General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which hereditary disease causes the blood not to clot properly?
A Epithelioma B Nephritis C Haemophilia D Poliomyelitis
2. Which British novelist created Roderick Random, Peregrine Pickle and Humphry Clinker?
A Tobias Rinsk B Tobias Smithson C Tobias Smollett D Tobias Lansk
3. Which king was the target of the Gunpowder Plot?
A Charles I B Charles II C James I D Henry VII
4. Who won the women’s 400m hurdles at the 1992 Olympic Games?
A Debra Flintoff-King B Sally Gunnell C Marie-Jose Perec D Olga Bryzgina
5. With which branch of the German armed forces was Alfred von Tirpitz associated?
A Air force
B Land Army C Navy
D Secret Services
6. Which 1998-2000 TV sitcom created by Victoria Wood also starred her as canteen manager Brenda Furlong?
A canteenies B dinnerladies C two soups
D all day breakfast
7. Who played Motel owner Meg Richardson in Crossroads?
A Tracy Gordon B Michelle Gordon C Noele Gordon D Joni Gordon
8. What is the currency of Venezuela?
A Schilling B Bolivar C Pound D Peso
9. According to Arthurian legend which wizard counselled and assisted Arthur and his father Uther Pendragon?
A Merlin B Sauron C Saruman D Gandalf
10. Who composed Siegfried’s Funeral March?
A Dvorak B Wagner C Elgar D Strauss
11. In what year was the Reuters news agency founded?
A 1801 B 1851 C 1901 D 1951
12. Who is the chairman of the British Board of Film Classification?
A Michael Witham Smiles B Andreas Whittam Smith C Quentin Thomas D Thomas Love Williams
13. Which instrument associated with Scottish music consists of a windbag, chanter and drones?
A Sackpipes B Screechpipes C Bagpipes D Dronepipes
14. Which group had a top ten hit single in 1982 with The Story of the Blues?
A Ooh! B Wow! C Pow! D Wah!
15. What nationality was the painter and sculptor Henri Matisse?
A Dutch B German C Hungarian D French