GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ

1 According to Greek mythology which god was the father of Apollo, Athena and Dionysus?

A Cronus B Europa C Zeus D Rhea

2 Who wrote Diana – Her True Story?

A Philip MacDonald B Simon James C Michael Ross-Jones D Andrew Morton

3 Which soul star provided the voice for the man-eating plant in Little Shop of Horrors?

A Stevie Wonder B Rufus Thomas C Isaac Hayes D Levi Stubbs

4 What was the world’s tallest building before the completion of the World Trade Center?

A Empire State Building B Sony Building

C Post Office Tower D Sears Tower

5 Who had a top ten hit single in 1970 with Ride A White Swan?

A Slade

B Earth Wind Fire C T Rex

D The Who

6 Kenneth Branagh, the director of the 2021 film Belfast, was married to which English actress from 1989-1995?

A Kate Winslet B Rosamund Pike C Olivia Colman D Emma Thompson 7 Which Greek tragic dramatist wrote Seven Against Thebes and Prometheus Bound?

A Aeschylus B Plato C Socrates D Homer

8 Which actress played Ma Larkin in the television series The Darling Buds of May?

A Rachel Ferris B Pam Ferris C Jane Ferris D Irene Ferris

9 Which former Olympic swimmer replaced Zoe Ball on the Big Breakfast?

A Gaby Roslin B Sue Barker C Sharron Davies D Sally Gunnell 10 Who was the first tsar of Russia?

A Ivan the Terrible B Nicholas I C Alexander the Great D Pobedonostev

11 What was revolutionary Che Guevara’s first name?

A Ernesto B Briano C Max D Pedro

12 With which French philosopher and novelist was Simone de Beauvoir romantically linked?

A Jean-Paul Gaultier B Jean-Paul Sartre C Piers Sartre D Frank Lemarr

13 Which band (later evolving into New Order) produced just two albums?

A Joy Division B Level 42 C Crowded House D The Smiths

14 Who starred as the magical nanny in Disney’s 1964 family film Mary Poppins?

A Angela Lansbury B Annette Funicello C Suzanne Pleshette D Julie Andrews

15 What sort of creature is an eland?

A Fsh B Mollusc C Bear D Antelope

Kenneth Branagh See Question 6