General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which US boxer did Prince Naseem Hamed defeat in 1997 to add the IBF featherweight title to his WBO title? A Tom Jones B Tom Johnson C Tomas Johansson D Tom Priar
2. In which popular US sport do the Los Angeles Kings play?
A American football B Baseball C Basketball D Ice hockey 3. With which branch of the arts is Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres associated? A Painting B Poetry C Scuplture D Composer 4. By what name is the constellation Crux also known? A Little Bear B Southern Cross C Leo D Northern Cross
5. The gourde is the national currency of which country?
A Morocco B Haiti C Egypt D France 6. Which US science fiction horror drama TV series starring Winona Ryder is set in the 1980s in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana? A Twin Peaks B Stranger Things C Supernatural D Eerie, Indiana 7. What number is represented by the Roman numeral L? 8. Which Latin poet wrote the Ars amatoria and the Metamorphoses? A Euclid B Livy C Ovid D Plato 9. With which football team did Sir Stanley Matthews begin and end his playing career? A Manchester City B Manchester United C Stoke City D West Ham United 10. What was the title of the album released by U2 in 1997? A Pop B Bang C Crackle D Snap 11. Of which 80s pop group was Morrissey lead singer? A The Levellers B The Pretenders C The Smiths D The Stone Roses 12. Which one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles wore a blue mask and was the leader? A Leonardo B Raphael C Donatello D Michelangelo 13. Which Dorset town was known as Casterbridge in Thomas Hardy’s novels? A Dorchester B Poole C Weymouth D Blandford Forum
14. Who was the female member of Three of a Kind?
A Tracey Paxman B Tracey Slater C Tracey Fuller D Tracey Ullman 15. By what name is the common bird Passer domesticus better known? A House sparrow B Starling C Robin D Pigeon