General Knowledge Quiz
1 Which salt lake between Israel and Jordan is the lowest body of water on the surface of the Earth? A Caspian Sea
B Dead Sea
C Red Sea
2 By what name are members of the Roman Catholic order the Society of Jesus known?
A Dominicans
B Franciscans
C Jesuits
3 In which English county is the Forest of Dean?
A Gloucestershire
B Hampshire
C Essex
4 Which disease was named from the former belief that it was caused by bad air?
A Malaria
B Influenza
C Tuberculosis
5 Of which country was Andreas Papandreou prime minister?
A Italy
B Spain
C Greece
6. In which 1999 romantic comedy film did Hugh Grant fall in love with an actress played by Julia Roberts? A Love Actually
B Four Weddings and a Funeral C Notting Hill
7 Which wild duck is the ancestor of most domestic ducks?
A Mallard
B Pintail
C Wood duck
8 What name is given to the form of wordless acting practised by Marcel Marceau?
A Improvisation
B Pantomime
C Mime
Hugh Grant See Question 6
9 Which grass is the staple diet of giant pandas?
A Bamboo
B Wheat
C Seagrass
10 Which Scottish king was killed by Malcolm III?
A Duncan
B Macbeth
C Robert the Bruce
11 Which Central American country was ruled by General Manuel Noriega?
A El Salvador
B Panama
C Nicaragua
12 The Malabar Coast is an area of which country?
A India
B Malaysia
C Sri Lanka 13 What name is given to the area of the Atlantic associated with the mysterious disappearance of ships and aircraft?
A Bermuda Triangle
B Atlantis
C The Doldrums
14 Which city and beach community in Los Angeles county is famous for its celebrity residents?
A Santa Monica
B Beverly Hills
C Malibu
15 Who played Mrs Robinson in the 1967 film The Graduate?
A Anne Bancroft
B Katharine Ross
C Kathleen Turner
16 What name is given to the meat of a deer?
A Venison
B Veal
C Mutton
17 In which South American country did the samba originate?
A Brazil
B Colombia
C Argentina
18 Which hero of Israel in the Old Testament derived his strength from his long hair?
A Saul
B Samson
C Samuel
19 The velocipede was an early form of which vehicle?
A Tricycle
B Car
C Bicycle
20 Sancho Panza was squire to which fictional character?
A Hamlet
B Don Quixote
C Ivanhoe