Senior General Knowledge Quiz

The 20th century was an extraordinary era of cultural transformation — a time when Hollywood ruled entertainment, the transistor radio brought music into every home, and television turned living rooms into windows onto the world. From the glamour of Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn on the silver screen to the groundbreaking sounds of Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and The Beatles, this century produced cultural icons whose influence endures to this day. Political giants like Winston Churchill, Charles de Gaulle, and John F. Kennedy shaped the course of nations, while events such as the Moon landing of 1969 and the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 defined entire generations.

Classic television brought families together around programmes like I Love Lucy, Bonanza, and **M*A*S*H, while the Golden Age of Cinema delivered masterpieces from directors such as Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, and John Huston. The Academy Awards became a global spectacle, and films like Casablanca (1942), Ben-Hur1959The Godfather1972Ernest HemingwayAgatha ChristieGeorge Orwell** — whose books remain bestsellers decades after publication.