General Knowledge Quiz
1. How many US states have names that begin with the letter M?
A Eight
B Nine
C Seven
D Ten
2. Which British novelist and ‘angry young man’ wrote Hurry on Down and The Contenders?
A John Grisham
B Iain Banks
C John Wain
D Tim Lott
3. Who wrote Love and Mr Lewisham?
A Isaac Asimov
B George Orwell C Arthur
C. Clarke
D H.G. Wells
4. What sort of creature is a guillemot?
A A moth
B A bird
C A monkey
D A butterfly
5. Which rock band released an album entitled Vanishing Point?
A Primal Scream
B Reef
C Korn
D Terrorvision
6. Which new horror film, whose stars include Paul Kaye and Emily Wiseman, is set in the wake of the disappearance of a young Jewish girl?
A The Offering
B Knock at the Cabin
C Unwelcome
D Snow Falls
7. Who won the 400m hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics, but missed the 1980 games because of the US boycott?
A Fred Aaron
B Edward Lyle
C Richard Black
D Ed Moses
8. Which Darling Buds of May star played district nurse Peggy in ITV’s Where the Heart Is?
A Pam Feroe
B Pam Fields
C Pam Ferris
D Pam Falstaff
9. In which London park is Rotten Row?
A Hamstead Heath
B Hyde Park
C Regent’s Park
D Wimbledon Common
10. Who wrote Journey to the Centre of the Earth and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea?
A C.S. Lewis
B Arthur Conan Doyle
C Robert Louis Stevenson
D Jules Verne
11. Which Porridge character was played by Richard Beckinsale?
A Lennie Godber
B Lennie Smith
C Lennie Molere
D Lennie Tissot
12. In which country were the 1998 Winter Olympic Games held? A Japan
B Norway
C Sweden
D France
13. What is the orbital period of Halley’s Comet? A 90 years
B 24 years
C 76 years
D 140 years
14. Who played the title role in the TV series Sharpe?
A Sean Bean B Colin Firth C Robert Carlyle D Nick Berry
15. Which British round-theworld yachstman turned back into a force-nine gale to rescue French competitor Raphael Dinelli during a race in 1997?
A Ross Peters
B Pete Goss
C Sam Gross
D Peter Moss