General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which revelatory TV show was presented by Simon Mayo?
A Stars In Their Eyes B Confessions C Heart Of Gold D Dreams Come True
2. Which word for a violent criminal is derived from a Hindu sect who murdered travellers?
A Kali B Lout C Thug D Yob
3. Which former actor became the 40th president of the United States?
A Ronald Reagan B George Bush C James Carter D Richard Nixon
4. Which Italian artist painted portraits of the Queen and John F Kennedy?
A Giorgio de Chirico B Francis Picabia C Joan Miró
D Pietro Annigoni
5. Who made up the other half of the pop duo Wham! alongside George Michael?
A Andrew Ridgeley B Simon Ridgeway C Keith Righton D Al Ricino
6. Which 2000 animated film featured Julia Sawalha as the voice of a hen named Ginger?
A Ginger Snaps B Chicken Run
C The Crate Escape D The Bantam Menace
7. In Greek mythology what was the winged horse that sprang from the blood of Medusa called?
A Unicorn B Phoenix C Pegasus D Manticore
8. Of which region of Italy is Perugia the capital?
A Tuscany B Calabria C Umbria D Liguria
9. What was the usual nom de plume of Irish novelist and journalist Brian O’Nolan, who also wrote as Myles na Gopaleen?
A Edgar O’Brien B Flann O’Brien C Michael O’Brien D Connor O’Brien
10. Which British writer created the character Noddy in 1949?
A Enid Blyton B A A Milne C Roald Dahl D C S Lewis
11. Which king was Regent during the Regency?
A George III B George IV C George V D George VI
12. Who wrote A Christmas Carol and The Cricket on the Hearth?
A Charles Dickens B William Thackeray C George Eliot D Charles Kingsley
13. What sort of instruments are timpani, tabla and the bodhrán?
A Brass B String C Drum D Woodwind
14. Which American five-a-side court game was invented by James Naismith?
A Basketball B Baseball C Ice hockey D Polo
15. Whose trilogy followed the epic adventure of Frodo Baggins and Sam Gamgee?
A J R R Tolkien B C S Lewis C Mark Twain D Lewis Carroll