General Knowledge Quiz
1. What is the national currency of Syria? A Kwacha B Pound C Shekel D Dollar
2. How were the Nicaraguan right-wing guerrillas of the 1980s known? A Contras B Khmer Rouge C PLO D ETA
3. Which star of The Singing Detective played Maigret? A Michael Briar B Michael Phillips C Michael Johnson D Michael Gambon
4. Which Royal once wrote that the English language has sunk into a “dismal wasteland of banality, cliche and casual obscenity”? A The Queen Mother B Prince Andrew C Prince Charles D Queen Elizabeth
5. What sort of creature is a basenji? A A cat B A snake C A dog D A lizard
6. Which Irish band had a 2019 single entitled The Last Time? A The Play B The Script C The Essay D The Notes
7. In the medieval painting technique tempera what is mixed with coloured powder to form paint? A Egg yolk B Urine C Tree sap D Water
8. Which British composer wrote the film scores for Far from the Madding Crowd and Murder on the Orient Express? A Robert Richards Beal B Ronny Roberts Black C Rupert Ronny Roberts D Richard Rodney Bennett
9. By which name do we know the aquatic rodent Castor fiber? A Beaver B Otter C Duck-billed platypus D Vole
10. John Cusack and Cameron Diaz enter which actor’s body in Spike Jonze’s surreal directorial debut? A Jon Voight B John Malkovich C John Candy D John Wayne
11. Which Italian composer of sacred music is best known for his Miserere? A Gregorio Sticatto B Gregorio Albertini C Gregorio Allegri D Gregorio Martini
12. In what year was NATO established? A 1949 B 1929 C 1969 D 1919
13. Which Channel 4 series investigating the paranormal was presented by Father Lionel Fanthorpe? A The X-Files B Fortean TV C Visitors from Beyond D Another World
14. What was the pen name of Marie Louise de la Ramee, the author of Under Two Flags? A Kanga B Georgia C Ouida D Resta
15. Which upcoming fantasy film stars Milla Jovovich as a member of a United Nations military team that falls into a portal to a dangerous alternative universe? A Beast Fighter B Beast Catcher C Monster Killer D Monster Hunter