GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 Which British novelist wrote Precious Bane?
A Margaret Webster B Mary Webb C Margaret Atwood D Jean Webster
2 Which figures in Greek mythology were also called the Erinyes?
A Furies B Muses C Gorgons D Argonauts
3 Which large white roundheaded owl occurs chiefly in Arctic tundra regions?
A Eagle owl B Snowy owl C Barn owl D Tawny owl
4 Which element has the symbol Cu?
A Carbon B Copper C Calcium D Californium
5 Who succeeded Clement Attlee as Labour Party leader in 1955?
A Harold Wilson
B Jim Callaghan C Ramsay Macdonald D Hugh Gaitskell
6 What is the title of the second studio album from South Korean girl group Blackpink, which recently topped the UK Charts?
A Born Pink B Born Black C Born Yellow D Born Blue 7 Which US president introduced legislation in 1933 known as the New Deal?
A Harry S Truman B Dwight D Eisenhower C F D Roosevelt D Herbert C Hoover
8 Which actress links the sitcoms The Brittas Empire and Grown Ups?
A Pippa Johnson B Pippa Haywood C Pippa Michaels D Pippa Frost
9 Which British publisher founded Penguin Books?
A Sir Boris Franks
B Sir Michael Forrester C Sir Thomas Irving D Sir Allen Lane 10 Who is credited with discovering penicillin in 1928?
A Louis Pasteur B Alexander Fleming C Alfred Nobel D Charles Darwin
11 Which organic compounds are formed by the reaction between an alcohol and an acid with the elimination of water?
A Esters B Ethers C Ethanols D Etters
12 In Greek mythology who was the father of Iphigenia? A Agamemnon
B Theseus
C Odysseus
D Heracles
13 Which spin-off series from Soap starred Robert Guillaume as a butler?
A Jeeves
B Lambert
C You Rang M’Lord?
D Benson
14 In Arthurian legend which knight of the Round Table was the secret lover of Guinevere?
A Lancelot B Sir Galahad C Arthur D Merlin
15 Which popular BBC2 series bowed out with the episode Apocalypse Wow in 1997?
A Attachments B This Life
C Night Life
D My So Called Life