General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which US boxer did Prince Naseem Hamed defeat in 1997 to add the IBF featherweight title to his WBO title?
A Tom Jones
B Tom Johnson C Tomas Johansson D Tom Priar
2. In which popular US sport do the Los Angeles Kings play?
A American Football B Baseball C Basketball
D Ice Hockey
3. Which one of the teenage mutant ninja turtles wore a blue head scarf and was the leader?
A Leonardo B Raphael C Donatello D Michelangelo
4. By what name is the constellation Crux also known?
A Little Bear B Southern Cross C Leo
D Northern Cross
5. The Gourde is the national currency of which country?
A Morocco B Haiti C Egypt D France
6. Which TV sitcom of the 1980s and 90s starred Rik Mayall as Conservative backbencher Alan B’Stard?
A The New Statesman B Yes Minister C Absolute Power D State of Play
7. What number is represented by the Roman numeral L?
A 50 B 100 C 10 D 40
8. Which Latin poet wrote the Ars amatoria and the Metamorphoses?
A Euclid B Livy C Ovid D Plato
9. With which football team did Sir Stanley Matthews begin and end his playing career?
A Manchester City B Manchester United C Stoke City
D West Ham United
10. What was the title of the album released by U2 in 1997?
A Pop B Bang C Crackle D Snap
11. Of which 80s pop group was Morrissey lead singer?
A The Levellers B The Pretenders C The Smiths
D The Stone Roses
12. Which branch of the arts is Jean Ingres associated with?
A Painting B Poetry C Scuplture D Composer
13. Which Dorset town was known as Casterbridge in Thomas Hardy’s novels?
A Dorchester B Poole C Weymouth D Yeovil
14. Who was the female member of Three of a Kind?
A Tracey Paxman B Tracey Slater C Tracey Fuller D Tracey Ullman
15. By what name is the common bird Passer domesticus better known?
A House sparrow B Starling C Robin
D Pigeon