GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 On which metallic element does verdigris form?
A Copper B Iron C Lead D Silver
2 The launch of whose 600th book coincided with her 93rd birthday?
A Dame Barbara Cartland B The Queen Mother C Margaret Atwood D Elizabeth Taylor
3 What name is shared by ranges of mountains in Scotland and Australia?
A Grampians B Cairngorms C Rocky D Blue
4 In which American city was there a famous ‘Tea Party’ in 1773?
A New York B Boston C Philadelphia D Chicago
5 Which New Zealand prime minister; first elected in 1984; refused to allow nuclear armed ships to dock in New Zealand?
A Richard Lange B Robert Lange C Philip Lange D David Lange
6 Based on the crimes of serial killer Charles Sobhraj, which 2021 BBC series stars Tahar Rahim and Jenna Coleman?
A The Snake B The Serpent C The Dragon D The Reptile
7 In Celtic mythology who was the intended wife of King Conchobar of Ulster?
A Deirdre B Draupnir C Edda D Fafnir
8 Which fungal disease of trees was first described in the Netherlands?
A Dutch oak disease B Dutch ash disease C Dutch birch disease D Dutch elm disease
9 Which star of The New Avengers was in Absolutely Fabulous form on TV?
A Jennifer Saunders B Honor Blackman C June Whitfield D Joanna Lumley
10 In which city did Adolf Hitler live as a tramp after the Great War?
A Berlin B Hamburg C Vienna D Munich
11 Which 70s TV series featured the saga of a 19th century Liverpool shipping family?
A The Liver Birds B The Onedin Line C Brookside D Poldark
12 Which Irish missionary and abbot set up a monastery on Iona?
A St Joseph B St Patrick C St Columba D St Mark
13 Of which country did Prince Norodom Sihanouk first become king in 1941?
A Cambodia B Burma C Oman D Afghanistan
14 Who plays Fiz Brown in Coronation Street?
A Jennie McAlpine B Kate Ford
C Tina O’Brien D Helen Worth
15 What type of creature is the firefly?
A Beetle B Spider C Bird D Snake