General Knowledge Quiz
1 Which southern German city is famous for its Oktoberfest festival? A Frankfurt
B Munich
C Berlin
2 What name is given to precipitation of liquid water drops with diameters greater than 0.5 mm? A Rain
B Sleet
C Mist
3 With which art movement was glassmaker René Lalique associated?
A Minimalism
B Cubism
C Art Deco
4 What is the state capital of Oklahoma?
A Oklahoma City
B Norman
C Tulsa
5 Which bird of the crow family has black and white plumage?
A Jackdaw
B Magpie
C Jay
6 Theo James and Kaya Scodelario are among the stars of which new Netflix drama directed by Guy Ritchie?
A The Smugglers
B The Bandits
C The Gentlemen
7 Aer Lingus is the national airline of which country?
A The Republic of Ireland
B Wales
C Scotland
8 Which title did jazz cornetist Joe Oliver and the jazz singer Nathaniel Coles have in common?
A King
B Chief
C Lord
Theo James See Question 6
9 Which American singer and actress was born Doris von Kappelhoff?
A Audrey Hepburn
B Marilyn Monroe
C Doris Day
10 What is the name of the cord that connects a foetus to the placenta?
A Umbilical cord
B Uterine duct
C Fallopian tube
11 In which Irish county is Connemara?
A Galway
B Kerry
C Cork
12 Which Scottish city is nicknamed ‘Auld Reekie’?
A Edinburgh
B Aberdeen
C Glasgow 13 What name for a day nursery is derived from the French for ‘crib’? A Preschool
B Crèche
C Kindergarten
14 Which arm of the Mediterranean Sea lies between the Italian and Balkan peninsulas?
A Ionian Sea
B Aegean Sea
C Adriatic Sea
15 What is the American equivalent of British Summer Time?
A Central Daylight Time
B Daylight Saving Time
C Eastern Standard Time
16 In which English county is the town of Dawlish?
A Devon
B Somerset
C Kent
17 What nationality was the navigator Vasco da Gama? A Spanish
B Portuguese
C Italian
18 Which phase of development between childhood and adulthood is roughly equivalent to the teens?
A Senescence
B Adolescence
C Nonage
19 Of which European country was Umberto II the last king?
A Italy
B Germany
C Monaco
20 Which figure personifying the United States was used on World War I recruiting posters?
A John Doe
B Uncle Sam
C Lady Liberty