GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 Which part of the eye is responsible for its colour?
A The iris
B The pupil
C The eye lashes 1
D The eye lid
2 With which art form is Antonio Canova associated? A Theatre
B Painting
C Sculpture
D Classical music
3 Which late US comedian was born Benjamin Kubelsky?
A John Candy B Mel Brooks C Jack Benny D Fatty Arbuckle
4 Who had a top ten hit single in 1981 with A Good Year For The Roses?
A Elton John B David Bowie C Elvis Costello D Guns and Roses
5 Which composer’s last words were reputedly “I shall hear in heaven”?
A Mozart B Tchaikovsky C Bizet D Beethoven
6 Which new film starring Steve Coogan and Sally Hawkins takes as its subject the discovery of King Richard III’s remains in a Leicester car park?
A National Treasure B The Lost King C The Dig
D Tomb Raider 7 Which European peninsula is shared between Denmark and Germany?
A Upper Silesia B Jutland
C The Danish corridor D Memel
8 Which popular botanist presented the TV programmes Up a Gum Tree; Backyard Safari and Moa’s Ark?
A Richard Bellamy B Michael Bellamy C Roger Bellamy D David Bellamy
9 Which French actress made her steamy debut in Betty Blue?
A Emmanuelle Beart B Beatrice Dalle C Marie Gillain D Marion Cotillard 10 Who was the Greek god of war identified with the Roman Mars?
A Zeus B Hermes C Cronus D Ares
11 Who had a number one hit single in 1986 with True Blue? A Blondie
B Janet Jackson
C Madonna
D Tina Turner
12 Which Monty Python star went Around the World in 80 Days?
A John Cleese B Eric Idle C Michael Palin D Terry Gilliam
13 Which nation won the 1997 football tournament Le Tournoi?
A Brazil B France C England D Germany
14 Which popular shrub may have white; pink or blue flowers; depending on the chemical composition of the soil?
A Rose B Hyacinth C Pansy D Hydrangea
15 With which percussion instrument was Lionel Hampton chiefly associated?
A Xylophone B Drums C Gong D Vibraphone