GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 Which French dramatist and poet wrote The Satin Slipper?
A Albert Camus B Eugene Ionesco C Paul Claudel D Moliere
2 Which loud-mouthed rockstar is acknowledged to be the reason why live shows of TFI Friday were banned?
A Shaun Ryder B Liam Gallagher C U2’s Bono D Marilyn Manson
3 Who starred as Sam Malone in TV’s Cheers?
A Woody Harrelson B Ted Danson C Danny DeVito D Christopher Walken
4 Who was elected Ireland’s eighth president in 1997?
A Mary Robinson B Gerry Adams C Mary McAleese D Bertie Ahern
5 Who scored a double century in England’s Test Match victory over Australia at Edgbaston in 1997?
A Alec Stewart B Nasser Hussain C Graham Thorpe D Michael Atherton
6 Which new ITV series features Gok Wan delving into the world of jewellery?
A Thing B Ring C Ding D Bling 7 Who wrote The Vicar of Wakefield and She Stoops to Conquer?
A George Eliot B William Thackeray C Oliver Goldsmith D Charles Dickens
8 In which Anglo-Saxon epic poem does the hero slay the monster Grendel and become king of the Geats?
A Beowulf B Ethelbert C Hrothgar D Hygelac
9 Who wrote the original Borrowers stories upon which the film of the same name is based?
A Emily Dickinson B Beatrix Potter C Enid Blyton D Mary Norton 10 Which British PM said: “I will sit down now, but the time will come when you will hear me.”
A Ramsay MacDonald B Winston Churchill C Lord Salisbury D Benjamin Disraeli
11 Which Pride and Prejudice character was played by Jennifer Ehle in the BBC drama?
A Elizabeth Bennet B Jane Bennet C Lydia Bennet D Catherine de Bourgh
12 Who played Bradley Hardacre in Brass?
A Timothy Burton B Timothy Easton C Timothy West D Timothy Dalton
13 In which soap opera does the character Toadfish belong?
A Home and Away B Eastenders C Neighbours D Coronation Street
14 Which little cartoon character said: ‘I thought I saw a puddy cat’?
A Jerry B Roadrunner C Foghorn Leghorn D Tweety Pie
15 Who wrote Jane Eyre in 1847?
A Jane Austen B Emily Bronte C Charlotte Bronte D Elizabeth Gaskell