General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which US government department is represented by the initials CIA?
A Criminal Investigative Agency B Central Internal Authority C Central Intelligence Agency D Crime Initiative Association
2. Which ‘angry young man’ wrote the novels Lucky Jim and The Old Devils?
A Kingsley Amis B John Wain C John Braine D Stan Barstow
3. Gerlachovka is the highest peak of which mountain system?
A The Alps
B The Carpathians C The Pyrenees D The Cairngorms
4. Which novelist wrote the legal thrillers A Time to Kill, The Pelican Brief, and The Runaway Jury?
A James Patterson
B John Grisham
C Lee Child
D Dan Brown
5. Who was the last Saxon king of England?
A Edward the Martyr B Harold II
C Edgar
D Alfred the Great
6. The actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are the owners of which Welsh football club?
A Wrexham B Newport County C Cardiff City D Swansea City
7. What was Bruce Willis’s character in the TV series Moonlighting called?
A David Addison
B Michael Fox
C Barry Frank
D Joey Ritchie
8. After which Roman general was the Fabian Society named?
A Fabia Majestica B Fabium Imperia C Fabius Maximus D Fabias Regalis
9. Who played Jim Phelps in TV’s Mission: Impossible?
A Telly Savalas B Donald Sutherland C Peter Graves D Dick Van Dyke 10. Which English Metaphysical poet was appointed Dean of St Paul’s in 1621?
A Sir Walter Raleigh
B Ben Jonson
C Andrew Marvell
D John Donne
11. Which former viceroy of India was the great-grandson of Queen Victoria?
A Earl Mountbatten
B Earl Snowdon
C Earl Stansgate
D Earl Salisbury
12. Which meteorological instrument was invented by Evangelista Torricelli?
A Weather vane B Mercury barometer C Windsock D Hygrometer
13. What is the capital of Colombia?
A Papayan B Bogotá C Manizales D Caracas
14. Which rock band released an album entitled Mother Nature Calls?
A Cast
B Oasis
C Ocean Colour Scene D Blur
15. Who sailed around the world in the Gipsy Moth IV?
A Frank Butcher B Francis Doncaster C Frank Rogers D Francis Chichester