GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 Who wrote the children’s stories Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Secret Garden?
A A.A Milne
B Enid Blyton
C Frances Hodgson Burnett D C.S Lewis
2 Which EastEnders character was played by Ross Kemp?
A Phil Mitchell B Grant Mitchell C David Wicks D Robbie Jackson
3 Which Red Dwarf recruit played Holly Turner in TV’s Crime Traveller?
A Chloe Annett B Rachel Squires C Emily Robinson D Jennifer Annettison
4 Which poet wrote Paradise Lost?
A Alfred Lord Tennyson B Percy Bysshe Shelley C Ted Hughes
D John Milton
5 Which king of England of Scotland and Ireland had Nell Gwyn as his mistress?
A Charles I B James I C Henry VII D Charles II
6 In which 2018 film did Olivia Colman win an Academy Award for her role as Queen Anne?
A The Father B The Favourite C The Iron Lady D The Lobster
7 How is the Italian city of Torino known in English?
A Milan B Venice C Rome D Turin
8 Which American rock-androll pianist had a hit with the song Blueberry Hill?
A Shakin’ Stevens B Fats Domino C Buddy Holly D Moony George
9 What was the name of the raft Thor Heyerdahl used to sail from Peru in 1947?
A Kon-Tiki
B The Thor
C The Peruvian Pirate D Riki-Tiki
10 Who was the companion of Don Quixote?
A Sancho Panza B Tonto Poza C Rancho Miatta D Jeffro Biaffra
11 What name is given to the 19th century migration of Boer settlers to escape British rule in South Africa?
A The Incredible Journey B The Thousand Mile Walk C The Great Trek
D The Great
12 Which big cat is also known as an ounce?
A Puma
B Snow leopard C Cheetah D Tiger
13 Which Beatle married Linda Eastman?
A John Lennon B Paul McCartney C Ringo Starr D George Harrison
14 Which English novelist wrote Vanity Fair, Henry Esmond and Pendennis?
A George Eliot B Thomas Hardy C Mrs Gaskell D William Makepeace
Thackeray
15 Which famous fish market moved to the Isle of Dogs in 1982?
A Wicklow B Waterford C Arklow D Billingsgate