General Knowledge Quiz
1. Who wrote Lord Jim, Nostromo and Heart of Darkness?
A William Thackeray B Anthony Trollope C George Meredith D Joseph Conrad
2. What name was given to bars that illegally sold alcohol during the Prohibition?
A Talkies B Distillers C Speakeasies D Open Taps
3. To which family of birds do canaries and siskins belong?
A Tits B Rooks C Parrots D Finches
4. 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
5. Whose assassination in 1914 triggered the First World War?
A Kaiser Wilhelm B Pope Benedict XV C Archduke Ferdinand D Victor Emmanuel III
6. Gemma Arterton is starring in which new Sky Max drama based on a novel by Nick Hornby?
A Funny Woman B Juliet, Naked C State of the Union D Just Like You
7. 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
8. 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
9. Hallowe’en is the eve of which Christian festival?
A Holy Day
B All Souls’ Day C Easter Day D All Saints’ Day
10. What is the usual British name for the domestic heating fuel also called kerosene?
A Paraffin B Petrol C Diesel D Methanol
11. Which lanthanide element is represented by the symbol Ce?
A Caesium B Chlorine C Curium D Cerium
12. Of which Italian city is La Scala opera house a feature?
A Milan B Turin C Rome D Venice
13. Of which ocean is the Sea of Japan a part?
A Atlantic Ocean B Indian Ocean C Arctic Ocean D Pacific Ocean
14. 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
15. 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