GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 Which Derbyshire market town is associated with an almondflavoured pudding?
A Alfreton B Matlock C Uttoxeter D Bakewell
2 What type of creature is the frogmouth?
A Toad B Monkey C Fish D Bird
3 Which unguided flying bomb used by the Germans against Britain in WWII was also called a buzz bomb or doodlebug?
A V-2 B ME109 C V-1 D FW55
4 Of which English county is Trowbridge the administrative centre?
A Wiltshire B Kent C Somerset D Hampshire
5 Which vehicle is named from the Hindi for ‘Lord of the World’?
A Juggernaut B Beetle C Buggy D Metro
6 Which 2020 song by Miley Cyrus featuring Dua Lipa has a video which references the films The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Female Trouble?
A Malibu B Jolene C Zombie D Prisoner
7 Which singer; actor and congressman (who was formerly married to Cher) died in a skiing accident in 1998?
A Sonny Bono B Sonny Yono C Sonny Mono D Sonny Kono
8 Which Brookside character was played by Louis Emerick?
A Jimmy Corkhill B Al Johnson C Mick Johnson D Mick Frier
9 Which 14-year-old country singer won two awards at the 1997 Grammy awards ceremony in New York?
A Lesley Neil B Rachel Bradley C Louise Nelson D LeAnn Rimes
10 Who played Adam Dalgleish in the P.D James TV thriller series?
A Roy Marsden B Roy Weardon C Roy Kenrick D Roy Mathews
11 What is the speedwell genus of plants called?
A Veronica B Carolina C Perdita D Peronia
12 Which golfer beat Greg Norman by five strokes to win the US Masters title in 1996?
A Tiger Woods B Ian Woosnam C Sandy Lyle D Nick Faldo
13 Which US golfer won the 1997 British Open?
A Tiger Woods B Justin Leonard C Mark O’Meara D Payne Stewart
14 Who played Stan Butler in On the Buses on TV?
A Norman Wisdom B Reg Varney C Kenneth Williams D Charles Haughton
15 In which city was Prince Charles rushed by David Kang?
A Tokyo B Bejiing C Sydney D Los Angeles