The Friday Multiple Choice Quiz (General Knowledge) #18
Every friday a group of us meet up for a quiz at St.Stephens church cafe, Norwich, Norfolk. Here are ten of the questions asked at last friday's quiz (6/3/2026)
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1. In which year did the following happen: Lewis Hamilton won his first Formula 1 Title, Heath Ledger died of an overdose, and Lehman Brothers bank went bankrupt?
2005
2008
2001
2012
2. In what year did Abraham Lincoln become President of the United States?
1864
1861
1856
1872
3. Which Stella Gibbons novel features these place names: Great Piddle, Howling and Lower Tinkle?
Cold Comfort Farm
Puckoon
Here Be Dragons
To The Lighthouse
4. In 1970, who had a UK top ten hit with 'The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)'?
Donovan
Alvin Stardust
Kinks
Fleetwood Mac
5. As of March 2026, who is the Governor of the Bank of England?
John Houblon
George Osborne
Andrew Bailey
Mark Carney
6. In which county is the source of the Thames?
Oxfordshire
Norfolk
Gloucestershire
Devon
7. In July 2025 which American rap artist became a minority investor in Swansea city?
Bad Bunny
Snoop Dogg
Chuck D
Drake
8. What is the name of the teddy bear in Brideshead Revisited?
Delicatessen
Sebastian
Paddington
Aloysius
9. In Home Alone 2, who played himself as owner of the Plaza Hotel?