General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which British dramatist wrote The Lady’s Not For Burning?
A Oscar Wilde
B Christopher Fry
C George Bernard Shaw
D William Wycherley 2. Which prime minister took Britain into the Second World War?
A Winston Churchill
B David Lloyd-George C Ramsay MacDonald D Neville Chamberlain 3. Which infectious disease was once treated with quinine?
A Typhoid
B Malaria
C Rabies
D Influenza 4. Which hill in County Meath was the seat of the early Irish kings?
A Tara
B Kippure
C Trostan
D Keeper
5. Which conspirator was caught red handed in a cellar in November 1605?
A Louis Pasteur B Robert Catesby C Guy Fawkes D John Fawkner
6. What is the name of the Netflix dystopian sci-fi series created by Charlie Brooker?
A Black Mirror B Years and Years C Brave New World D The Society 7. What are Limburger and Camembert?
A Cheeses
B Breeds of dog
C French pop bands D Types of wine 8. Which illustrator, who died in 1901, was noted for her drawings
of children in books such as Under The Window?
A Kate Runaway
B Kate Greenaway
C Katy Hill
D Katherine Greene 9. Which film-maker wrote the screenplay for the 1983 version
of Scarface directed by Brian De Palma?
A Oliver Stone
B Quentin Tarantino
C George Lucas
D Ron Howard 10. What is the name of the popular heroine of the Tomb Raider computer games?
A Lara Croft
B Lucy Cox
C Leia Crow
D Laura Crox
11. For which section of society does the charity Shelter campaign?
A The mentally ill B Abused women C Stray dogs D The homeless 12. How do we know the colourful bird erithacus rubecula?
A Blue Tit
B Canary
C Parrot
D Robin 13. In what year did the Falklands War take place?
A 1985
B 1979
C 1982
D 1980 14. Which member of the Beatles married Yoko Ono?
A Paul McCartney
B Ringo Starr
C George Harrison
D John Lennon 15. What is the name of the hunchback of Notre-Dame? A Rasputin
B Hobo
C Bilbo
D Quasimodo