GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 Who succeeded Neil Kinnock as leader of the Labour Party?
A John Smith B Tony Blair C John Prescott D William Hague 2 Who was Nelson’s mistress and mother of his child Horatia?
A Irene Hamilton B Emma Harris C Helena Emmerson D Emma Hamilton 3 Which female vocalist had a top ten hit single in 1981 with Kids In America?
A Deborah Harry B Kim Wilde C Samantha Fox D Kylie Minogue 4 Which rock singer and songwriter received a knighthood in the 1998 New Year Honours list?
A Elton John B Bob Geldof C Paul McCartney D Bryan Adams 5 Who was the second wife of Henry VIII? A Catherine Parr B Catherine of Aragon C Anne Boleyn
D Anne of Cleaves 6 Star of ITV2’s Celebrity Karaoke Club Brian Dowling first came to fame after winning the second series of which reality TV show?
A Hunted
B Strictly Come Dancing C Love Island
D Big Brother 7 What was the nickname of Baron von Richthofen?
A The Red Baron B The Blue Baron C The Pink Baron D The Deadly Baron 8 Which British explorer was first to bring back the potato and tobacco plant from America?
A Sir Walter Raleigh B Christopher Columbus C Captain James Cook D William Dampier 9 Which legendary group released the four-disc audio documentary The Pet Sounds Sessions?
A The Beatles
B The Pet Shop Boys C The Doors
D The Beach Boys 10 Which song title has given top ten hits to Dean Martin; Prince and The Art of Noise?
A Kiss B Gold C Dust D Smooth 11 Which film won the Best Film Academy Award at the 1965 Oscars?
A Ship of Fools
B The Sound of Music C Doctor Zhivago D Darling 12 Which Greek Goddess was associated with fertility, the earth and agriculture?
A Aphrodite B Artemis C Persephone D Demeter 13 Which king had to deal with the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381?
A Henry II B John C Richard II D Edward II 14 Which female vocalist released an album entitled Sisters Of Avalon in 1997?
A Shania Twain B Cyndi Lauper C Alanis Morrisette D Gabrielle 15 Which precious metal has the symbol Pt?
A Pewter B Plutonium C Platinum D Silver