General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which part of the eye is responsible for its colour? A The iris B The pupil C The eye lashes D The eye lid 2. With which art form is Antonio Canova associated? A Theatre B Painting C Sculpture D Classical music 3. Which late US comedian was born Benjamin Kubelsky? A John Candy B Mel Brooks C Jack Benny D Fatty Arbuckle 4. Who had a top ten hit single in 1981 with A Good Year For The Roses? A Elton John B David Bowie C Elvis Costello D Guns and Roses 5. Which composer’s last words were reputedly “I shall hear in heaven”? A Mozart B Tchaikovsky C Bizet D Beethoven 6. Which recent single from American artist Normani is her first solo effort to reach the UK Chart’s top 30? A Motivation B Dedication C Determination D Provocation 7. Which European peninsula is shared between Denmark and Germany? A Upper Silesia B Jutland C The Danish corridor D Memel 8. Which popular botanist presented the TV programmes Up a Gum Tree; Backyard Safari and Moa’s Ark? A Richard Bellamy B Michael Bellamy C Roger Bellamy D David Bellamy 9. Which French actress made her steamy debut in Betty Blue? A Emmanuelle Béart B Béatrice Dalle C Marie Gillain D Marion Cotillard 10. Who was the Greek god of war identified with the Roman Mars? A Zeus B Hermes C Cronus D Ares 11. Who had a number one hit single in 1986 with True Blue? A Blondie B Janet Jackson C Madonna D Tina Turner 12. Which Monty Python star went Around the World in 80 Days? A John Cleese B Eric Idle C Michael Palin D Terry Gilliam 13. Which nation won the 1997 football tournament Le Tournoi? A Brazil B France C England D Germany 14. Which popular shrub may have white; pink or blue flowers; depending on the chemical composition of the soil? A Rose B Hyacinth C Pansy D Hydrangea 15. With which percussion instrument was Lionel Hampton chiefly associated? A Xylophone B Drums C Gong D Vibraphone