General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which composer wrote the ballet Billy The Kid?
A John Cage
B Sir Harrison Birtwistle C Aaron Copland D Vaughan Williams
2. Which bacteria can cause typhoid fever and food poisoning?
A Impetigo B Urticaria C Salmonella D Peritonitis
3. To whom did Hampton Court Palace belong before Henry VIII moved in?
A Cardinal Hampton B Cardinal Beckett C Cardinal Wolsey D Cardinal Thomas
4. What is the name for a triangular block of transparent material used to split a beam of light into its spectral colours?
A Spectraliser B Optican C Pyramid D Prism
5. Which Steinbeck novel tells the tragic last adventure of simple Lenny and his friend George?
A The Grapes of Wrath B Of Mice and Men C Tortilla Flat D Catch-22
6. In what year did popular US sci-fi drama The X-Files, starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, first air?
A 1990 B 1993 C 1995 D 1997
7. What is the vocal organ of birds called?
A The larynx B The phlynx C The tarynx D The syrinx
8. Which flamboyant American runner won three gold medals at the 1988 Olympics, while her sister-in-law won two?
A Katherine Stewart B Jenny Myhill
C Rachel Dean
D Florence Griffith-Joyner
9. Which British novelist wrote The Forsyte Saga?
A John Galsworthy B Hugh Walpole
C W Somerset Maugham D Dorothy Richardson
10. Which actor starred in the title role of the sitcom Chance In a Million?
A Richard Briers B Robbie Coltrane C Syd James D Simon Callow
11. Who starred in the title role of the classic TV series Winston Churchill - The Wilderness Years?
A Robert Hardy
B Sir Alec Guinness C Brian Blessed D Nigel Hawthorne
12. Along with the kayak which other type of canoe is used in the Olympics?
A Canadian B Sting Ray C Mantras D Eskimo
13. To what does the adjective feline relate to?
A Dogs B Felons C Frogs D Cats
14. Which successful American sportsman played a co-pilot in the comedy Airplane!, released in 1980?
A Carl OJ Simpson Weathers
B Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C Dan Marino
D Ben Hogan
15. The Krone is the national currency of which country?
A Pakistan B Chile C Denmark D Hungary