Your Puzzles

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ

1 2 3 1 Which British poet is best known for his translation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam?

A Rudyard Kipling B Lord Tennyson C Percy Bysshe Shelley D Edward Fitzgerald

2 In which palace was Mary Queen of Scots born?

A Buckingham

B St James Palace C Hampton Court D Linlithgow

3 In Greek legend which son of Daedalus was killed when the sun melted his wings?

A Oedipus B Peleus C Menelaus D Icarus

4 Who played Lois Lane in TV’s The New Adventures of Superman?

A Teri Hatcher B Geri Catcher C Sara Hatcher D Betti Satcher

5 Which American city do the Hanson brothers come from?

A New York

B Tulsa: Oklahoma

C Los Angeles: California D Denver: Colorado

6 Which 1995 cyber mystery film starred Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam and Dennis Miller?

A The Knot B The Set C The Fret D The Net 7 Which mathematician invented logarithms?

A John Napier

B Archimedes

C Wilhelm Gottfried Leibnitz D Sir Isaac Newton

8 In which year did TV quiz show Mastermind begin?

A 1963 B 1972 C 1981 D 1969

9 Which Polish trade union confederation was led by Lech Walesa?

A Solidarity B Unity C Freedom D Charity 10 Which British mezzo-soprano was made a Dame in 1976?

A Janet Rogers B Janet Ricardi C Janet May D Janet Baker

11 Which Italian composer was rumoured to have poisoned his rival Mozart?

A Rossini B Puccini C Verdi D Salieri

12 Which German philosopher co-wrote The Communist Manifesto with Friedrich Engels?

A Engels B Nietzsche C Lenin D Marx

13 When was Count von Zeppelin’s first airship built?

A 1900 B 1871 C 1916 D 1923

14 Who is the host of the Antiques Roadshow?

A Angus Deayton B Des O’ Connor C Michael Aspel D Spike Milligan

15 Which stimulant is found in coffee and tea?

A Nicotine B Caffeine C Tannin D Guarana

Sandra Bullock See Question 6