General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which TV comedy charted the spiralling descent into madness of the small (local) town Royston Vasey?
A The Fast Show
B The League of Gentlemen C Last of the Summer Wine D Birds of a Feather
2. In which sea is the Isle of Man situated?
A The North Sea
B The Irish Sea
C The English Channel D The Atlantic Ocean
3. In which English county is the market town of Melton Mowbray?
A Norfolk B Leicestershire C Lincolnshire D Nottinghamshire
4. What name is given to the Union of Austria with Germany in 1938?
A Austro-German Pact B Pact of Steel C Anschluss D Leibensraum
5. What do the initials RNLI stand for?
A Royal National Liver Institute B Royal National Lifeboat Institution C Royal National Lung Institute D Royal National Lizard Institute
6. Which recent four-part ITV drama starred Russell Tovey as Nathan, whose life became unsettled after receiving bad news from a friend?
A The Sister B Supergirl
C Him & Her D William and Mary
7. What name is given to the statement of Christian belief accepted by the first Council of Nicaea in 325?
A The Lament
B The Lord’s Prayer C The Rogation D Nicene Creed
8. Which well-known horror story was written by Mary Shelley?
A The Woman in Black B The Turn of the Screw C Dracula D Frankenstein
9. What station is home to the firefighters of Blue Watch in the series London’s Burning?
A Orton Fire Station B Hampton Fire Station C Blackwall Fire Station D Hackney Fire Station
10. Which Antarctic explorer was forced to abandon his ship Endurance?
A Sir Richard Irving
B Sir Ernest Shackleton C Sir Michael Forrester D Sir Sidney Harrison
11. Which manned US space station was launched in 1973 and fell to earth in 1979?
A Mir
B Apollo IV
C USS Discovery D Skylab
12. Who presented TV’s Stars in Their Eyes?
A Matthew Kelly B Michael Barrymore C Jonathan Ross D Rory Bremner
13. Who wrote the novel Cry the Beloved Country?
A Alan Partridge B Alan Lee C Alan Paton D Alan Bennett
14. Audiences shed a tear for the death of Bambi’s mum in the classic Disney animation, in which year?
A 1952 B 1938 C 1948 D 1942
15. In the Old Testament who was the father of David’s friend Jonathan?
A Jacob B Paul C Saul D Isaiah