GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 Which EastEnders character was played by Anita Dobson? A Bianca Jackson
B Angie Watts
C Carol Jackson
D Theresa De Marco
2 With which keyboard instrument is George Malcolm primarily associated? A Harpsichord
B Xylophone
C Piano
D Organ
3 Peter Nicol became British national champion at which sport in 1996?
A Fencing
B Judo
C Squash
D Sailing
4 Which characters in Greek mythology were conceived as winds and later portrayed as vultures with ugly women’s faces?
A Harpies
B Eyries
C Muses
D Gorgons
5 Who wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
A C.S. Lewis
B A.A. Milne
C J.K. Rowlings
D Roald Dahl
6 Of which ocean is the White Sea a gulf?
A Atlantic
B Pacific
C Indian
D Arctic 7 Which historical drama film stars Benedict Cumberbatch as real-life Cold War spy Greville Wynne?
A The Messenger
B The Delivery Man
C The Courier
D The Postman
8 What are the legless larvae of houseflies and blowflies called? A Worms
B Caterpillars
C Blowlarvae
D Maggots
9 Which Ukrainian town was the scene of a nuclear reactor explosion in 1986?
A Vinnista
B Kherson
C Chernobyl
D Odessa 10 Which African country do Rastafarians look on as their spiritual homeland? A Ethiopia
B Nigeria
C Zambia
D Mozambique
11 What sort of creature is a kiang?
A A wild ass
B Afish
C A bird
D An insect
12 Which English Romantic poet wrote Endymion and The Eve of St Agnes?
A WB Yeats
B Rudyard Kipling
C Percy Bysshe Shelley D John Keats
13 What is the title of the American remake of the drama series Cracker?
A Burger
B Leroy
C Fitz
D Sammy
14 Which ventriloquist was famous for Orville the duck and Cuddles the monkey?
A Rod Hull
B Karl Harris
C Keith Harris
D Keith Chegwin
15 What was the title of Gary Barlow’s solo debut album released in 1997?
A Empty Highway B Roller-coaster Ride
C Open Road
D Road to your Heart