Puzzles General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which medieval defensive fortification stretches for nearly 1500 miles?
A Hadrian’s Wall
B The Great Wall of China C Offa’s Dyke
D The Wall of Constantinople
2. Which name was given by Thor Heyerdahl to the balsa wood raft on which he travelled from Peru to the Tuamotu islands?
A Ron-Juko
B Hoko-Poco
C Kon-Tiki
D Coki-Poki
3. Which antipodean wallaby’s ‘Modern Life’ has been a cartoon?
A Rolo B Robbie C Rockie D Rocko
4. In the TV show Knight Rider what was the name of David Hasselhoff’s character?
A James Knight
B Michael Knight
C Frank Knight
D Johnson Knight
5. When was the first modern Olympic Games held?
A 1900
B 1890
C 1896
D 1904
6. Which former winner of the show replaced Claude Littner as Lord Sugar’s adviser on The Apprentice?
A Leah Totton
B Stella English
C Simon Ambrose
D Tim Campbell
7. Who was the British commander at the Battle of Jutland?
A Admiral Kelly
B Admiral Kitchener C Admiral Jellicoe
D Admiral Nelson
8. What name is given to the great epidemic of plague that ravaged medieval Europe?
A Influenza virus B The Black Death C The great sleep D Measles
9. Which cricketer scored his record third World Cup century for Australia in their 1996 quarterfinal victory against New Zealand? A Shane Warne
B Mathew Waugh
C Mark Waugh
D Troy Warne
10. Which former ‘Goon’ presented Highway on TV?
A Peter Sellers B Spike Milligan C John Cleese D Harry Secombe
11. In which Shakespeare play does Caliban appear?
A A Midsummer Night’s Dream B Measure for Measure
C King Lear
D The Tempest
12. How did the Nazi Herman Goering finally meet his death in 1946?
A Hung
B Shot
C Poisoned
D Stabbed
13. Which US rock band released an album entitled Nine Lives in 1997?
A Guns and Roses
B Metallica
C Aerosmith
D Slayer
14. What is the usual name for a pelargonium cultivated as a garden plant?
A Pansy
B Daffodil
C Rose
D Geranium
15. Which flying insects belong to the order Lepidoptera?
A Bluebottles B Moths
C Gnats
D Daddy Long Legs