General Knowledge Quiz
1. What sort of creature is a saiga? A An antelope B A bear C A snake D A rodent 2. Which former PM secured the release of three hostages in Iraq? A Sir Edward Heath B James Callaghan C John Major D Margaret Thatcher 3. Which British band released an album entitled Whiplash in 1997? A REM B James C Placebo D The Bluetones 4. Which Irish playwright wrote The Hostage? A George Bernard Shaw B Brendan Behan C Patrick O’Grady D Michael Collins 5. Which Hungarian composer wrote Psalmus Hungaricus? A Felix Mendelssohn B Robert Schumann C Carl Weber D Zoltan Kodaly 6. Nicole Kidman stars as Mrs Barbour in which new drama about a boy who is taken in by a wealthy family following the death of his mother? A The Greenfinch B The Bullfinch C The Chaffinch D The Goldfinch A 1960 B 1985 C 1975 D 1945 7. In the New Testament which of the apostles refused to believe in the resurrection until he had seen and touched Christ? A Saint John B Saint Luke C Saint Thomas D Saint Mark 8. Which US poet and artist had the first names Edward Estlin? A Ginnesberg B Plath C Cummings D Hughes 9. In which year did King Juan Carlos become head of state in Spain? 10. Who was the eldest of the Brontë sisters? A Charlotte B Emily C Anne D Amy 11. What is the national currency of Turkey? A Rupee B Lira C Peseta D Drachma 12. Which Italian composer wrote Cavalleria Rusticana? A Giacomo Puccini B Georges Bizet C Niccolò Paganini D Pietro Mascagni 13. Which flamboyant American golfer won eleven major championships between 1914 and 1929? A L Worsham B S Snead C H Keiser D W Hagen 14. Which star of Yes Minister played the role of Jerry Leadbetter in The Good Life? A Paul Robinson B Paul Harrison C Paul Lukas D Paul Eddington 15. Which former PM earned the nickname of “The Welsh Wizard”? A Ramsay MacDonald B Arthur Balfour C David Lloyd George D Herbert Asquith