General Knowledge Quiz
1. What name is given to the decorative stonework supporting the glass in Gothic windows?
A Tributary B Trainery C Tracery D Truery
2. Who do you associate with the phrase ‘Cogito ergo sum’?
A Eugene Ionesco B Louis XVI C Immanuel Kant D Rene Descartes
3. Which American early-learning series uses a host of ‘Muppets’ to help present the show?
A Fraggle Rock B Sesame Street C Play Days D The Tweenies
4. What sort of creature is a dace?
A An insect B A fish
C A rodent D A bird
5. In what US state is Yale University?
A Missouri B Kansas C Washington D Connecticut
6. Kyle MacLachlan played college student Jeffrey Beaumont in which 1986 thriller?
A Black Lace B Red Cotton C Green Baize D Blue Velvet
7. Which Arctic marine mammal has webbed flippers, a bristly moustache and large tusks?
A Sea lion B Elephant seal C Arctic wolf D Walrus
8. Who wrote The Mask of Dimitrios and Journey Into Fear?
A Tom Clancy B Stephen King C Eric Ambler D John Grisham
9. Extreme Honey is a compilation of songs by which British singersongwriter?
A Paul Weller B Billy Bragg C Elton John D Elvis Costello 10. Which American comedy series featured the Tates and the Campbells? A Happy Days B The Brady Bunch C Soap D Bewitched
11. What sort of flower is a naked lady?
A Orchid B Rose C Lily D Violet
12. What is the name of the mosque tower from which the muezzin calls people to prayer?
A Minaret B Shiraq C Kanat D Rustaq
13. During whose reign was the name Saxe-Coburg-Gotha changed to Windsor?
A Edward VII B Edward VIII C George V D George VI
14. What is the national currency of Jamaica?
A Pound B Peso C Franc D Dollar
15. Who played the title role in Dixon of Dock Green?
A Jack Frost B Jack Thomas C Jack Warner D Jack Daniels