GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 Which ceremony occurs in the 3rd week of July on the Thames? A Duck-downing B Heron-lefting C Puffin-righting D Swan-upping
2 Who is seen as the traitor of the Labour Party despite being their first true Prime Minister? A Arthur Henderson B Stanley Baldwin C Ramsay MacDonald D Clement Attlee
3 Of which fruit are honeydew and cantaloupe varieties? A Grapefruit B Melon C Strawberry D Apple
4 Which Nobel Peace Prizewinning Norwegian explorer pioneered an identification card for displaced persons? A Fridtjof Nansen B Roald Amundsen C Christian Johannson D Jork Rikverg
5 Who wrote the novel Diana of the Crossways? A Thomas Hardy B George Meredith C Henry James D Arnold Bennett
6 Which recent monster film sequel stars Alexander Skarsgard and Millie Bobby Brown? A Godzilla vs. Kong B Shrek 5 C Frankenstein 2 D Gigan vs. The Mummy 7 Which German engineer is credited with manufacturing the first car powered by an internalcombustion engine? A Karl Benz B Claude Benz C Mercado Benz D Richard Benz
8 Which British decathlete won gold medals at the 1980 and 1984 Olympics? A Roger Black B Dean Macey C Daley Thompson D Bruce Jenner
9 In Shakespeare’s play who killed Macbeth? A Duncan B Lady Macbeth C Macduff D Malcolm 10 In which musical is the song 76 Trombones featured? A Calamity Jane B Seven Brides for Seven
Brothers C The Sound of Music D The Music Man
11 What sort of creature is a weever? A A rodent B Afish C A bird D An insect
12 Pyrexia is a technical term for which medical symptom? A Fever B Chicken Pox C Flu D Cold
13 Which British novelist wrote The Power and the Glory and The Third Man? A John Grisham B Bruce Chatwin C Graham Greene D Laurie Lee
14 In what year was the Peasants’ Revolt led by Wat Tyler and John Ball? A 1288 B 1423 C 1381 D 1501
15 What distinguishes a Manx cat from other cats? A Its ears are more pointed B It does not have retractable
claws C It has no tail D It is vegetarian