GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 Who wrote the novel Daniel Deronda?
A Mrs Gaskell B Charles Kingsley C George Eliot D Anthony Trollope
2 How is the houseplant Chlorophytum elatum better known?
A Venus fly-trap B Cactus C Pampas plant D Spider plant
3 Which spin bowler became only the second Australian to take 300 Test wickets?
A Shane Wayne B Shane West C Shane Wallace D Shane Warne
4 Which British novelist is best known for his 1951 book The Cruel Sea?
A Jules Verne
B JRR Tolkien C Nicholas Monsarrat D Richard Adams
5 By what name is the painter Domenikos Theotokopoulos better known?
A Dommy Theo B Kopoulos
C El Cid
D El Greco
6 Set in India, which film directed by Danny Boyle won eight Oscars at the 2009 Academy Awards?
A The Beach B Slumdog Millionaire C Trainspotting D Yesterday
7 Who was the original host of the hi-tech gameshow Catchphrase?
A Des O’ Connor B Roy Walker C Les Dennis D Chris Evans
8 Which English King was given the name Rufus due to his fiery complexion?
A William II B Henry I C Henry II D Edward III
9 Who wrote the classic adventure stories Treasure Island and Kidnapped?
A Robert Louis Stevenson B C.S Lewis
C Charles Reade
D Rider Haggard
10 Which city is the seat of government of the Netherlands?
A Amsterdam B Rotterdam C The Hague D Eindhoven
11 Which famous wax-modeller opened a waxworks exhibition in London in 1802?
A Margaret Tussaud B Marie Tussaud C Melissa Tussaud D Mistress Tussaud
12 Which bird with a distinctive call lays its eggs in the nests of other birds?
A Blackbird B Robin C Cuckoo D Swan
13 Which Old Testament woman became the queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus?
A Mary B Esther C Jezebel D Ruth
14 Which British historical novelist created Horatio Hornblower?
A C.S Forester
B C.S Lewis
C J.R.R Tolkien
D Robert Louis Stevenson
15 Which English poet and anthologist is best known for The Golden Treasury published in 1861?
A Samuel Taylor Coleridge B Francis Turner Palgrave C William Wordsworth D John Clare