General Knowledge Quiz
1 What name is given to the inability to sleep adequately?
A Somnambulism
B Insomnia
C Narcolepsy
2 In which African country is the city of Omdurman?
A Egypt
B Sudan
C Morocco
3 What is the last letter of the Greek alphabet?
A Omega
B Zeta
C Epsilon
4 Which ancient sanctuary in Greece was the original site of the Olympic Games?
A Athens
B Delphi
C Olympia
5 Which mythical animal resembles a horse with a single horn on its forehead?
A Unicorn
B Pegasus
C Griffin
6. Gene Wilder and Jill Clayburgh were among the stars of which 1976 film comedy about a murder on a Los Angeles to Chicago train?
A Silver Bullet
B Silver Streak
C Silver Spoon
7 What name is given to arthropods with three pairs of legs?
A Crustaceans
B Arachnids
C Insects
8 What was actor Burt Lancaster’s first name?
A Burton
B Albert
C Herbert
Gene Wilder See Question 6
9 Which English adventurer wrote The History of the World while imprisoned in the Tower of London? A Sir Richard Grenville
B Sir Walter Raleigh
C Sir Francis Drake
10 How many Inns of Court are there in London?
A Two
B Four
C Six
11 Which American singer had hits with Wooden Heart and Are You Lonesome Tonight?
A Frank Sinatra
B Elvis Presley
C Michael Jackson
12 Which radio and TV broadcaster and comedian was born Maurice Cole?
A Kenny Everett
B Terry Wogan
C Graham Norton 13 In which country was the landau invented?
A Austria
B France
C Germany
14 The Union Flag combines the crosses of which three saints?
A St George, St David and St Andrew B St George, St Andrew and St Patrick C St George, St David and St Patrick
15 Which Austrian city hosted the Winter Olympics in 1964 and 1976? A Innsbruck
B Vienna
C Salzburg
16 In which state is the US raisin industry located?
A New Mexico
B Florida
C California
17 Which Italian company began making typewriters in 1908?
A Olivetti
B Xerox
C IBM
18 Which sports organisation is represented by the initials IAAF?
A International Association of Athletics Federations
B International Alliance of Association Football
C International Association for Acrobatic Flying
19 Which actor starred in the films The Sting and Out of Africa?
A Clint Eastwood B Robert Redford C Paul Newman
20 Which Italian operatic tenor made his La Scala debut in 1965? A Luciano Pavarotti
B Giuseppe Sabbatini
C Andrea Bocelli