GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 What name is given to the demarcation line between North and South Korea agreed at the Yalta Conference?
A The 38th parallel B The 2nd parallel C The 100th parallel D The 97th parallel
2 Who picked up a Best Director Oscar in 1998 for his film Titanic?
A Ridley Scott B Steven Spielberg C James Cameron D Anthony Minghella
3 In which country is Lake Como?
A USA B Canada C Italy D Russia
4 Which actress is often quoted as saying: “I was Snow White _ but I drifted”?
A Marilyn Monroe B Mae West C Simone Signoret D Gloria Swanson
5 What is the national currency of Panama?
A Peso B Renminbi C Kyat D Balboa
6 Helen Mirren starred as
DCI Jane Tennison in which ITV drama series, first broadcast in 1991, devised by Lynda La Plante?
A Unforgotten B Inspector Morse C Prime Suspect D Midsomer Murders 7 Who was the chief conductor of the London Promenade Concerts from 1957 to 1967?
A Sir Malcolm Sargent B Sir Jonathan Sargent C Sir Fredrick Sargent D Sir Boris Kerensky
8 What sort of creature is an anaconda?
A Monkey B Lizard C Bird D Snake
9 Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers teamed up for the first time in which movie?
A Top Hat
B Shall We Dance C Carefree
D Flying Down to Rio 10 In which Dickens book would you find the character Job Trotter?
A Pickwick Papers B Oliver Twist
C Bleak House D Great Expectations
11 Who invented action painting?
A Pablo Picasso B Salvador Dali C Andy Warhol D Jackson Pollock
12 Who presented Channel 4’s Whose Line is it Anyway?
A Clive James B Clive Anderson C Jonathan Ross D Kelsey Grammer
13 What is the capital city of Venezuela
A Caracas B Quito C Santiago D Sucre
14 What does the Latin term sub judice mean?
A By halves
B Under consideration C From the law
D One out of many
15 What sort of creature is a rifleman?
A Insect B Mammal C Bird D Fsh