GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1. In which US state is Princeton University? A Kentucky B Oregon C New Jersey D Maine
2. Which Bob Dylan song gave Cher and The Byrds top ten hits in 1965? 3. What sort of animal is a kob? A Monkey B Snake C Antelope D Lion 4. Which Home Improvement star played insensitive city type Michael Cromwell in the film Jungle 2 Jungle? A Tim Allen B Robert Redford C Chevy Chase D Mike Myers
5. Of what nationality was Django Reinhardt? A Belgian B Austrian C German D Swiss 6. Which recent Channel 5 drama starred Emily Reid as a Cambridge student who falls for her married professor, played by Emmett J. Scanlan?
A The Outwitted B The Professor C The Pretender D The Deceived 7. Which British novelist wrote Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders? A Charles Dickens B Daniel Defoe C Robert Louis Stevenson D JRR Tolkien
8. Which former Auf Wiedersehen Pet actor played Jacob Collins in ITV’s The Grand? A Tim Beale B Tim Healy C Tim Robson D Tim Harold 9. What is the most common cause of blindness in the world?
A Conjunctivitis B Accidents C Trachoma D Malaria 10. Which two countries play cricket for the Ashes? 11. Who won the men’s 100m at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992? A Michael Johnson B Linford Christie C Carl Lewis D Colin Edwards 12. What part of a horse’s leg extends from the fetlock to the hoof? A Rancon B Master C Bridle D Paster? 13. Which Anglo-Saxon thane led a raid on Peterborough Abbey in 1070 as a protest against William I?
A Edgar the Quake B Lear the Mighty C Harolthwaite the Martyr D Hereward the Wake
14. What is the longest suspension bridge in the USA? A Verrazano-Narrows B Golden-Gate C Royal Gorge D Upper-State
15. The character Randall worked in what type of shop in Kevin Smith’s debut film Clerks? A Supermarket B Gas station C Shoe shop D Video Rental Shop