General Knowledge Quiz
1. Whose assassination in 1914 triggered the First World War?
A Kaiser Wilhelm
B Pope Benedict XV
C Archduke Ferdinand
D Victor Emmanuel III
2. What name is given to a plant that grows on another plant for support in a non-parasitic way? A Phlytite
B Mytite
C Epiphyte
D Ossosyte
3. Who wrote Lord Jim, Nostromo and Heart of Darkness?
A William Thackeray B Anthony Trollope C George Meredith D Joseph Conrad
4. What name was given to bars that illegally sold alcohol during the Prohibition?
A Talkies
B Distillers
C Speakeasies
D Open Taps
5. To which family of birds do canaries and siskins belong?
A Tits B Rooks C Parrots D Finches
6. Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey will star in which 2023 postapocalyptic TV drama based on a video game of the same name?
A The Walking Dead
B The Last of Us
C Mad Max
D Horizon Zero Dawn
Pedro Pascal See Question 6.
7. Which former gateway to the City of London was physically relocated to Paternoster Square, close to St Paul’s Cathedral?
A Menin Bar
B Queens Bar
C Righton Bar
D Temple Bar
8. The words to the hymn Jerusalem are taken from a poem by which British poet and artist? A Robert Burns
B William Blake
C William Wordsworth
D Samuel Taylor Coleridge
9. Which British Pre-Raphaelite artist painted Christ in the House of his Parents?
A Sir John Everett Millais
B Sir James Everett Milton
C Sir Jim Earnest McDonald
D Sir John Mathew Oakes 10. Which German composer, who assisted Wagner with Parsifal, is best known for the opera Hansel und Gretel?
A Wolfgang Humperdinck B Engelbert Humperdinck C Claus Humperdinck D Friedrich Humperdinck
11. Hallowe’en is the eve of which Christian festival?
A Holy Day
B All Souls’ Day
C Easter Day
D All Saints’ Day
12. What is the usual British name for the domestic heating fuel also called kerosene?
A Paraffin
B Petrol
C Diesel
D Methanol
13. Which lanthanide element is represented by the symbol Ce? A Caesium
B Chlorine
C Curium
D Cerium
14. Of which Italian city is La Scala opera house a feature? A Milan
B Turin
C Rome
D Venice
15. Of which ocean is the Sea of Japan a part?
A Atlantic Ocean B Indian Ocean C Arctic Ocean D Pacific Ocean