General Knowledge Quiz
1. What were destroyed by the ‘bouncing bombs’ of Barnes Wallis?
A Dams B Factories C Boats D Harbours
2. Which government securities, introduced in 1956, entitle the holders to participate in a prize draw?
A Stock bonds B Premium bonds C National bonds D Utility bonds
3. Who wrote The Old Curiosity Shop?
A William Thackeray B George Orwell C Charles Dickens D Elizabeth Gaskell
4. Which Australian group had a number one single in 1983 with Down Under?
A Truly Madly Deeply
B INXS
C Jason Donovan with Kylie Minogue
D Men at Work
5. In which year was the first walk in space?
A 1960 B 1965 C 1968 D 1957
6. Which new film comedy stars Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae as a couple who accidentally become embroiled in a murder mystery?
A The Lovebirds B The Loverats C The Lovecats D The Lovers
7. What is the common name for animals of the family Felidae?
A Dogs B Rodents C Cats D Birds
8. Which Australian city do the band AC/DC hail from?
A Melbourne B Perth C Brisbane D Sydney
9. Which Italian nun who founded a religious order was proclaimed patron saint of television in 1958?
A St Mary of Assisi
B St Josephine of Assisi C St Clare of Assisi
D St Francis of Assisi
10. Who founded modern Singapore in 1819?
A James Cook
B Thomas Stamford Raffles C Christopher Columbus D Henry James-Wallace
11. In botany what name is given to the process whereby the embryonic plant in a seed starts to produce roots and shoots?
A Demegration B Germination C Implication D Fermentation
12. Which infectious disease of rabbits and hares was introduced to Australia during the 1950s as a pest-control measure?
A Hepatitis B Myxomatosis C Bubonic Plague D Malaria
13. Which is the only survivor of the ancient Seven Wonders of the World?
A The Lighthouse at Alexandria B The Colossus of Rhodes C The Great Pyramid of Giza D The Gardens of Babylon
14. Who wrote The Soft Machine?
A Jonathan Burrows B William Burroughs C Richard Burrel D Thomas Brown
15. Which animal represents the constellation Capricornus?
A The bear B The lion C The goat D The ram