GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
1 Who painted the Mona Lisa?
A Leonardo Da Vinci B Claude Monet C Pablo Picasso D Vincent Van Gogh
2 Which song has been a hit for Buddy Holly; Showaddywaddy and Nick Berry?
A Great Balls of Fire B Heartbeat C Unchained Melody D Blue Moon
3 What is the name of the pub that soon becomes infested with zombies in Shaun of the Dead?
A The Red Lion B The Black Swan C The Dorchester D The Winchester
4 What sort of creature is an onager?
A Fish B Insect C Wild ass D Dog
5 To which modern mammal is the mammoth related?
A Elephant B Zebra C Hippopotamus D Walrus
6 What sort of flowers could be classified as hybrid teas or floribundas?
A Hyacinths B Roses C Lilies D Marigolds 7 Olivia Colman won the Academy Award for Best Actress for which 2018 period black comedy film?
A The Queen B The Pet
C The Favourite D The Preferred
8 Which river joins the Tigris in Iraq to form the Shatt al-arab?
A Sakarya B Suez C Surgato D Euphrates
9 Which Italian-born US gangster was imprisoned for tax evasion in 1931?
A Al Capone B Don Corleone C Joe Dimaggio D Al Pacino 10 Which long-running TV show has been presented by the late Magnus Magnusson, and John Humphrys?
A Mastermind B Crossroads C The Sky at Night D Gamesmaster
11 Who starred as James Kavanagh QC on TV?
A John Frost B John Snow C John Thaw D John Dew
12 Which pop group had a hit single with Suicide Blonde?
A REM B INXS C Blondie D Oasis
13 Who hosted the satirical quiz show Have I Got News For You?
A Paul Merton B Angus Deayton C Ian Hislop D Clive Anderson
14 What genre of short horror play is named after a Paris theatre at which such plays were first performed?
Grand Noir Grand Horreur Grand Guignol Rouge-noir
15 Whom did George I succeed as monarch?
A William III B Charles II C Queen Anne D James II