General Knowledge Quiz
1. What sort of creature is a spaniel?
A A cat B A snake C A dog D A bird
2. Which navigator was the first to sail around the world?
A Christopher Colombus B Sir Walter Raleigh C Sir Francis Drake D Ferdinand Magellan
3. Who wrote The Darling Buds of May?
A D H Lawrence B Laurie Lee C H E Bates D W H Auden
4. Who was the first English actor to be knighted?
A Cary Grant B Alec Guinness C Anthony Hopkins D Henry Irving
5. Which cartoon featured the character Liono and his Sword of Omens?
A Thunder Cats B He-Man C Dungeons and Dragons D She-Ra
6. Pop duo Robson & Jerome, comprised of actors Robson Green and Jerome Flynn, topped the UK charts in 1995 with a cover version of which Righteous Brothers song?
A You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ B Just Once in My Life C Unchained Melody D Georgia on My Mind
7. Which British aeronautical engineer set up the company that built the Halifax bomber?
A Sir Frederick Handley Page B Sir Joseph Halifax C Sir Michael Fields D Sir Horace Brown
8. Which 11-a-side field game starts with a bully-off?
A Rugby B Football C Polo D Hockey
9. Which illustrator and watercolourist is best known for his children’s book illustrations such as 1906’s Peter Pan?
A Arthur Rackham B Frank Rogers C Philip Mead D Arthur Askey
10. Ligeti’s Poeme symphonique features which instruments?
A Bicycle pumps B Wine glasses C Metronomes D Saws
11. In the Simpsons what is the name of the high-school bully and gang leader?
A Milhouse B Bart C Nelson D Ralph
12. Of which African country is Niamey the capital?
A Mozambique B Chad C Niger D Uganda
13. The Tommy Lee Jones film US Marshals was the sequel to which 1993 thriller?
A The Fugitive B House of Cards C Under Siege D JFK
14. Which conflict occurred between Athens and Sparta from 431 to 404 BC?
A Trojan War B Vandal Wars C Peloponnesian War D Spartian Wars
15. What sort of creature is a kookaburra?
A A bird B A snake C A lizard D A mammal