General Knowledge Quiz

1. Which author was married from 1965-83 to writer Elizabeth Jane Howard?

A George Orwell B Anthony Burgess C Kingsley Amis D Paul Scott

2. What is the oldest university in Scotland?

A Stirling B Glasgow C St Andrews D Aberdeen

3. Which bird is also called the peewit or green plover?

A Starling B Lapwing C Swallow D Kestrel

4. How is the Book of Changes better known?

A Feng Shui B Tai Chi

C I Ching D Zen

5. Of which European country did Todor Zhivkov become president in 1971?

A Bulgaria B Romania C Croatia D Armenia

6. What is the title of the latest album from British singer Dua Lipa?

A Future Nostalgia B After Hours

C Manic

D The New Abnormal

A Pascal B Joule C Tesla D Kelvin

Dua Lipa See Question 6. 7. What is the SI unit of pressure equal to one newton per square metre? 8. To which crop is the Colorado Beetle a serious pest?

A Tomato B Lettuce C Potato D Corn

9. What was Jimmy Smits’s character in NYPD Blue called?

A Larry Green B Matt Branson C Gene Simon D Bobby Simone

10. What is the former residence of the Moorish kings at Seville called?

A Alcazar B Alambra C Izmir D Balthazar

11. What is Edwin Landseer’s most famous painting?

A Sunflowers B The Mona Lisa C Monarch of the Glen D Sylvia von Harden

12. Who achieved the unique double of the men’s 200m and 400m at the 1996 Olympics?

A Michael Jordan B Michael Jackson C Michael Johnson D Michael James

13. What name is given to a virtually barren area of land where precipitation is minimal and sporadic?

A Desert B Forest C Tundra D Farmland

14. The Seven Year Itch starred which Hollywood legend?

A Brigitte Bardot B Rita Hayworth C Marilyn Monroe D Audrey Hepburn

15. What nationality was the painter Rembrandt?

A French B Dutch C German D Hungarian