General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which wizard in The Lord of the Rings bred his own race from orcs and men before being defeated by the Ents?
A Sauron
B Gandalf
C Saruman
D Morgorth
2. In which country can koalas be found in the wild?
A Brazil
B Madagascar
C Australia
D Mexico
3. In which US state was the marine preserve that was home to Flipper the dolphin?
A California
B Oregon
C Florida
D South Carolina
4. What was the title of the album released by Blur in 1994?
A Country House
B Parklife
C Leisure
D Modern Life Is Rubbish
5. In which continent is the Kalahari Desert situated?
A Asia
B Europe
C North America
D Africa
6. Which BBC Two religious sitcom starred Tom Hollander and Olivia Colman?
A Keeping Faith
B Rev
C Impastor
D Living Biblically
Tom Hollander See Question 6
A A hooped petticoat B An English garden bird C A lace summer hat
D A wax jacket
8. Which German battleship sank HMS Hood in 1941?
A Bismarck B Lusitania C Wilhelm II D Bavaria
9. Which three-piece boy band released an album entitled The Journey?
A East 17 B Take That C Westlife D 911 10. Where did Davy Crockett die? A At Little Bighorn
B In Alaska
C On the Titanic
D At the Alamo
11. In which country are the Catskill Mountains found?
A China
B Ireland
C Scotland
D The USA
12. What is the stretch of mown grass between the tee and the green on a golf course called?
A Straightway
B Plainway
C Smoothway
D Fairway
13. In which Asian country is the city of Aleppo?
A Iraq
B Iran
C Syria
D Jordan
14. What was the title of Del Shannon’s 1961 UK No.1 hit? A Castaway
B Runaway
C Walkaway
D Crawlaway
15. What was the name of the little girl who was sucked into the TV set in the 1982 film Poltergeist?
A Betsy
B Karen
C Carol Anne
D Heather