General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which filmmaker 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
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. Which 1967 musical film starred Julie Andrews as the titular Roaring Twenties flapper?
A Completely Current Claudia B Totally Terrific Titania C Fantastically Fashionable Flora D Thoroughly Modern Millie
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 British dramatist wrote The Lady’s Not For Burning?
A Oscar Wilde B Christopher Fry C George Bernard Shaw D William Wycherley
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 Mentally ill people B Abused women C Stray dogs D Homeless people
12. What is teh common name for 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