General Knowledge Quiz
1 A 1993 Channel 4 miniseries based on a series of novels by Armistead Maupin was called Tales of... what?
A The City
B The Country
C The Unexpected
2 What nationality were the Second World War Kamikaze pilots?
A Japanese
B German
C American
3 Land of my Fathers is the English name for the national anthem of which nation?
A Ireland
B Wales
C Scotland
4 A downed fighter is ruled out of a boxing match if they don’t get up before the referee has counted to what number?
A Eight
B Five
C Ten
5 The US peninsula Cape Cod extends into which ocean?
A Indian
B Atlantic
C Pacific
6 Martin Compston and Anjli Mohindra will star in which new three-part psychological thriller, in which a move to Glasgow turns sour, on Amazon Prime Video?
A Domino Day
B Fool Me Once
C Fear
7 In the Yorkshire folk song, where does a man go courtin’ Mary Jane without proper headgear for the cold (bar t’at)?
A Ilkley Moor
B Whitby Pier
C Scarborough
8 The Poetic Edda and Prose Edda are 13th-century literary works from which Nordic country?
A Iceland
B Norway
C Sweden
9 Who played the eponymous Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman in the 1990s Western drama series?
A Jennifer Garner
B Patricia Heaton
C Jane Seymour
10 The Algarve is a popular holiday destination in which country?
A Italy
B Portugal
C Spain
11 Which UK singer had a 1997 top-ten hit with a version of the Burt Bacharach song Walk On By?
A Gabrielle
B Adele
C Cheryl
12 Milwaukee is the largest city and Madison the capital of which US state?
A Ohio
B Illinois
C Wisconsin
13 Who played the King of Siam in the 1956 musical film The King and I?
A Yul Brynner
B Omar Sharif
C Rudolph Valentino
14 What type of buildings are described as dark and Satanic in the Hubert Parry hymn Jerusalem?
A Halls
B Mills
C Castles
15 Silverside is the name for a cut of which meat?
A Lamb
B Beef
C Pork
16 The 2006 film Starter for 10 is based around which long-running TV quiz show?
A University Challenge
B Mastermind
C Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
17 In which country was actor Viggo Mortensen born?
A USA
B Denmark
C Sweden
18 What type of aircraft was Budgie, in a series of books and TV animations by the Duchess of York? A A blimp
B A plane
C A helicopter
19 Knots Landing, which ran from 1979 to 1993, was a spin-off of which well-known soap opera?
A Dallas
B Falcon Crest
C Dynasty
20 The Three Graces is a name given to a trio of historic buildings on the waterfront of which major English city?
A Portsmouth
B Bristol
C Liverpool