General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which film starring Richard Dreyfuss marked the feature debut of Liv Tyler?
A Silent Fall
B Close Encounters of the Third Kind
C The Goodbye Girl
D Quiz Show
2. At which English racecourse is the Grand National steeplechase run?
A Epson
B Ascot
C Aintree
D Newmarket
3. Which ball game of Native American origin is 10-a-side for men and 12-a-side for women?
A Baseball
B Basketball
C American football
D Lacrosse
4. Who starred as Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe in TV’s Wycliffe?
A Jon Shepherd
B Peter Shepherd
C James Shepherd
D Jack Shepherd
5. What name is given to the pupa of a butterfly?
A Physallis
B Crystalis
C Chrysalis
D Cabbalis
6. What is the name of Elton John’s lyricist, played by Jamie Bell in the 2019 film Rocketman?
A Benny Blanco
B Max Martin
C Jeff Barry
D Bernie Taupin
7. Which survey of England was carried out by officials of William the Conqueror in 1086?
A The Magna Carta
B The Norman Book
C The Chronicles
D The Domesday Book
8. Who replaced Jeremy Paxman as presenter of TV’s You Decide?
A John Inverdale
B John Lloyd
C John Travolta
D John Humphrys
9. How many times has Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal won the French Open tournament in his career?
A Thirteen
B Eleven
C Nine
D Five
10. Who had a top ten hit single in 1985 with Every Time You Go Away?
A Paul Young
B Chris de Burgh
C David Essex
D Elton John
11. In Greek mythology who was the goddess of divine retribution?
A Artemis
B Aphrodite
C Helena
D Nemesis
12. What nationality was painter El Lissitzky?
A Hungarian
B Russian
C Austrian
D Romanian
13. What was Billie Jean King’s maiden name?
A Moffitt
B Maurice
C Michael
D Mottle
14. Which Scottish Protestant reformer met John Calvin in Geneva?
A Peter Kennedy
B Billy Richards
C James McGrath
D John Knox
15. Which horse won the 1996 Cheltenham Gold Cup?
A Mummy’s Boy
B First Home
C True Blue
D Imperial Call