General Knowledge
Which of these is a prime number?
A) 21
B) 17
C) 27
D) 33
Answer: B) 17
In the Harry Potter series, what is Hermione’s middle name?
A) Jane
B) Jean
C) Jo
D) June
Answer: B) Jean
Which of these spices is made from dried flower buds?
A) Cinnamon
B) Cloves
C) Nutmeg
D) Paprika
Answer: B) Cloves
Which city is known as the capital of Scotland?
A) Edinburgh
B) Glasgow
C) Aberdeen
D) Dundee
Answer: A) Edinburgh
Which gas do humans exhale that plants need for photosynthesis?
A) Oxygen
B) Carbon Dioxide
C) Nitrogen
D) Hydrogen
Answer: B) Carbon Dioxide
Which animated movie features a raccoon stealing shiny objects?
A) Zootopia
B) Pocahontas
C) The Lorax
D) Rio
Answer: B) Pocahontas
Which fruit is used to make the Italian dessert tiramisu?
A) Strawberry
B) Banana
C) Lemon
D) Coffee
Answer: D) Coffee
Which famous tower in London leans at an angle?
A) Tower of London
B) Big Ben
C) London Eye
D) None of the above
Answer: D) None of the above (trick question – leaning tower = Pisa, not UK!)
Which treaty ended World War I in 1919?
A) Treaty of Paris
B) Treaty of Versailles
C) Treaty of Ghent
D) Treaty of Berlin
Answer: B) Treaty of Versailles
Which film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1994?
A) Pulp Fiction
B) Forrest Gump
C) The Shawshank Redemption
D) Braveheart
Answer: B) Forrest Gump
Which type of wine is traditionally used in cooking a Beef Bourguignon?
A) Chardonnay
B) Pinot Noir
C) Merlot
D) Sauvignon Blanc
Answer: B) Pinot Noir
Which English king signed the Magna Carta in 1215?
A) Richard I
B) Henry II
C) John
D) Edward I
Answer: C) John
In physics, which law describes the relationship between the pressure and volume of a gas at constant temperature?
A) Newton’s First Law
B) Boyle’s Law
C) Charles’s Law
D) Avogadro’s Law
Answer: B) Boyle’s Law
Which director is famous for the “Three Colours” trilogy: Blue, White, and Red?
A) Krzysztof Kieślowski
B) Ingmar Bergman
C) François Truffaut
D) Jean-Luc Godard
Answer: A) Krzysztof Kieślowski
In gastronomy, what is the Maillard reaction?
A) Caramelization of sugar
B) Browning of proteins and sugars under heat
C) Fermentation of yeast
D) Freezing of liquids
Answer: B) Browning of proteins and sugars under heat
Which UK city is home to the University that claims to be the oldest in the English-speaking world?
A) Oxford
B) Cambridge
C) St Andrews
D) Edinburgh
Answer: C) St Andrews
Which philosopher wrote Critique of Pure Reason and is considered a central figure in modern Western philosophy?
A) Immanuel Kant
B) John Locke
C) Friedrich Nietzsche
D) David Hume
Answer: A) Immanuel Kant
Which pop culture theorist coined the term “hyperreality” to describe a world in which simulations replace reality?
A) Roland Barthes
B) Jean Baudrillard
C) Stuart Hall
D) Michel Foucault
Answer: B) Jean Baudrillard
Saffron comes from which family of plants?
A) Lamiaceae
B) Iridaceae
C) Solanaceae
D) Apiaceae
Answer: B) Iridaceae
The Acts of Union 1707 united England and which other kingdom to form Great Britain?
A) Wales
B) Ireland
C) Scotland
D) Northern Ireland
Answer: C) Scotland