General Knowledge Quiz
1. From which country did the former slave Toussaint L’ouverture expel the Spanish and the British?
A Argentina B Puerto Rico C Trinidad D Haiti
2. Of which African country is Gaborone the capital?
A B C D
A B C D
Botswana Zaire Gabon Angola
3. What does the letter E represent in Einstein’s equation “E = mc2”?
Einstein Electricity Energy Earth
4. Which mountain is the second highest in the world and is also called Mount Godwin Austen?
A K2
B Kilimanjaro C Mont Blanc D Monte Rotondo
5. What is the point in the orbit of a body around the sun at which it is closest to the sun called?
A Perihelion B Equator C Zentih D Meridian
6. Which actress is starring opposite David Duchovny in the new romantic comedy film What Happens Later, which she has also directed?
A Meg Ryan B Jennifer Aniston C Michelle Pfeiffer D Julia Roberts
7. Which British female athlete won the silver medal at the 1997 World Cross-country Championship in Turin?
A Kelly Holmes B Sally Gunnell C Paula Radcliffe D Denise Lewis
8. Which Polish-born scientist became widely known for his television series The Ascent of Man?
A Jacob Pokawski B Jacob Rakowski C Jacob Bronowski D Jacob Bruski
9. Which two classic races for three-year-olds are run at Epsom in June?
A The Grand National and the Derby B The Derby and The Oaks
C The Three Guineas and the Derby D The Derby and the Ashes 10. Which American artist and photographer associated with the Dada movement worked in Paris from 1921?
A Man Ray B Richard Dada C Drew Richards D Neil Bradstow
11. Who was the first US President to resign office?
A John Quincey Adams B James A Garfield C Richard Nixon D William Mckinley
12. What sort of creature is a corncrake?
A A snake B A mouse C A weasel D A bird
13. The spoof doggy documentary Best In Show was written directed by and starred which star of Spinal Tap?
A Harry Shearer B Christopher Guest C Michael Mckean D Rob Reiner
14. Which American actor/singer played ‘Hutch’ in Starsky and Hutch?
A David Hasselhoff B Don Johnson C David Soul D Raymond Burr
15. What type of animal is a chinchilla?
A A rodent B A dog
C A cat
D A monkey