GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 Of which English city is Sutton Coldfield a suburb?
A London
B Birmingham
C Manchester
D Liverpool
2 Which English poet wrote Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained?
A Lord Byron
B John Milton
C Lord Tennyson
D Percy Bysshe Shelley
3 Which dramatic and dangerous horse race is run in July and August in the Tuscan city of Siena?
A The Patio
B The Tasio
C The Palio
D The Mario
4 Lars von Trier who directed the films Dogville and The Idiots is from which European country?
A Denmark
B Norway
C Germany
D Poland
5 Of which country was Brian Mulroney prime minister?
A Ireland
B Australia
C New Zealand
D Canada
6 What is the name of Daisy Ridley’s character in the Star Wars sequel trilogy?
A Reb
B Rey
C Ros
D Raz
7 What sort of creature is a beagle?
A Cat
B Badger
C Dog
D Horse
8 What was Mahatma Gandhi’s first name?
A Martin
B Matt
C Mohandas
D Moshandi
9 What was the artistic profession of Emily Dickinson?
A Poet
B Novelist
C Painter
D Sculptress
10 What is the third planet from the sun?
A Earth
B Venus
C Mars
D Jupiter
11 Which British artist achieved notoriety in 1976 when he admitted to faking old masters?
A Tom Keating
B David Shepherd
C Ian Bishop
D David MacEwan
12 How are the Cistercians of the Strict Observance commonly known?
A Trappists
B Holy Rollers
C Quakers
D Diggers
13 In which year did Anthony Eden become prime minister?
A 1935
B 1945
C 1955
D 1965
14 What is a hornbeam?
A Bird
B Bee
C Tree
D Flower
15 Who played Rose the parlour maid in the series Upstairs Downstairs?
A Jean Walters
B Jean French
C Jean Wood
D Jean Marsh