General Knowledge Quiz
1. In which war did the term ‘fifth column’ originate?
A The Boer War
B The Spanish Civil War
C The Crimean War
D The Napoleonic War
2. Which actress played Alf Garnett’s daughter in TV’s Till Death Us Do Part?
A Una Stubbs
B Una Smith
C Una Thompson
D Una Richards
3. Of which Dickens novel is Pip the central character?
A Bleak House B Oliver Twist
C A Tale of Two Cities D Great Expectations
4. Who played Dorien in the TV comedy Birds of a Feather?
A Lesley Joseph B Pauline Quirke C Jenny Richards D Dina Kemp
5. Which feuding family was Romeo a member of?
A Capulet B Endymion C Montague D Capone
6. What was the name of the personal assistant played by Jane Horrocks in the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous? A Fizz
B Bolly
C Bubbles
D Sparkles
Jane Horrocks See Question 6.
7. Which director and actor provided the voice for Jedi Master Yoda in the Star Wars films?
A George Lucas
B Frank Oz
C Steven Spielberg
D David Prowse
8. With what sort of music are Joan Baez and Woody Guthrie associated?
A Folk
B Classical
C Disco
D Country and Western
9. Which French army officer was sent to Devil’s Island when falsely accused of betraying military secrets to Germany in 1894?
A Claude Dreyfus
B Alfred Dreyfus
C Michel Dreyfus
D Jean Dreyfus 10. What is the central part of an atom called? A Molecule
B Iota
C Core
D Nucleus
11. Which city became France’s capital for four days in World War Two? A Nice
B Nantes
C Tours
D Orleans
12. Which element has the symbol Ar?
A Argon
B Arsenic
C Astatine
D Americium
13. Which giant planet takes approximately 165 Earth years to orbit the sun?
A Neptune
B Saturn
C Uranus
D Jupiter
14. Which metric unit of volume is equal to one cubic decimetre? A Two litres
B Ten litres
C One litre
D Half a litre
15. Which horror actor was born William Henry Pratt?
A Christopher Lee B Barry Andrews C Timothy Spall D Boris Karloff