General Knowledge Quiz

1. Which actor returned to England to play a dustman called Nev?

A Alec Guinness B Edward Woodward C David Jason D Robert Carlyle

2. What type of animal is a macaque?

A Parrot B Monkey C Lizard D Fish

3. Which UK group formed in 1962 and were originally called Mannhugg Blues Brothers?

A Man O Mann B Manfred Mann C Mann O’ War

D The Mann Brothers

4. Which Egyptian mathematician and astronomer is associated with the theory that the sun and planets revolve around the earth?

A Ptolemy B Tutankhamen C Aristotle D Amenhotep

5. What is the date of St Swithin’s Day?

A June 15th B July 15th C April 15th D May 15th

6. What is the title of the latest album from Steps singer Claire Richards?

A Euphoria B Bliss C Rush D High

Claire Richards See Question 6

7. Which British engineer and inventor built the Clifton Suspension Bridge?

A Isambard Kingdom Brunel B Christopher Wren

C John Loudon Macadam D Lord John Russell

8. What name is given to the minute blood vessels that connect small arteries with small veins?

A Aorta B Ventricles C Connector veins D Capillaries

9. What is the official language of São Tomé and Príncipe?

A Spanish B Portuguese C Italian D English 10. Which three young brothers had a number one hit single in 1997 with Mmm Bop?

A Handsome B Manson C Hanson D Jackson

11. In which religion is Purim a festival?

A Judaism B Islam C Hinduism D Buddhism

12. Which plucked stringed instrument has a body in the shape of a half pear?

A Banjo B Guitar C Lute D Balalaika

13. Which long-legged and longnecked wading bird has white plumage tinged with pink?

A Ostrich B Flamingo C Stork D Heron

14. Which children’s story by Mary Norton describes a family of tiny people who live under the floor?

A The Hobbit

B The Borrowers C The Famous Five D The BFG

15. The Rial is the national currency of which country?

A Costa Rica B Ethiopia C Iran D Austria