General Knowledge Quiz

1 Which eccentric inventor was portrayed by Harry Hill in a BBC family comedy shown at Christmas in 2014?

A Caractacus Potts

B Inspector Gadget

C Professor Branestawm

2 What type of creature is an ocelot?

A Antelope

B Bird of prey

C A wild cat

3 What is the name of Dorothy’s dog in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz?

A Toto

B Tatu

C Tutu

4 What French-derived word, beginning with p, is given to one who is opposed to war and violence?

A Pacifist

B Peacenik

C Paisan

Russell T Davies See Question 10.

5 Which eponymous combat submarine was piloted by Troy Tempest in Gerry Anderson’s 1960s supermarionation series? A Nautilus

B Red October

C Stingray

6 Which cake of flaky pastry filled with currants shares its name with a town in Greater Manchester?

A Eccles cake

B Bolton cake

C Rochdale cake 7 Jim Carrie and Kate Winslet co-starred in 2004 film Eternal

Sunshine of the… what?

A Spotless Face

B Spotless Soul

C Spotless Mind 8 British engineer Isambard

Kingdom Brunel attempted to introduce the ‘broad gauge’ to which transport network?

A Railways

B Steamships

C Roads

9 Which sign of the zodiac is

represented by a goat?

A Aries

B Taurus

C Capricorn 10. Which British TV drama miniseries by Russell T Davies is set from 1981 to 1991 in London?

A Queer as Folk

B It’s A Sin

C A Very British Scandal