GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ

1 Who wrote the novel Madame Bovary?

A Albert Camus B Gustave Flaubert C Victor Hugo D Moliere

2 Orson Welles and Charlton Heston go head-to-head while investigating a Mexican murder in which 1958 classic?

A Citizen Kane B The Third Man C Touch of Evil D Psycho

3 What was the imaginary flying island in Gulliver’s Travels?

A Narnia B Laputa C Zenithia D Mordor

4 Who wrote Moby Dick in 1851?

A Robert Louis Stevenson B Herman Melville C Baroness Orczy

D Jules Verne

5 Of which country was Golda Meir prime minister from 1969 to 1974?

A Israel B Iran C Syria D Iraq

6 Which new Apple TV+ comedy-drama stars Jason Segel and Harrison Ford as therapists?

A Growing B Couching C Shrinking D Talking 7 Which great jazz violinist died in 1997 at the age of 89?

A Stephane Vivaldi B Stephane Fricatti C Stephane Grappelli D Stephane Milo

8 Which British poet wrote The Listeners and Songs of Childhood?

A Dylan Thomas B Cecil Day Lewis C D.H Lawrence D Walter de la Mare

9 In what year was the battle of Magenta?

A 1759 B 1959 C 1659 D 1859 10 Which breed of dog was named after a character in Sir Walter Scott’s novel Guy Mannering?

A Jack Russell B Bichon Frise C Dandie Dinmont D King Charles

11 Who played the title role in Bergerac?

A John Nettles

B Jack Frost

C David Jason

D Robert Carlyle

12 Which word describes the passage of all or part of an astronomical body into the shadow of another?

A Ellipsis B Eradication C Eclipse D Ellow

13 What sort of creature is a puffer?

A Fish B Mammal C Reptile D Insect

14 Which Greek shipowner married Jackie Kennedy in 1968?

A Dominicus Theossis B Aristotle Onassis C Aristosis Oranthosis D Theosis Aris

15 Which dynasty has ruled the Netherlands since 1815?

A The House of Orange B The House of Amsterdam C The House of the Tulip D The House of Van Dyck

Jason Segel See Question 6