General Knowledge Quiz
1. Clark Gable played Rhett Butler in which classic 1939 film?
A The Misfits
B It’s a Wonderful Life
C Gone with the Wind
D Citizen Kane
2. Which rock group has included Mick Jagger, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts and Brian Jones in its lineup?
A The Beatles
B The Rolling Stones
C The Who
D The Kinks
3. Johnny Depp made his bigscreen debut in which horror film? A The Omen
B A Nightmare On Elm Street
C The Exorcist
D The Howling
4. How is the Christian festival of Pentecost otherwise known?
A Good Friday B Ascension Day C Whit Sunday D Shrove Tuesday
5. Which poet laureate wrote The Life of Nelson?
A Robert West
B Robert Northcliffe
C Robert Southey
D Robert Easton
6. Which Australian comedian presents The Last Leg with Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker? A Adam Hills
B Rod Quantock
C Marty Fields
D Nick Sun
7. What is the official language of Brazil?
A Spanish B Portuguese C English D Italian
8. In what year was Harrods founded?
A 1849 B 1749 C 1949 D 1649
9. Which British architect is famous for his design of the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition of 1851?
A Sir Joseph Paxton
B Sir Christopher Wren
C Sir Charles Barry
D Sir Basil Spence 10. Which poet won the Whitbread Book Award with his Tales from Ovid?
A Dylan Thomas
B Ted Hughes
C Seamus Heaney
D Douglas Dunn
11. Which Dutch painter’s works include Broadway Boogiewoogie?
A Rene Magritte
B Piet Mondrian
C Franz Marc
D Amedee Ozenfant
12. What was the pen name (in English-speaking countries) of Danish writer Karen Blixen?
A Imak Kahn
B Iqbal Hussein
C Isaac Jahnesenn
D Isak Dinesen
13. What is the capital city of Ecuador?
A Lima B Santiago C Asuncion D Quito
14. Which sci-fi series starred Gary Conway and Don Marshall?
A Lost in Space B Land of the Giants C Star Trek D Babylon 5
15. Who wrote The Last of the Mohicans?
A Mark Twain
B Bernard Cornwell C Ernest Hemingway D James Fenimore Cooper