GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1. Who played Alf Garnett in Till Death Us Do Part?
A Warren Beatty
B Warren Stewart
C Warren Mitchell
D Warren Taylor
2. Who was president of the Transvaal from 1883? A Paul Balfour
B Paul Jameson
C Paul Kruger
D Paul Orange
3. Which Irish rock group had a 1983 Top Ten hit with New Year’s Day?
A U2
B Guns and Roses
C REM
D The Cranberries
4. Which country did the ‘ perfect’ gymnast Nadia Comaneci represent at the 1976 Olympics?
A Ukraine
B Russia
C Bosnia
D Romania
5. In which South American country would you find the cities Sucre, Cochabamba and Potosí?
A Bolivia
B Argentina
C Peru
D Chile
6. Which film stars Brad Pitt as stuntman Cliff Booth,
A Money ball
B Legends of the Fall
C Once Upon a Time in
Hollywood
D Fight Club
7. What nationality is author Ngugi Wa Thiong’o?
A Kenyan
B Ethiopian
C Nigerian
D Egyptian
8. What does a philatelist collect?
A Badges
B Musical instruments C Cars
D Stamps
9. Which ballet dancer and choreographer who joined Diaghilev’s company in 1923 later became ballet master of the Paris Opera?
A Serge Leer
B Serge Priar
C Serge Lunar
D Serge Lifar
10. By what name is the femur commonly known?
A Thigh bone
B Elbow
C Wrist bone
D Hip bone
11. In which sport is the Alfred Dunhill Cup contested?
A Darts
B Snooker
C Motor racing
D Golf
12. Which metallic element has the symbol Sn?
A Silicon
B Sodium
C Tin D Silver
13. Which young actress swapped bodies with on- screen mum Barbara Harris in Disney’s 1976 comedy Freaky Friday? A Winona Ryder
B Patsy Kensit
C Kim Basinger
D Jodie Foster
14. For what is myocardial infarction a technical term?
A Heart attack
B Collapsed lung
C Epileptic fit
D Stroke
15. In which decade did divorce become legal in Italy?
A 1960s
B 1970s
C 1950s
D 1940s