GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 Which male vocalist had two number one hits in 1996 with Flava and I Feel You?
A Robbie Williams
B Mark Morrison
C Ronan Keating
D Peter Andre
2 What is the technical name for abnormally high blood pressure?
A Cardiac neurosis
B Hypertension
C Pericarditis
D Atheroma
3 Which dense hard rock was used by Stone Age man for tools and weapons?
A Chalk
B Flint
C Clay
D Basalt
4 Which English dramatist wrote The Duchess of Malfi and The White Devil?
A Oscar Wilde
B John Webster
C George Bernard Shaw
D William Wycherley
5 Who presented the gameshows Lucky Ladders and Punchlines?
A Lennie Dennis
B Lennie Bennett
C Lennie Doohan
D Lennie Briggs
6 Anne Hathaway and Anthony Hopkins are among the stars of which new film set in 1980s New York?
A Armageddon Time
B Blood Ties
C The Invitation
D Two Lovers
7 What is the national currency of Nicaragua?
A Lek
B Kyat
C Cordoba
D Markka
8 What were the christian names of HG Wells?
A Horace Graham
B Harold Graham
C Herbert George
D Hero George
9 Eddie Murphy took the lead role in The Nutty Professor but who directed and starred in the original 1963 film?
A Mickey Rooney
B Mel Brooks
C Jerry Lewis
D Groucho Marx
10 Which band had a No 1 hit single in 1982 with The Lion Sleeps Tonight?
A The Village People
B Duran Duran
C Tight Fit
D The Jungle Brothers
11 Which song provided top ten hits for The Jacksons and Mariah Carey?
A Unchained Melody
B Stay
C I’ll Be There
D Smooth Criminal
12 What is the capital of Uzbekistan?
A Tashkent
B Krakistelft
C Umbar
D Rashigan
13 Which group became the first to reach Number One with their first five singles?
A Boyzone
B Take That
C All Saints
D The Spice Girls
14 Of which vegetable is calabrese a variety?
A Carrot
B Broccoli
C Onion
D Cabbage
15 Which percussion instruments can be clashed together, struck or put together in a hi-hat?
A Gongs
B Cymbals
C Snare
D Tom-toms