General Knowledge Quiz
1. What is the SI symbol of the element sodium? A Na B K C Pa D So 2. Which mischievous fairy also called Robin Goodfellow appears in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream? A Dogberry B Ariel C Prospero D Puck 3. Who was appointed Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town in 1986? A Desmond Tutu B Roger Tutu C Horace Tutu D Leonard Tutu
4. Who wrote I Claudius and Claudius the God?
A Joshua Podro B T.E. Lawrence C Robert Graves D Allan Sillitoe
5. Who hosted the live BBC 1 sports chat show On Side?
A Barry Fry B Desmond Lynam C John Inverdale D Gary Lineker 6. Which recent BBC1 drama adapted from Nancy Mitford’s 1945 novel starred Lily James and Emily Beecham? A Love in a Cold Climate B The Pursuit of Love C Highland Fling D The Blessing 7. Who played Bob in the classic comedy series The Likely Lads? A Raymond Brewster B Richard Bowles C Roger Black D Rodney Bewes 8. Which comedy team had a 1956 Top Ten hit with I’m Walking Backwards for Christmas? A Monty Python B The Geeks C The Two Ronnies D The Goons
9. Who was the Indian boy in Kipling’s Jungle Books?
A Tonto B Baloo C Shere Kahn D Mowgli 10. Which Austrian-born Israeli philosopher wrote the influential work I-Thou? A Martin Buber B Immanuel Kant C Edward Bouverie Pusey D Karl Marx 11. What is the 4th constellation of the Zodiac? A Leo B Pisces C Libra D Cancer 12. Which country is also known as Eire? A Northern Ireland B Scotland C The Republic of Ireland D Wales 13. In which year was the classic Western High Noon, starring Gary Cooper, released? A 1962 B 1952 C 1939 D 1948
14. Which author wrote the novel Manhattan Transfer and the trilogy USA?
A Anthony Burgess B Mervyn Peake C John Dos Passos D Chinua Achebe
15. According to the Bible who baptised Jesus?
A Mark the Baptist B Luke the Baptist C Matthew the Baptist D John the Baptist