The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1. Of which country was Nikita Khrushchev prime minister from 1958 to 1964?
A Soviet Union
B Poland
C Finland
D Norway
2. Who had a number one hit single in 1979 with I Don’t Like Mondays?
A The Boomtown Rats
B The Rolling Stones
C The Beatles
D The Kinks
3. Which French mathematician discovered the first transcendental number in 1873?
A Charles Hermite
B Louis Pasteur
C Honore de Balzac
D Pierre Antoine de Monet
4. Which country did King Wenceslaus II rule over in 1278-1305?
A Bohemia
B England
C France
D Israel
5. Which former Chancellor of the Exchequer’s middle name is Winston?
A David George
B Douglas Hurd
C Denis Healey
D Norman Lamont
6. What is the title of One Direction member Louis Tomlinson’s second and latest studio album?
A Flash in the Past
B Fall in the Meantime
C Faith in the Future
D Fate is the Truth
7. Which British publisher founded the Left Book Club?
A Victor Hugo
B Victor Gollancz
C Victor Meldrew
D Victor Polanksi
8. Which former Avengers star appeared in The Upper Hand?
A Honor Thompson
B Honor Weston
C Honor Bishop
D Honor Blackman
9. Which system of alternative medicine was developed by German physician Samuel Hahnemann?
A Homeopathy
B Acupuncture
C Aromatherapy
D Hypnosis treatment
10. Which medieval defensive fortification stretches for nearly 1500 miles?
A Hadrian’s Wall
B The Great Wall of China
C Offa’s Dyke
D The Wall of Constantinople
11. Which name was given by Thor Heyerdahl to the balsa wood raft on which he travelled from Peru to the Tuamotu islands?
A Pon-Juko
B Hoko-Poco
C Kon-Tiki
D Coki-Poki
12. The Modern Life of which antipodean wallaby was a cartoon shown on Nickelodeon?
A Rolo’s
B Robbie’s
C Rockie’s
D Rocko’s
13. In the TV show Knight Rider what was the name of David Hasselhoff’s character?
A James Knight
B Michael Knight
C Frank Knight
D Johnson Knight
14. When was the first modern Olympic Games held?
A 1900
B 1890
C 1896
D 1904
15. Who was the British commander at the Battle of Jutland?
A Admiral Kelly
B Admiral Kitchener
C Admiral Jellicoe
D Admiral Nelson