General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which American husband and wife were executed for espionage in 1953?
A Julius and Ethel Rosenberg B James and Jenny Springsteen C Bonnie and Clyde
D Richard and Ruth Brookes
2. Who succeeded Ulysses S. Grant as US president?
A James A. Garfield B John Quincy Adams C Abraham Lincoln D Rutherford B Hayes
3. What is the German air force called?
A Luftzug B Luftwaffe C Luftschloss D Luftflugel
4. What is a narghile?
A A snake
B A buddhist monument C An oriental tobacco pipe D A region of China
5. How is the Roman poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus better known?
A Ovid B Plato C Homer D Horace
6. Valerie Singleton was the presenter of which children’s programme from 1962-1972?
A Newsround B Blue Peter C Crackerjack! D Magpie
7. Which element has the symbol Cl?
A Chlorine B Calcium C Carbon D Californium
8. In which popular US sport do the Quebec Nordiques play?
A American football B Ice hockey C Baseball D Basketball
9. Les Patterson is a comic creation of which Australian entertainer?
A Jason Donovan B Clive James C Gary Thomas D Barry Humphries
10. Which criminal organisation kidnapped Italian PM Aldo Moro in 1978?
A The Red Brigade B The Black Hand C The Pink Glove D The Blue Berets
11. Which holy Muslim city was the birthplace of Mohammed?
A Mecca B Damascus C Amman D Jerusalem
12. Who played Eminem’s mother in the hip-hop drama 8 Mile?
A Brittany Murphy B Jamie Lee Curtis C Kim Basinger D Demi Moore
13. By what affectionate nickname was Lady Tryon known?
A Tango B Fanga C Kanga D Mango
14. What are listed in a periodic table?
A Chronological events B Famous battles C Newspaper back isues D Chemical elements
15. Which Irish novelist and dramatist won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1969?
A Seamus Heaney B William Golding C James Joyce D Samuel Beckett