Free General Knowledge Quiz – March 2010

In this free general knowledge quiz for March 2010, we ask you 25 questions and a tie-breaker, don't worry, we give you the answers too. Test yourself and others to see how many you can get right.

By: Richard Jagger
1. What is the name of the Summer Camp featured in the 'Friday the 13th' movies ?

   Camp Crystal Lake

2. How many white stars are on the national flag of the United States of America ?

   50

3. In which year did the original Gulf War take place ?

   1991

4. Where was the soap opera Eldorado set ?

   Spain (Los Barcos)

5. Fitch is another name for which animal ?

   Polecat

  

6. What is the name of the captain in the novel Moby Dick ?

   Ahab

7. What word means the faculty of making fortunate discoveries accidentally ?

   Serendipity

8. In which country is Transylvania ?

   Romania

9. Which space shuttle exploded in 1986 ?

   Challenger

10. How many Pink Panther films did Peter Sellers appear in ?

    Six

11. In which ocean does 'The Hunt For Red October' take place ?

    The Atlantic

12. In which century did the Gunpowder Plot take place ?

    17th

13. Which novelist had the forename Huffam ?

    Charles Dickens

14. What was the name of the inept British agent in the comedy series 'Allo 'Allo ?

    Officer Crabtree

15. A howdah is a seat used for riding on the back of which animal ?

    Elephant

16. What is the Red Planet better known as ?

    Mars

17. What is the infectious 'Mononeceoosis' more commonly known as ?

    Glandular Fever

18. Which Zodiac sign is represented by The Archer ?

    Sagittarius

19. Who wrote 'Swallows and Amazons' ?

    Arthur Ransome

20. Who connects 'The Royle Family' and 'Brookside' ?

    Sue Johnston

21. Who wrote the 1970 one-act play After Magritte ?

    Tom Stoppard

22. Which tennis player won the 1998 Australian Open women's doubles title with Martina Hingis ?

    Mirjana Lucic

23. Which city in California is the 'city of angels' ?

    Los Angeles

24. Who directed the 1983 movie Gorky Park ?

    Michael Apted

25. The French port os St-Nazaire is at the mouth of which river ?

    Loire

Tie: In which year did British iron manufacturer Abraham Darby die ?

     1717

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