GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ

1 2 3 1 Which admiral was mortally wounded when commanding the British fleet in the Battle of Trafalgar?

A Horatio Nelson B Herbert Belson C Horace Kelson D George Telson

2 Which Christian period of fasting and penance begins on Ash Wednesday?

A Ramadan B Easter C Lent D Advent

3 Who wrote The Caretaker in 1960?

A Arthur Miller B Sylvia Plath C Norman Mailer D Harold Pinter

4 Who wrote The English Constitution in 1867?

A Walter Bagehot B William Wycherley C Queen Victoria D Lord Salisbury

5 Which fruit from the tree Ficus carica is known for its laxative properties?

A Plum B Pear C Fig D Apple

6 In 2021, Anne Robinson took over from Nick Hewer as the presenter of which Channel 4 game show?

A Countdown B Taskmaster C Naked Attraction D Moneybags 7 Which Dominican monk who was head of the Spanish Inquisition was largely responsible for the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492?

A Diego de Torquemada B Pablo de Torquemada C Tomas de Torquemada D Fernando de Torquemada

8 Which group had a number one hit single in 1980 with Super Trouper?

A Abba B Bucks Fizz C Blondie D Duran Duran

9 Tom Cruise played ace pilot Pete Mitchell in Top Gun but what was the character’s nickname?

A Goose B Iceman C Maverick D Cougar 10 Which imported adult drama series is set in Wentworth Detention Centre?

A Prisoner Cell Block H B Scrubs

C Bad Girls

D Cons

11 What name is given to the nomadic peoples of the Syrian and Arabian deserts?

A Hebrew B Lailan C Anaizan D Bedouin

12 Quentin Tarantino wrote the story Natural Born Killers but who directed the film?

A Robert Rodriguez B Kevin Smith C Oliver Stone D Spike Lee

13 Which crustacean is known for its habit of occupying empty snail shells?

A Spider crab B Lobster C Hermit crab D Sand crab

14 Oscar winner Jamie Foxx starred as a taxi driver in which thriller directed by Michael Mann?

A Miami Vice B Stealth C Heat D Collateral

15 Which Waiting For God star was a regular in A Very Peculiar Practice?

A Graham Crowden B George Muckden C Jeremy Roberts D Geoff Fisher

Anne Robinson See Question 6