Western Daily Press (Saturday)
General Knowledge Quiz
1. Of which US city is Greenwich Village regarded as the bohemian and artistic quarter?
A Los Angeles
B San Francisco
C Detroit
D New York City
2. Which line of fortifications to protect the eastern frontier of France was outflanked by the German invasion of 1940?
A Champagne Line
B Ardennes Line
C Maginot Line
D Strasbourg Line
3. In the Bible what was the home town of Abraham?
A Ir
B Or
C Ur
D Ar
4. Which British band had a top ten hit single in 1986 with Happy Hour?
A REM
B Housemartins
C The Smiths
D The Stone Roses
5. What name is given to the decay of timber caused by cellulosedigesting fungi such as Serpula lacrymans?
A Fungi rot
B Ridgicasion
C Mushroom disease
D Dry rot
6. Which 1990s ITV comedy-drama series was recently revived under a new name with Bradley Walsh and Joanna Scanlan in the starring roles?
A Doctor Finlay
B Peak Practice
C Birds of a Feather
D The Darling Buds of May 7. Which TV actor starred in Heartbeat, The Gaffer and Oh No! It’s Selwyn Froggitt?
A Bill Maynard
B Nick Berry
C Brian Hunt
D Colin Firth
8. Which famous fictional detective was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
A Inspector Morse
B Inspector Hanaud C Sherlock Holmes
D Miss Marple
9. The hit comedy Wayne’s World was a spin-off from which popular television series?
A Saturday Night Live
B The Tonight Show
C Cheers
D Happy Days 10. Of which country is the Kip the basic unit of currency?
A Laos
B Cambodia
C Thailand
D Japan
11. What part of the body is affected by dermatitis?
A The eyes B The skin C The heart D The lungs
12. Who wrote The Time Machine and Kipps?
A C.S. Lewis B Isaac Asimov C H.G. Wells D Joseph Conrad
13. What name is given to the arch in a theatre through which the audience views a play?
A Promethean arch
B Players arch
C Puerto Rican arch
D Proscenium arch
14. What name is given to any tree of the genus Fagus?
A Ash
B Beech
C Birch
D Poplar
15. Who coined the term Iron Curtain?
A Margaret Thatcher B J. F. Kennedy C Winston Churchill D Dwight Eisenhower