General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which city is the seat of government of the Netherlands?
A Amsterdam B Rotterdam C The Hague D Eindhoven
2. By what name is the painter Domenikos Theotokopoulos better known?
A Dommy Theo B Kopoulos
C El Cid
D El Greco
3. Who was the original host of the gameshow Catchphrase?
A Des O’connor B Roy Walker C Les Dennis D Chris Evans
4. Which English king was given the name Rufus due to his fiery complexion?
A William II B Henry I C Henry II D Edward III
5. Who wrote the classic adventure stories Treasure Island and Kidnapped?
A Robert Louis Stevenson B C.S. Lewis
C Charles Reade
D H. Rider Haggard
6. Michael Caine played the titular unrepentant ladies’ man in which 1966 film directed by Lewis Gilbert?
A Arthur
B Alfie
C Mickey Blue Eyes D Shallow Hal
7. Which British novelist is best known for his 1951 book The Cruel Sea?
A Jules Verne
B J.R.R. Tolkien C Nicholas Monsarrat D Richard Adams
8. Which famous waxmodeller opened a waxworks exhibition in London in 1802?
A Margaret Tussaud B Marie Tussaud C Melissa Tussaud D Miriam Tussaud
9. Which bird with a distinctive call lays its eggs in the nests of other birds?
A Blackbird B Robin C Cuckoo D Swan
10. Which Old Testament woman became the queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus?
A Mary B Esther C Jezebel D Ruth
11. Tallahassee is the capital city of which southern US state?
A Florida B Texas C Georgia D Louisiana
12. Which English poet and anthologist is best known for The Golden Treasury published in 1861?
A Samuel Taylor Coleridge B Francis Turner Palgrave C William Wordsworth D John Clare
13. What is the Italian name of the city of Turin?
A Milan B Trieste C Rome D Torino
14. In what year was the St Valentine’s Day massacre?
A 1909 B 1949 C 1929 D 1969
15. Which famous Yorkshireborn sculptor died in 1986?
A Henry Moore B John Moore C James Moore D Charles Moore