Western Daily Press (Saturday)
General Knowledge Quiz
1 What is the name of the
2015 film set in a near future Johannesburg where the streets are patrolled by police droids?
A Pedigree
B Chappie
C Felix
2 The disproving of a premise by showing that its logical conclusion is contradictory or untenable is called reductio ad… what?
A Nauseam
B Infinitum
C Absurdum
3 Which comedian co-starred with Robert Powell in the 1990s comedy The Detectives?
A Russ Abbot
B Rowan Atkinson
C Jasper Carrott 4 Who directed the final four Harry Potter films?
A Chris Columbus B Alfonso Cuaron C David Yates
5 What was the nickname of 18th century landscape designer Lancelot Brown?
A Capacity Brown
B Capability Brown
C Potentiality Brown
6 A former Catholic excommunication ceremony for one who had committed a grievous sin was known as “Bell, book and…” what?
A Bible
B Candle
C Holy Water 7 Which European river is the subject of the Strauss waltz whose full title is An der schönen blauen Donau? A The Rhine B Danube C The Volga 8 David Walliams and Jessica Raine played which husband and wife sleuthing couple on BBC One?
A Jennifer and Jonathan Hart B Paul and Steve Temple
C Tommy and Tuppence Beresford
9 What is the meaning of the Latin phrase ‘carpe diem’?
A Let the buyer beware B It is my fault
C Seize the day
10 What was the title of Chaka Khan’s only UK Number One hit, in 1984?
A I Feel for You
B I’m Every Woman
C Eye to Eye