General Knowledge Quiz
1 Which British Indie band had their only UK top ten hit single in 1996 with You’re Gorgeous? A Blur B Oasis C Babybird
2 Which London football club’s home ground is The Den?
A Millwall B Arsenal C Chelsea
3 Who played ballet teacher Sandra Wilkinson in the 2000 film Billy Elliot? A Helen Mirren B Julie Walters C Maggie Smith
4 Who co-starred opposite Audrey Hepburn in the 1953 romantic comedy Roman Holiday?
A Gregory Peck B Jimmy Stewart C Cary Grant
5 Tenon, hack, coping and fret are all types of which tool? A Hammer B Saw C Spanner
6 Richard Dreyfuss and Ron Howard were among the stars of which 1973 coming-of-age film directed by George Lucas?
A American Graffiti B The Last Picture Show C Quadrophenia
7 What is the name of the medieval monk-turned-detective in the books by Ellis Peters, played on TV by Derek Jacobi? A Cadfael B Father Brown C Brother Francis
8 Which Hollywood icon starred as a young girl opposite Mickey Rooney in National Velvet?
A Marilyn Monroe B Elizabeth Taylor C Audrey Hepburn 9 The name for which rich pudding literally means ‘burnt cream’? A Crème brûlée B Panna cotta C Tiramisu
10 Which Big Bang Theory character was played by Mayim Bialik, who played Blossom in the 1990s children’s series? A Bernadette Thompson B Amy Farrah Fowler C Penny Johnson
11 What type of clothing items are brogues?
A Hats B Shoes C Shirts
12 Who played dodgy dealer Arthur Daley in ITV comedy drama Minder?
A David Jason B Dennis Waterman C George Cole 13 Explorer Ernest Shackleton led the ill-fated 1914 Endurance expedition across which continent? A South America B Antarctica C Arctic
14 Which 1980s supergroup featured Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, and George Harrison? A The Highwaymen B Cream C The Traveling Wilburys
15 What name is given to the senior female head of an elephant herd? A Matriarch B Alpha Female C Queen Mother
16 What nationality is former Formula One champion Niki Lauda?
A Austrian B German C Swiss
17 Which George Orwell novel begins “It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen”?
A Coming Up for Air B Animal Farm C Nineteen Eighty-Four
18 The band that had a 1954 hit with Shake, Rattle and Roll was called Bill Haley & his… what? A Thunderbirds B Comets C Hurricanes
19 Who played James Bond in 1969’s On Her Majesty’s Secret Service?
A George Lazenby B Sean Connery C Roger Moore
20 The Enid Blyton characters Moon-Face, Saucepan Man, and Silky lived in which magic tree?
A The Wishing Tree B The Magic Treehouse C The Faraway Tree