General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which British dramatist wrote The Lady’s Not For Burning?
A Oscar Wilde
B Christopher Fry
C George Bernard Shaw
D William Wycherley
2. Which prime minister took Britain into the Second World War?
A Winston Churchill B David Lloyd-George C Ramsay MacDonald D Neville Chamberlain
3. Which infectious disease was once treated with quinine?
A Typhoid B Malaria C Rabies D Influenza
4. Which hill in County Meath was the seat of the early Irish kings?
A Tara
B Kippure
C Trostan
D Keeper
5. Which conspirator was caught red handed in a cellar in November 1605?
A Louis Pasteur
B Robert Catesby
C Guy Fawkes
D John Fawkner
6. What is the name of the Netflix dystopian sci-fi series created by Charlie Brooker?
A Black Mirror B Years and Years C Brave New World D The Society
7. What are Limburger and Camembert?
A Cheeses
B Breeds of dog C French pop bands D Types of wine
8. Which illustrator, who died in 1901, was noted for her drawings of children in books such as Under The Window?
A Kate Runaway
B Kate Greenaway
C Katy Hill
D Katherine Greene
9. Which film-maker wrote the screenplay for the 1983 version of Scarface directed by Brian De Palma?
A Oliver Stone
B Quentin Tarantino
C George Lucas
D Ron Howard 10. What is the name of the popular heroine of the Tomb Raider computer games?
A Lara Croft
B Lucy Cox
C Leia Crow
D Laura Crox
11. For which section of society does the charity Shelter campaign?
A The mentally ill
B Abused women
C Stray dogs
D The homeless
12. How do we know the colourful bird erithacus rubecula?
A Blue Tit
B Canary
C Parrot
D Robin
13. In what year did the Falklands War take place?
A 1985
B 1979
C 1982
D 1980
14. Which member of the Beatles married Yoko Ono?
A Paul McCartney
B Ringo Starr
C George Harrison
D John Lennon
15. What is the name of the hunchback of Notre-Dame? A Rasputin
B Hobo
C Bilbo
D Quasimodo