General Knowledge Quiz
1. Who wrote The Hunting of the Snark? A Lewis Carroll B Robert Burns C Dylan Thomas D Seamus Heaney 2. Which common garden bird has the Latin name Parus caeruleus? A Swallow B Thrush C Blue tit D Sparrow 3. Which metal is symbolised by the letters Co? A Carbon B Copper C Chromium D Cobalt 4. Which TV presenter was married to the late Mike Smith? A Sarah Greene B Ulrika Johnson C Carol Vorderman D Leslie Ash
5. Who presented the 1980s panel show You Must Be Joking?
A Michael Barrymore B Clive Anderson C Clive James D Terry Wogan 6. Which BBC2 sitcom starred Ed Westwick as the head of a doubleglazed windows sales team, with former Inbetweeners cast members Joe Thomas and James Buckley? A White Gold B Sold C Zapped D The Commuter
Ed Westwick See Question 6. 7. Michael Crawford got the chance to be a high-flying superhero in which 1981 Disney adventure? A Barnum! B The Rocketeer C Condorman D The Phantom 8. Which British poet and critic wrote the play All for Love and the verse satire Absalom and Achitophel? A E.M. Forster B John Dryden C H.G. Wells D Joseph Conrad
9. What is recorded using a sphygmomanometer?
A Heartbeat B Brain activity C Blood pressure D Blood sugar levels 10. Which TV vet was trampled by a herd of sheep? A Phillip Herriot B James Herriot C Thomas Herriot D William Herriot 11. How many symphonies did Beethoven complete? A Nine B Five C Twelve D Six 12. With which orchestra was Hungarian-born conductor George Szell chiefly associated? A London Philharmonic Orchestra B New York State Orchestra C Hungarian National Orchestra D Cleveland Orchestra 13. What is the highest peak in the Alps? A Mt Pelvoux B Mte Rosa C Gross Glockner D Mont Blanc
14. In which war did the Battle of Sedan take place?
A Crimean War B The Hundred Years War C Franco-Prussian War D The First World War 15. Who stars as the budding wizard Harry Potter in the films based on J.K. Rowling’s popular novels? A Rupert Grint B Ewan McGregor C Harry Melling D Daniel Radcliffe