General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which crime novelist wrote Strangers on a Train?
A Tom Clancy
B Colin Dexter
C Patricia Highsmith
D Agatha Christie
2. What nationality was the composer Edvard Grieg?
A Swedish B Norwegian C German D Dutch
3. Who had a number one hit single in 1974 with Tiger Feet? A Wizzard
B Mud
C Slade
D The Village People
4. The phalanges are the bones of which parts of your body?
A Arms and legs
B Fingers and toes
C Ears and nose
D Spine
5. What was the name of the Japanese detective created by the American author JP Marquand?
A Mr Kawasaki B Mr Hito
C Mr Haganaki D Mr Moto
6. Sue Barker, the host of A Question of Sport from 1997-2021, is a former professional in which sport?
A Swimming
B Javelin
C Tennis
D Horse riding
7. What name is given to the six Dorset farm labourers who were transported to Australia for administering unlawful oaths?
A Bridport Martyrs
B Tolpuddle Martyrs
C Yeovil Martyrs
D Christchurch Martyrs
8. Who starred in the TV series To the Manor Born and The Bounder? A Patricia Routledge
B John Cleese
C Peter Bowles
D Penelope Keith
9. French film A Very Long Engagement, directed by JeanPierre Jeunet, features a cameo by which American actress?
A Meg Ryan
B Jodie Foster
C Kirsten Dunst
D Liv Tyler 10. Which famous horror novelist was business manager of the Lyceum Theatre?
A H.P. Lovecraft
B Bram Stoker
C Mary Shelley
D Edgar Allan Poe
11. Which unarmed British liner was sunk by a German submarine off the Irish coast on 7 May 1915? A Bismarck
B Hood
C Lusitania
D Titanic
12. In which Dickens novel does the character Fagin appear?
A Oliver Twist
B A Christmas Carol
C A Tale of Two Cities
D Bleak House
13. Which of the Harmsworth brothers became the first Viscount Northcliffe?
A Alfred
B Cecil
C Harold
D Hilldebrand
14. What was the adopted name of David Gruen, first prime minister of Israel?
A John Ben-Gunn B Paul Ben-Solomon C Isaac Ben-Johnson D David Ben-Gurion
15. When did Queen Victoria succeed to the throne?
A 1827
B 1847
C 1837
D 1857