GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 In which popular US sport do the Atlanta Hawks play?
A American Football B Basketball C Baseball
D Ice Hockey
2 Which Old Testament Jewish leader directed the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem in 444 BC?
A Abraham B Joseph C Isaac D Nehemiah
3 What letter is represented by three dashes in morse code?
AO BS CA DE
4 Who was the father of the Duke of Monmouth who led a rebellion against James II?
A Charles I B James I C Henry VII D Charles II
5 Which members of an Islamic brotherhood are noted for hypnotic chanting or whirling dances at prayer meetings?
A Thugs B Shiites C Dervishes D Sunnites
6 Jenna Coleman and Oliver Jackson-Cohen will star in which psychological drama series based on a B. E. Jones novel?
A Plantation B Wilderness C Metropolis D Wasteland 7 Which radioactive element has the symbol Pm?
A Protactinium B Palladium C Promethium D Platinum
8 What is the day before Ash Wednesday called?
A Shrove Tuesday B Maundy Tuesday C Ash Tuesday D Palm Tuesday
9 Which crude incendiary device is named after the Soviet statesman who was foreign minister during World War II?
A Lenin cocktail B Molotov cocktail C Stalin cocktail D Kamenev cocktail 10 Which northern trio released an album in 1997 entitled Extra Virgin?
A Peach B Olive C Oil D Cast
11 In which card game does a player get one for his nob? A Poker
B Craps
C Cribbage
D Bridge
12 In which constellation is the Crab Nebula?
A Taurus B Leo C Orion D Little Bear
13 What was Wendy Richard’s character in Are You Being Served called?
A Miss Brahms B Miss Rogers C Miss Daisy D Miss Mary
14 What is the unit used in measuring nuclear explosions that is equal to an explosion of one million tons of TNT?
A Megaton B Milloton C Ton D Centoton
15 Which former member of The Young Ones became The New Statesman?
A Adrian Edmundson
B Rik Mayall
C Alexi Sayle
D Brian Blessed