GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1. Which actor returned to UK TV to play a dustman called Nev, later appearing in EastEnders?
A Alec Guinness B Edward Woodward C David Jason D Robert Carlyle
2. What type of animal is a macaque?
A Parrot B Monkey C Lizard D Fish
3. Which 60s UK group was originally called MannHugg Blues Brothers?
A Man O Mann B Manfred Mann C Mann O’ War
D The Mann Brothers
4. Which mathematician and astronomer of ancient Egypt is linked with the theory that the sun and planets revolve around the earth?
A Ptolemy B Tutankhamen C Aristotle D Amenhotep
5. What is the date of St Swithin’s Day?
A June 15th B July 15th C April 15th D May 15th
6. Octavia Spencer plays beauty pioneer Madam C.J. Walker in which new Netflix series?
A Self Made
B On Her Own Ground C Made Up
D Eye of the Beholder
7. Which British engineer and inventor built the Clifton Suspension Bridge?
A Isambard Kingdom Brunel B Sir Christopher Wren C John Loudon Macadam D Lord John Russell
8. What name is given to the minute blood vessels that connect small arteries with small veins?
A Aorta B Ventricles C Connector veins D Capillaries
9. What is the official language of Sao Tome and Principe?
A Spanish B Portuguese C Italian D English
10. Which three brothers had a UK No.1 hit single in 1997 with Mmm Bop?
A Handsome B Manson C Hanson D Jackson
11. In which religion is Purim a festival?
A Judaism B Islam C Hinduism D Buddhism
12. Which plucked stringed instrument has a body in the shape of a half pear?
A Banjo B Guitar C Lute D Mandolin
13. Which long-legged and long-necked wading bird has white plumage tinged with pink?
A Ostrich B Flamingo C Stork D Heron
14. Which children’s story by Mary Norton describes a family of tiny people who live under the floor?
A The Hobbit
B The Borrowers C The Famous Five D The BFG
15. The Rial is the national currency of which country?
A Costa Rica B Ethiopia C Iran D Austria