General Knowledge Quiz

1 Which surname was shared by US presidents Franklin D. and

Theodore?

A Roosevelt

B Johnson

C Adams

2 Which Irish author wrote

Finnegans Wake, and Dubliners?

A James Joyce

B Oscar Wilde

C Samuel Beckett

3 What type of fish is commonly

known as a kipper when smoked?

A Haddock

B Herring

C Hake 4 What four-letter name is given to a short, heavy arrow shot from a crossbow?

A Nail

B Nock

C Bolt 5 Which rock band had a 1965 hit with Get Off of My Cloud?

A The Kinks

B The Rolling Stones

C The Who

6 In which 2005 animated film does Ewan McGregor voice lead character Rodney Copperbottom? A Cars

B Toy Story 3

C Robots 8 For what does the Ph of the academic qualification Phd stand?

A Pharmacology

B Philosophy

C Philanthropy 9 Who played Mafia boss Tony

Soprano in US crime drama The

Sopranos?

A Paul Giamatti

B James Gandolfini

C Joe Mantegna

10 Which 2009 comedy-drama

film starred George Clooney as travelling corporate “downsizer”

Ryan Bingham?

A Up in the Air

B The Ides of March

C The Midnight Sky