General Knowledge Quiz
1. What sort of creature is a Sealyham?
A A fish
B A bird
C A dog
D A pig
2. Which English poet wrote In Memoriam and The Idylls of the King?
A George Lord Byron
B Percy Bysshe Shelley
C Alfred Lord Tennyson
D Mathew Arnold
3. What was the name of Sony’s first games console?
A Gamestation
B Genesis
C Super Station
D Playstation
4. What is the name for a Japanese woman whose profession is to entertain men? A Sumo
B Hokito
C Samurai
D Geisha
5. Who played Donna in the sitcom My Wonderful Life?
A Rachel Bray
B Emma Wray
C Karen Cray
D Irene May
6. Which 1985 film starred Glenn Close as the lawyer hired to defend Jeff Bridges’ character in a case regarding the murder of his wife?
A Jagged Edge
B Ragged Verge
C Haggard End
D Cragged Fringe
7. What hard dark wood is traditionally used for the black keys on a piano?
A Mahogany
B Ebony
C Cedar
D Ivory
8. What was the nickname of Jazz trumpeteer Louis Armstrong?
A Groutcho
B Satchmo
C Flashmo
D Sasher
9. Which Italian town, at the foot of a hill containing a Benedictine monastery, was destroyed during heavy fighting in 1944?
A Brescia
B Verona
C Genoa
D Cassino 10. Of which African country is Kigali the capital?
A Kenya
B Libya
C Rwanda
D Morocco
11. Which US rock star released a solo album entitled Destination Anywhere?
A Bruce Springsteen
B Jon Bon Jovi
C Steven Tyler
D Axl Rose
12. Which precious metal has the chemical symbol Au?
A Platinum
B Gold
C Silver
D Adamite
13. How is deoxyribonucleic acid commonly known?
A DNA
B Nitric Acid
C Dettol
D Petrol
14. Bladerunner and Hitcher star Rutger Hauer is from which European country?
A Norway
B Holland
C France
D Germany
15. Naturalist and artist John James Audubon was famous for his paintings of which creatures? A Birds
B Horses
C Cats
D Dogs