General Knowledge Quiz

1. Which building material is composed of cement, small stones, sand and water?

A Plaster

B Concrete

C Mortar

D Asphalt

2. Bill Murray became obsessed with gophers in which comedy, directed by his Ghostbusters costar Harold Ramis?

A Meatballs

B Stripes

C Caddyshack

D Kingpin

3. What nationality was the composer Bedrich Smetana?

A Austrian

B Czech

C German

D Hungarian

4. Who won the 1997 PGA championship at Winged Foot?

A Davis Love III

B Tiger Woods

C Colin Montgomerie

D Nick Faldo

5. Which shocking fish is also known as a torpedo?

A Electric eel

B Electric shark

C Electric whale

D Electric ray

6. Which singer featured on a recent single from Manchester rapper Aitch, entitled My G?

A Ed Sheeran B Elton John C Dua Lipa D Adele

7. In which African country is the port of Mombasa?

A Nigeria

B Zimbabwe

C Ethiopia

D Kenya

8. Which European film-maker directed the 1992 film Basic Instinct, starring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone?

A Paul Verhoeven

B Danny Boyle

C Luc Besson

D Ulrich Seidl

9. In which country is the city of Kandy?

A United States B Trinidad and Tobago C Argentina

D Sri Lanka

10. Which institution was established in 1969 to provide higher education for adults through correspondence courses and TV and radio programmes?

A TV University

B Open University

C Home University

D Closed University

11. Who had a top ten hit single in 1979 with In the Navy?

A Tight Fit

B The Village People

C ABBA

D The US Navy

12. Which chemical element is the main constituent of coal?

A Sodium B Carbon C Potassium D Radon

13. What sort of creature is a serval?

A A wild cat

B A dog

C A lizard

D A monkey

14. Victoria is the capital of which island nation?

A Seychelles

B Mauritius

C Maldives

D Comoros

15. Which US attorney defended both O.J. Simpson and Louise Woodward?

A Frank Rogers

B Barry Scheck

C Richard Gray

D Michael Smeck

Aitch See Question 6