General Knowledge Quiz

1. What name is given to the effect by which the pitch of a train’s whistle appears to alter as it passes?

A Krypton effect B Doppler effect C Pasteur effect D Newton effect

2. In which country did the Noh form of theatre originate?

A America

B The Philippines C Japan

D Korea

3. What sort of creature is a bittern?

A A bird

B A mammal C A reptile D A fish

4. Which French poet was imprisoned for shooting his lover Arthur Rimbaud?

A Paul Verlaine B Jean Trieste C Michel Delaporte D Jaques Reno

5. Which car manufacturer has the model Focus in its range?

A Fiat B Peugeot C Skoda D Ford

6. Which new Arthurian fantasy drama on Netflix stars Katherine Langford as Nimue?

A Cursed B Tangled C Enchanted D Merlin

A Kamikaze B Karate C Bonsai D Banzai

Katherine Langford See Question 6.

7. Which airport was the subject of the TV series Airport?

A Heathrow B Gatwick C Manchester D East Midlands

8. Which word meaning “divine wind” describes suicide missions of Japanese aircraft? 9. What is the capital of Egypt?

A Alexandria B Cairo C Thebes D El Kharga

10. Who painted A Bigger Splash in 1967?

A Thomas Benton B David Hockney C Giorgio de Chirico D Marcel Duchamp

11. How was Ho Chi Minh City known until 1976?

A Wonsan B Hanoi C Danang D Saigon

12. Which hoofed ruminant mammal belongs to the genus Capra?

A Sheep B Horse C Pig D Goat

13. Who invented the Tommy gun?

A General Tommy Johnson B General Tommy Crystal C General James Tommy D General John Thompson

14. Who wrote The Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man?

A Dashiell Hammett B Dashiell Hamed C Dashiell Harold D Dashiell Horace

15. Which French aristocrat was responsible for the modern Olympic Games?

A Baron Jean-Louis de Caraba B Baron Michel-Paul de Florette C Baron Pierre de Coubertin D Baron Paul de Rouen