GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 2 3 1 What is a Sam Browne?
A A heavy machine gun B An all-terrain jeep
C A military belt
D A military issue dagger
2 Who played Dr Leonard ‘Bones’ McCoy in the Star Trek series?
A Leonard Nimoy B James Doohan C William Shatner D DeForest Kelley
3 What is a score of forty all in a game of tennis called?
A Deuce B Love C Tie D Evens
4 Which parliamentarian soldier in the Civil War became Cromwell’s son-in-law?
A Henry Ireton B Charles Stewart C Randolph Carter D Harold Fields
5 Who wrote the novels Farewell My Lovely and The High Window?
A Raymond Chandler B John Grisham C Tom Clancy
D Colin Dexter
6 In which new survival thriller film does a rogue lion start hunting Idris Elba and his two daughters?
A Survive B Roar C Hunt D Beast 7 Which English king was known as the Unready?
A Harold B William I C Ethelred D Henry IV
8 What is the name of the world’s longest railway running from Moscow to Vladivostok?
A The Moscow State Railway B The Cross-Russian line
C The Great Link
D The Trans-Siberian Railway
9 Which two countries fought each other in the Hundred Years’ War?
A Iraq and Iran B England and France C Egypt and Israel D Spain and France 10 What is the surname of the star of the US comedy series Ellen who received two Emmy Award nominations for her eponymous role?
A Richards B Harris C DeGeneres D Sousie
11 In which decade of the 19th century did the Crimean War take place?
A 50s B 60s C 20s D 40s
12 What did Albert DeSalvo confess to being?
A The Yorkshire Ripper B The Moors Murderer C The Seattle Slasher D The Boston Strangler
13 What sort of creature is a hellbender?
A A large spider B A mexican rat C A scorpion D A salamander
14 Which Scottish novelist wrote The Heart of Midlothian?
A Anthony Powell B Sir Walter Scott C Lawrence Durrell D Barbara Pym
15 Which American group recorded the album Pretzel Logic in 1974?
A Steely Dan B Dire Straits C Skid Row D Thin Lizzy