General Knowledge Quiz
1. in What which was the Pilgrim the name Fathers of the sailed ship from Massachusetts A England to in New 1620? Plymouth; The The Marie Mayflower Celeste B C The Voyager D The Queen Royal 2. According to Greek legend who was Hero’s lover? A Leander B Andromeda C Helen D Cassandra 3. In which Asian country were fireworks invented? A Japan B Thailand C China D India 4. What does GNP stand for? A Gross National Product B Great National Pride C Grain Nurturing Potential D Grand National Presentation 5. Which golfer was nicknamed the “Golden Bear”? A Sandy Lyle B Tiger Woods C Jack Nicklaus D Colin Montgomerie 6. Abbi Jacobson and Maya Rudolph are among the stars of which new animated film about a family whose drive to school is interrupted by a tech uprising? A Connected B Disconnected C Re-routed D Diverted 7. Which character did Dawn French play in BBC 1’s The Vicar of Dibley? A Josephine Grange B Geraldine Granger C Madelaine Grainger D Jacklin Grange 8. Who became British home secretary in 1997? A Jack Straw B Kenneth Clarke C Frank Dobson D Mo Mowlam 9. Which 2004 comedy featuring puppets and written by the creators of South Park had the bold tagline Putting the F back in Freedom? A Team America: World Police B Thunderbirds C South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut D FAB 10. Which French dramatist wrote The Bald Prima Donna and Man With Bags? A B Albert Victor Hugo Camus C D Eugene Yves Navarre Ionesco 11. poet Which wrote English To His Coy metaphysical Mistress and A Andrew The Garden? Marvell B John Donne C Henry Vaughan D Abraham Cowley 12. Which planet features the Great Red Spot? A Mars B Jupiter C Saturn D Uranus 13. Which British rock band released an album entitled OK Computer in 1997? A Travis B Radiohead C Blur D Oasis 14. In which city is the Uffizi art gallery? A Venice B Rome C Florence D Bologna 15. Which Soviet president died in 1985?
A Boris Yeltsin
B Josef Stalin
C Konstantin Chernenko
D Andrei Gromyko