General Knowledge Quiz

1. Who was the first secretary general of the UN?

A Boutros Boutros Ghali B Trygve Lie

C Sir David Hannay D Glyn Ford

2. Which Italian architectural style was introduced into England by Inigo Jones?

A Gothic B Renaissance C Palladianism D Byzantine

3. In what year was the Boston Tea Party?

A 1753 B 1793 C 1733 D 1773

4. In the celestial hierarchy what is the highest order of angels?

A Archangels B Cherubim C Guardian angels D Seraphim

5. Which group had a hit in 1997 with the single Stand By Me?

A Blur

B Oasis

C Cast

D Ocean Colour Scene

6. Hugh Bonneville and Noel Fielding star in which new Apple TV+ comedy about a legendary English highwayman?

A Stand And Deliver

B Your Money Or Your Life C The Dandy Highwayman D The Completely Made-up Adventures of Dick Turpin

Noel Fielding See Question 6

7. Who replaced Dervla Kirwan in the role of Phoebe in the sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart?

A Rachel Carling B Jenny Carling C Elizabeth Carling D Rebecca Carling

8 . Which British dramatist wrote The Birthday Party and The Caretaker?

A Anthony Powell B Lawrence Durrell C Sir Agnus Wilson D Harold Pinter

9. Who created Gateshead’s Angel of the North, and Another Place – a series of iron figures on Crosby Beach?

A Henry Moore B Andy Scottr C Alex Chinneck D Antony Gormley 10. Of which creature is Queen Alexandra’s birdwing the largest?

A Parrot B Swan C Bat D Butterfly

11. Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman starred in which 1976 drama which recreated the Watergate Scandal?

A All The President’s Men B The Sting

C The Candidate

D Straw Dogs

12. Who secretly married Lisa Marie Presley?

A Michael Jackson B Paul Mccartney C Elton John D Elvis Costello

13. Which technical term describes the stiffening of a body after death caused by chemical changes in the muscle tissue?

A Cryogeny B Hypertrophy C Rigor mortis D Necrosis

14. Of which rodent is the ichneumon the Egyptian variety?

A Hamster B Gerbil C Mongoose D Guinea pig

15. Whose convalescent visit gave Bognor its Regis?

A Edward VII B James I C George V D Henry VIII