GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 Who played the lead male role in the film version of A Streetcar Named Desire?
A Robert De Niro B Dustin Hoffman C James Dean D Marlon Brando
2 Whom did William Shakespeare marry?
A Nell Gywnn B Anne Hathaway C Sarah Siddons D Jane Seymour
3 Which Russian physicist and dissident won the 1975 Nobel Peace Prize?
A Alexi Stukov B Andrei Sakharov C Josef Kasparov D George Plekhanov
4 What is a Moorish idol?
A A tropical fish B A tropical spider C A monkey
D A wild cat
5 By what title was Prince Gautarma Siddhartha known?
A Gurpal Siddhartha B Vishnu
C Guru Nanak D Buddha
6 Oscar Kennedy and Thaddea Graham are among the stars of which new BBC Three comedy-horror series set aboard a cruise liner?
A Ship B Aboard C Wreck D Crash 7 Of what is ikebana the Japanese art?
A Paper folding B Flower arrangement C Sword fighting D Tree pruning
8 The music video to which Ed Sheeran hit sees him interacting with a variety of Pokémon?
A Celestial B Star C Heaven D Planet
9 On which US river is the Grand Coulee Dam situated?
A Missouri B Mississippi C Columbia River D Colorado 10 Who wrote the World War I poem The Soldier?
A Rupert Brooke B Wilfred Owen C Isaac Rosenberg D Seigfried Sassoon
11 To which genus of plants do sweet williams and carnations belong?
A Dianthus B Cranthus C Bianthus D Trianthus
12 Which race did legendary ruler Hengist command?
A Goths B Jutes C Saxons D Picts
13 Who in Roman mythology was the father of Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto?
A Mars B Mercury C Saturn D Cupid
14 To what sort of animal does the adjective vulpine relate?
A Cat B Vulture C Fox D Snake
15 Which French mathematician is famous for his last theorem?
A Marie Henri Boyle B Pierre de Fermat
C Pierre Jospeh Proudhon D Victor Hugo