Puzzles General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which Irish-born composer created the piano nocturne?
A James Field
B John Dyke
C John Field
D James Dyke
2. Which relief agency was founded by the Geneva Convention of 1864?
A International Red Cross B United Nations
C Green Peace
D Medicins Sans Frontieres
3. By how many does the prefix giga- multiply a number?
A One thousand
B One thousand million C One million
D 20 thousand million
4. Who had a top ten hit single in 1969 with Hello Suzie?
A Amen Girls B Amen Boys C Amen Choir D Amen Corner
5. Which fish can be alevins, parr, smolts and grilse at various stages in their life cycle?
A Trout
B Salmon
C Whale
D Dolphin
6. Which new film starring Zachary Levi and Zooey Deschanel is based on the children’s book of the same name by Crockett Johnson?
A Harold and the Purple Crayon B Funnybones
C Charlotte’s Web
D The Phanton Tollbooth 7. Which drink is named after the German for ‘to store’?
A Hock
B Lager
C Beer
D Pilsner
8. Which market town in Suffolk is the centre of British horse racing?
A Epsom
B Ascot
C Aintree
D Newmarket
9. Which British adventure novelist wrote King Solomon’s Mines and She?
A Robert Eagle Watt B Robert Louis Stevenson C Jules Verne
D Sir H Rider Haggard 10. What name is given to an area of a city populated by a minority group?
A Project
B Hood
C Ghetto
D Quarter
11. Who wrote The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and Agnes Grey? A Charlotte Bronte
B Emily Bronte
C Jane Austen
D Anne Bronte
12. Which French postimpressionist painted The Card Players?
A Degas
B Monet
C Renoir
D Cezanne
13. What is the name for the flap of cartilage that prevents food and fluid from entering the windpipe during swallowing?
A Tonsils
B Oesophagus
C Aorta
D Epiglottis
14. What was the national currency of El Salvador until 2001?
A Peso
B Schilling
C Franc
D Colon
15. What part of the body is affected by lumbago?
A The back B The throat C The eyes D The legs