General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which French dramatist and poet wrote The Satin Slipper? A Albert Camus
B Eugène Ionesco
C Paul Claudel
D Molière
2. Which loud-mouthed rockstar is acknowledged to be the reason why live shows of TFI Friday were banned?
A Shaun Ryder
B Liam Gallagher
C Bono
D Robbie Williams
3. Who starred as Sam Malone in TV’s Cheers?
A Woody Harrelson B Ted Danson C Danny DeVito D Christopher Walken
4. Who was elected Ireland’s eighth president in 1997?
A Mary Robinson B Gerry Adams C Mary McAleese D Bertie Ahern
5. Who scored a double century in England’s Test Match victory over Australia at Edgbaston in 1997?
A Alec Stewart B Nasser Hussain C Graham Thorpe D Michael Atherton
6. Nicolas Cage stars in which 2021 action comedy horror film about an amusement arcade haunted by eight murderous animatronic characters?
A Escape Room B Candyman C Haunted House D Willy’s Wonderland
Nicolas Cage See Question 6
7. Who wrote The Vicar of Wakefield and She Stoops to Conquer?
A George Eliot B William Thackeray C Oliver Goldsmith D Charles Dickens
8. In which Anglo-Saxon epic poem does the hero slay the monster Grendel and become king of the Geats?
A Beowulf
B Ethelbert
C Hrothgar
D Hygelac
9. Who wrote the original Borrowers stories about a family of miniature people upon which the film of the same name is based?
A Emily Dickinson B Beatrix Potter C Enid Blyton D Mary Norton 10. Which British PM said: “I will sit down now, but the time will come when you will hear me”? A Ramsay MacDonald
B Winston Churchill
C Lord Salisbury
D Benjamin Disraeli
11. Which Pride and Prejudice character was played by Jennifer Ehle in the 1995 BBC drama?
A Elizabeth Bennet B Jane Bennet
C Lydia Bennet D Catherine de Bourgh
12. Who played Bradley Hardacre in Brass?
A Timothy Burton B Timothy Easton C Timothy West D Timothy Dalton
13. Which popular soap features the character Toadfish?
A Home and Away B EastEnders C Neighbours D Coronation Street
14. Which cartoon character said: “I tawt I taw a puddy tat”?
A Jerry B Roadrunner C Foghorn Leghorn D Tweety Pie
15. Who wrote Jane Eyre in 1847?
A Jane Austen B Emily Brontë C Charlotte Brontë D Elizabeth Gaskell