General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which actress played the role of Alex Wilton in the drama series Boon? A Saskia Fjord B Saskia Wickham C Saskia Richards D Saskia Pastor
2. Which group had hits in the Sixties with Kon-Tiki, Foot Tapper and Atlantis, among others? A The Shadows B The Beatles C The Monkees D The Rolling Stones
3. Which British novelist wrote Room at the Top?
A John Galsworthy B E.M. Forster C John Braine D Anthony Powell
4. Which car manufacturer makes the model Ka? A Fiat B Ford C Renaut D Peugeot
5. Which English author wrote the allegorical novel The Pilgrim’s Progress? A Daniel Defoe B Henry Fielding C John Bunyan D Jonathan Swift
6. What is the name of Kanye West’s eldest child?
A North B Wild C Key D Kanye
7. Which EastEnders character was played by Paul Nicholls? A Robbie Fowler B Grant Mitchell C Joe Wicks D David Wicks
8. Of which food fish is sockeye a variety? A Trout B Haddock C Salmon D Tuna
9. Which Oscar-winning actor directed Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor in the 1980 comedy Stir Crazy?
A Clint Eastwood B Sidney Poitier C Michael Caine D Paul Newman
10. What was the pen name of novelist Mary Ann Evans? A Thomas Hardy B George Eliot C Mrs Gaskell D Jane Austen
11. Who preceded Fiona Bruce as presenter of The Antiques Roadshow?
A Angela Rippon B Jill Dando C John Craven D Michael Aspel
12. In which war was the Battle of Borodino?
A The Crimean War B The Great War C The Second Crusade D The Napoleonic War
13. On which soap did the alsatian dog Well ‘Ard feature?
A Brookside B Emmerdale C EastEnders D Coronation Street
14. What was Richard Griffiths’s character in the TV series Pie in the Sky called? A Henry Crabbe B Harold Crabbe C Henry Salmon D Horace Cray
15. Who wrote the opera Taverner?
A George Lloyd B Sir Harrison Birtwistle C William Boyce D Peter Maxwell Davies