GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 Who wrote the series of novels known as The Alexandria Quartet?
A Lawrence Durrell B James Durrell C Ralph Durrell D Henry Durrell
2 What is the name of the French national theatre which was founded in 1680?
A Comedie Francaise B Academie Francaise C Stadium Francaise D Le Quai d’Orsay
3 Which poet wrote The Revenge and Morte D’Arthur?
A Shelley B Yeats C Byron D Tennyson
4 Who played the character Harold Bishop in the Australian soap opera Neighbours?
A Ian Smith B Frank Pale C Norman Teal D Troy MacDonald
5 Who wrote the book Mein Kampf?
A Joseph Stalin B Adolf Hitler C Heinrich Himmler D Joseph Goebbels
6 Which Danish writer is best known for fairy tales such as The Ugly Duckling and The Snow Queen?
A Roald Dahl
B Hans Christian Andersen C The Brothers Grimm D Andy Anderson 7 Which 2021 action thriller stars Karen Gillan as a young assassin who must team up with her estranged assassin mother played by Lena Headey?
A Cement Smoothie B Explosive Cocktail C Gunpowder Milkshake D Semtex Iced Tea
8 What was the stage name of the US-born Greek operatic soprano Maria Kalageropoulos?
A Maria Callas B Mary Costas C Mary Kalgopolo D Maria Poulos
9 Which US inventor patented the cotton gin, a device to separate cotton fibre from its seeds?
A Joseph Whitney B Eli Whitney C Buster Whitney D Nixon Whitney 10 Under what name did singer Don Van Vliet find fame?
A Captain Beefheart B Adam Ant
C Ziggy Stardust D Billy Idol
11 Who played Barbara ‘Baz’ Hayes in the TV series Casualty?
A Julia Watson B Katherine Stewart C Rachel Phillips D Lucinda Green
12 Who voiced Sykes in the fishy feature Shark Tale?
A Martin Scorsese B Robert De Niro C Will Smith
D Al Pacino
13 Who played Ben Cartwright in the cowboy series Bonanza?
A Lorne Peters B Lorne Greene C Lorne Maxwell D Lorne Williams
14 Who is the author of the Dune series?
A Jules Verne B Terry Pratchett C Isaac Asimov D Frank Herbert
15 Who presented TV’s Heart of the Matter?
A Robert Bakewell B Joan Bakewell C Thomas Bakewell D Rachel Bakewell