GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 Which film starring Richard Dreyfuss marked the feature debut of Liv Tyler?
A Silent Fall
B Close Encounters of the Third Kind
C The Goodbye Girl
D Quiz Show
2 At which English racecourse is the Grand National Steeplechase run?
A Epson B Ascot C Aintree D Newmarket
3 Which ball game of North American Indian origin is 10-a-side for men and 12-a-side for women?
A Baseball B Basketball C American Football D Lacrosse
4 Who starred as Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe in TV’s Wycliffe?
A Jon Shepherd B Peter Shepherd C James Shepherd D Jack Shepherd
5 What name is given to the pupa of a butterfly?
A Physallis B Crystalis C Chrysalis D Cabbalis
6 Which survey of England was carried out by officials of William the Conqueror in 1086?
A The Magna Carta B The Norman Book C The Chronicles
D The Domesday Book 7 Nicolas Cage stars in which 2021 action comedy horror film about an amusement arcade haunted by eight murderous animatronic characters?
A Fred’s Fairground B Willy’s Wonderland C Tom’s Theme Park D Colin’s Carousel
8 Who replaced Jeremy Paxman as presenter of TV’s You Decide?
A John Inverdale B John Lloyd C John Travolta D John Humphrys
9 Which German Nazi politician was the only prisoner in Spandau prison from 1966 until his suicide in 1987?
A Rudolf Hess B Heinrich Himmler C Herman Goering D Joseph Goebbels 10 Who had a top ten hit single in 1985 with Every Time You Go Away?
A Paul Young B Simon Fields C David Essex D Elton John
11 In Greek mythology who was the goddess of divine retribution?
A Artemis B Aphrodite C Helena D Nemesis
12 What nationality was painter El Lissitzky?
A Hungarian B Russian C Austrian D Romanian
13 What was Billie Jean King’s maiden name?
A Moffitt B Maurice C Michael D Mottle
14 Which Scottish Protestant reformer met John Calvin in Geneva?
A Peter Kennedy B Billy Richards C Michael McGrath D John Knox
15 Which horse won the 1996 Cheltenham Gold Cup?
A Mummy’s Boy B First Home C True Blue D Imperial Call