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Free July 2009 General Knowledge Quiz

1. The Stadium of Light is the home ground of which English football team ?

Sunderland

2. What is the common name, meaning ‘earth pig’ in Afrikaans, given to the mammal sometimes called an ‘African Ant Bear’ ?

Aardvark

3. Which ex-TV chatshow host was born in the Yorkshire town of Barnsley ?

Michael Parkinson

4. The adjective ‘lupine’ describes which type of animal ?

Wolf

5. The meat stew ‘ghoulash’ is originally from which European country ?

Hungary

6. For which Spanish club did footballing superstar Ronaldinho sign in July 2003 ?

Barcelona

7. In which decade of the twentieth century did Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reach the summit of Mount Everest ?

1950′s

8. The phrase ‘spag bol’ is an informal abbreviation for which Italian dish ?

Spaghetti Bolognese

9. Peking Duck is a dish from which Asian country ?

China

10. Which ancient Greek king of Lydia was renowned for his wealth ?

Croesus

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11. In 1297, which patriot led a Scottish army to victory over the English at the Battle of Stirling Bridge ?

William Wallace

12. The fictional detective Hercule Poirot appeared in novels written by which British crime writer ?

Agatha Christie

13. What is the civillian profession of Lance Corporal Jones in the TV sitcom ‘Dad’s Army’ ?

Butcher

14. Which former British prime minister was known as the ‘grey man’ of politics ?

John Major

15. On which Caribbean island did calypso music originate ?

Trinidad

16. Which US actor partnered Walter Matthau in the films ‘The Odd Couple’ and ‘Grumpy Old Men’ ?

Jack Lemmon

17. According to a myth, which creature’s repeated efforts encouraged Scotsman Robert the Bruce to fight the English again ?

Spider

18. What does an ammeter measure ?

Electrical Current

19. The 1960′s slow dance music known as ‘rock steady’, originated on which Caribbean island ?

Jamaica

20. In the natural world, what colour are the spots on a common, seven-spot ladybird ?

Black

Tie: In which year was the first book of Common Prayer published ?

1549

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