GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 Who voiced Slim the Stick Insect in Pixar’s 1998 film A Bug’s Life?
A George Clooney B Tim Allen
C David Foley D David Hyde Pierce
2 Which US oil billionaire established a museum in Malibu California?
A J Paul Getty
B John Davison Rockefeller C Warren Harding
D William Sherman
3 Who wrote the historical romance Lorna Doone?
A D H Thomas
B R D Blackmore
C W H Auden
D Ernest Hemmingway
4 Which British motorcycle racer advertised Brut aftershave?
A Ron Haslam B Barry Sheene C Carl Fogarty D Phil Reed
5 What is the US equivalent of the British postcode?
A Zip Code B Blip code C Hip code D USP code
6 Which upcoming fantasy miniseries starring Michelle Yeoh will serve as a prequel to Netflix show The Witcher?
A The Witcher: Before Now B The Witcher: Beginning C The Witcher: Blood Origin D The Witcher: Uprising 7 Who directed the famous Russian roulette scene in The Deer Hunter which saw Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken dice with death?
A Elia Kazan B Michael Cimino C Sergio Leone D Brian De Palma
8 Who was the TUC General Secretary from 1960-70?
A George Woodcock B James Woolpack C Roger Ramscock D David Greystone
9 Which actress was born Vera Jayne Palmer?
A Faye Dunaway B Jodie Foster C Grace Kelly D Jayne Mansfield 10 In computing what does VDU stand for?
A Vital disk uprgrade B Visual display unit C Variable drive unit D Volume disk upload
11 Which North Yorkshire village is famous for its barracks and racecourse?
A Dunnington
B Malton
C Selby
D Catterick
12 What is the name of Paul O’Grady’s alter ego?
A Slim Shady
B Ru Paul
C Lily Savage D Pauline O’Grady
13 Who was king of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952?
A George VI B George V C Edward VIII D Edward VII
14 What name was given to the former annual one-penny tax on English householders for the support of the pope?
A Peter’s pence B Pope’s pence C Paul’s penny D Pope Tax
15 Which German novelist wrote Steppenwolf and The Glass Bead Game?
A Bedrich Smetana
B Hermann Hesse
C Richard Wagner
D Johann Wolfgang von Goethe