GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 3 1 Of which animal are the Cornish rex and Devon rex varieties?
A Dog B Butterfly C Cat D Bird
2 Which comedian and author wrote the autobiography Moab is My Washpot?
A Hugh Laurie B Rowan Atkinson C Mel Smith D Stephen Fry
3 Which US president was defeated in the 1932 election by F D Roosevelt?
A Calvin Coolidge B Herbert Hoover C Warren G Harding D Harry S Truman
4 Which girl group teamed up with Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders and Kathy Burke for the 1997 Red Nose Day single Who Do You Think You Are?
A All Saints
B The Spice Girls C Bananarama D TLC
5 Which British poet wrote the novel Sard Harker?
A Gerard Manley Hopkins B John Masefield
C Arthur Hugh Clough D Robert Bridges
6 Catherine Zeta-Jones will be playing Morticia Addams in which Netflix comedy horror?
A Friday B Tuesday C Wednesday D Thursday
7 In Greek mythology which son of Zeus and Danae slew the Gorgon Medusa and married Andromeda?
A Hercules B Jason C Perseus D Theseus
8 Between what years was the Spanish Civil War fought?
A 1926-9 B 1929-34 C 1936-9 D 1933-5
9 What is the technical name for German measles?
A Raspinall
B Rubella
C Raputin
D Measalisis Germania
10 Which nocturnal bird of prey has barn, snowy and tawny varieties?
A Owl B Hawk C Eagle D Kestrel
11 Of which Asian country is New Delhi the capital?
A India B Pakistan C Thailand D China
12 What is a mandolin?
A An animal
B A musical instrument C An offensive weapon D A spanish tent
13 Which unexplained phenomenon takes its name from the German for noisy ghost?
A Gostenoisen B Spectre C Banshee D Poltergeist
14 What was playwright Jean-Baptiste Poquelin better known as?
A Ionesco B Camus C Moliere D Navarre
15 Which British soldier and author wrote The Seven Pillars of Wisdom?
A Wilfred Owen B John Masefield C Siegfried Sassoon D T.E Lawrence