GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ

1. What is the native religion of Japan?

A Buddhism B Zen C Taoism D Shinto

2. What do Americans call eggplant?

A Aubergine B Pumpkin C Swede D Turnip

3. Which cricketer took four wickets in four balls in his debut match for Warwickshire?

A Shaun Pollock B Andrew Caddick C Shane Warne D Darren Gough

4. In which popular US sport do the Chicago Bulls play?

A American Football B Baseball C Basketball

D Ice Hockey

5. Which intellectual and cultural movement that began in 14th century Italy means “rebirth” in French?

A Dada B Neo-Classicalism C Renaissance D Romantasism

6. Which 2009 Mariah Carey hit re-entered the Billboard charts in 2019 thanks to a viral dance challenge video?

A Repressed B Obsessed C Dressed D Confessed 7. In which Bavarian village is a famous passion play performed?

A Ausberg

B Ulm C Regensburg D Oberammergau

8. In which year did Oliver Cromwell die?

A 1701 B 1622 C 1658 D 1601

9. By what name was the actor and manager John Henry Brodribb better known?

A Sir Richard Irving B Sir Henry Irving C Sir Roger Irving D Sir Thomas Irving

A Alan Bennett

B Noel Coward

C Oscar Wilde

D George Bernard Shaw

11. Who wrote the novels on which the TV series Cadfael was based?

A Margaret Atwood B Ellis Peters C Danielle Steele D Jilly Cooper

12. In what year did the Easter Rising take place in Dublin?

A 1918 B 1949 C 1967 D 1916

13. Which Russian composer wrote the opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk?

A Igor Stravinsky

B Jan Sweelinck C Dmitri Shostakovich D Peter Tchaikovsky

14. Which actor played Billy Bunter in the BBC series which ran intermittently between 1952 and 1962?

A Horace Rogers B Gerald Campion C Brian Champion D Jean Champagne

15. Which major tourist centre and city in Spain was the birthplace of Pablo Picasso?

A Murcia B Barcelona C Malaga D Madrid

Mariah Carey See Question 6