1. In Greek mythology how are Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos better known?
A The Furies
B The Argonauts
C The Gorgons
D The Fates 2. Which member of The Goons presented Potty Time?
A Spike Milligan
B Harry Secombe
C Michael Bentine
D Peter Sellers 3. Which actress played Hamish Macbeth’s girlfriend Isobel in the BBC series?
A Shirley Fredricks
B Shirley Temple
C Shirley Henderson
D Shirley Dee 4. Which fictional hero was created by Baroness Orczy? A Robinson Crusoe
B Mr Darcy
C Oliver Twist
D The Scarlet Pimpernel 5. Which cat has served as Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office since 2011?
A Larry
B Humphrey
C Felix
D Leo
6. Helen Hunt played Jamie Buchman in which 1980s-90s US TV sitcom?
A Mad About You
B Mad About the Boy C Man About the House D Full House 7. What is the professional organisation of British magicians called?
A The Magic Alliance
B The Magic Circle
C The Magician’s Ring
D The Magic Gathering 8. Which Australian vocalist duetted with Keith Washington on the 1991 top ten hit single If You Were With Me Now?
A Dannii Minogue
B Natalie Imbruglia
C Kylie Minogue
D Gina G 9. Which TV series featuring a mythical Midlands police force was a spin-off of Z Cars?
A Softly, Softly
B The Bill
C Midlands Beat
D M Cars 10. Which actress loses her head in the grisly crime thriller Seven? A Kim Basinger
B Jennifer Connelly
C Gwyneth Paltrow
D Cameron Diaz 11. What is the point of infinite density at the centre of a black hole called?
A Multiplicity
B Divinity
C Singularity
D Infinite mass 12. Of which creature is Psittacus erithacus the talkative variety?
A Canary
B Magpie
C Blackbird
D Parrot 13. Which English cartoonist was best known for his illustrations for Lewis Carroll’s Alice books?
A Sir John Tennyson
B Sir John Thompson
C Sir John Tenniel
D Sir John Tristram
14. Which British Pre-raphaelite artist painted Christ in the
House of his Parents?
A Sir John Everett Millais B Sir James Everett Milton C Sir Jim Earnest Mcdonald D Sir John Mathew Oakes 15. What name is given to a plant that grows on another plant for support in a non-parasitic way?
A Phlytite
B Mytite
C Epiphyte
D Ossosyte