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Easy General Knowledge 6 Trivia Quiz

25 easy general knowledge questions which progressively get more difficult. Good luck and have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by Inquizition. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Inquizition

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
70,450

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
13 / 25

Plays
7290

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 25

1. What is the capital of Canada? Hint

Montreal

Vancouver

Quebec

Ottawa

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Question 2 of 25

2. Which country's flag is all white with a red circle in the centre? Hint

Bangladesh

Japan

India

Brazil

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Question 3 of 25

3. Name the forename of 'Scrooge' the miserly character in the story 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens? Hint

Ishmael

Ebenezer

Thomas

Phineas

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Question 4 of 25

4. Who wrote the book 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' (1865)? Hint

Charles Dickens

Lewis Carroll

Mark Twain

J.M. Barrie

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Question 5 of 25

5. In which Bond movie did Harold Sakata portray the villainous henchman 'Oddjob'? Hint

Goldfinger

Dr No

Diamonds Are Forever

From Russia With Love

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Question 6 of 25

6. The wildebeest is an animal known by another name. What is its alternative name? Hint

Gemsbok

Bison

Gnu

Springbok

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Question 7 of 25

7. Where were all the following celebrities born: Jim Carrey, Michael J. Fox, Shania Twain and William Shatner? Hint

India

Germany

USA

Canada

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Question 8 of 25

8. What is the chemical symbol for chromium? Hint

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Question 9 of 25

9. Name the largest city in China? Hint

Beijing

Shanghai

Nanking

Ningpo

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Question 10 of 25

10. What have all the following celebrities got in common: Singer Sir Cliff Richard, TV astronomer Patrick Moore and actress Patricia Routledge? Hint

Dyslexia

Their fathers were clergymen

Ambidextrous

Never married

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Question 11 of 25

11. In the novel 'Treasure Island' what was Captain Flint? Hint

A parrot

A boat

The name of a tavern

A Spanish gold coin

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Question 12 of 25

12. Who makes her movie debut as a beauty contest entrant in 'Lady Godiva Rides Again' (1951)? Hint

Joan Collins

Raquel Welch

Diana Dors

Marilyn Monroe

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Question 13 of 25

13. Which of the following characters DOESN'T appear in the hit comedy 'Red Dwarf'? Hint

Rat

Lister

Kryten

Rimmer

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Question 14 of 25

14. Tuscaloosa is an industrial city in Alabama on which river? Hint

Red Fusilier

Blue Soldier

Black Warrior

Green Marine

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Question 15 of 25

15. Where in England was Joanne Kathleen Rowling of 'Harry Potter' fame born? Hint

Yate

Potters Bar

Bognor Regis

Pity Me

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Question 16 of 25

16. Baroness Raymonde de Laroche was the first woman in the world to be issued with what licence? Hint

TV licence

Pilot's licence

Dog licence

Driving licence

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Question 17 of 25

17. In the film 'The Adventures Of Rocky And Bullwinkle' what animals were 'Rocky' and 'Bullwinkle'? Hint

Bear and raccoon

Squirrel and moose

Moose and raccoon

Bear and squirrel

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Question 18 of 25

18. Where is Carisbrooke Castle? Hint

The Isle of Wight

Scotland

The Isle of Man

Wales

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Question 19 of 25

19. Who said, 'We're gonna sell you this seat, but you're only going to use the edge of it'? Hint

Alfred Hitchcock

Quentin Tarantino

Michael Winner

Stanley Kubrick

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Question 20 of 25

20. Which of the following people has NOT a middle name of Estelle, Regan or Columcille'? Hint

Uma Thurman

Mel Gibson

Geri Halliwell

Eddie Murphy

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Question 21 of 25

21. Which movie was Mel Gibson's first directorial effort? Hint

Braveheart

The Man Without A Face

Maverick

Lethal Weapon 4

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Question 22 of 25

22. The film 'Angela's Ashes' was based on Frank McCourt's best-selling autobiography of an impoverish childhood in which city? Hint

Edinburgh

Belfast

Limerick

London

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Question 23 of 25

23. Which Shipping Forecast area is surrounded by 'Shannon', 'Lundy' and 'Sole'? Hint

Rockall

Portland

Biscay

Fastnet

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Question 24 of 25

24. Whose first book was a collection of poems called 'Child Whispers' published in 1922? Hint

Dodie Smith

Charles Dickens

J.K. Rowling

Enid Blyton

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Question 25 of 25

25. Who said, 'I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph'? Hint

Elizabeth Taylor

Shirley Temple

Macaulay Culkin

Liza Minnelli

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the capital of Canada?

Answer: Ottawa

Founded in 1826 as 'Bytown', it acquired its present name in 1854.

2. Which country's flag is all white with a red circle in the centre?

Answer: Japan

The red sun stands for the 'land of the rising sun' The geographical position of Japan is expressed in its name 'Nippon' or 'Nihon' meaning 'source of the sun'.

3. Name the forename of 'Scrooge' the miserly character in the story 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens?

Answer: Ebenezer

4. Who wrote the book 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' (1865)?

Answer: Lewis Carroll

He was a British mathematician, photogragher and children's writer. Being an Oxford don he was associated with mathematical textbooks but wrote a sequel to 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' called 'Through the Looking Glass' (1872).

5. In which Bond movie did Harold Sakata portray the villainous henchman 'Oddjob'?

Answer: Goldfinger

He was the muscle-bound Korean manservant to Auric Goldfinger. He won a silver medal in the 1948 Olympic Games for weightlifting and wrestled under the name of 'Tosh Togo'.

6. The wildebeest is an animal known by another name. What is its alternative name?

Answer: Gnu

It has a massive buffalo-like head and slender body and both sexes are horned.

7. Where were all the following celebrities born: Jim Carrey, Michael J. Fox, Shania Twain and William Shatner?

Answer: Canada

Jim Carrey was born 17th Jan. 1962 in Newmarket, Ontario. Michael J. Fox was born 9th June 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta. Shania Twain was born 28th Aug. 1965 in Windsor, Ontario. William Shatner was born 22nd March 1931 in Montreal, Quebec.

8. What is the chemical symbol for chromium?

Answer: Cr

Used in steel alloys and electroplating to increase hardness and corrosion-resistance. It is an element that takes a high polish.

9. Name the largest city in China?

Answer: Shanghai

This city is in south-east China and is a major port.

10. What have all the following celebrities got in common: Singer Sir Cliff Richard, TV astronomer Patrick Moore and actress Patricia Routledge?

Answer: Never married

11. In the novel 'Treasure Island' what was Captain Flint?

Answer: A parrot

Most people remember Captain Flint being the parrot of Long John Silver saying "Pieces of eight, pieces of eight". Captain Flint was also an 18th century pirate who appeared in the book 'Treasure Island' by Robert Louis Stevenson. He amassed a fortune of about �700,000, and with six crew members buried the treasure before killing all but one of his associates. Via his first mate Billy Bones, the map eventually reached Jim Hawkins, the narrator of the story.

12. Who makes her movie debut as a beauty contest entrant in 'Lady Godiva Rides Again' (1951)?

Answer: Joan Collins

Joan Henrietta Collins was born in London on 23rd May 1933 and seemed destined for stardom as her father is an agent and her mother a dance teacher.

13. Which of the following characters DOESN'T appear in the hit comedy 'Red Dwarf'?

Answer: Rat

It should be 'Cat'. Craig Charles plays 'Dave Lister', Chris Barrie plays 'Arnold Rimmer', Danny John-Jules plays 'Cat', David Ross and Robert Llewellyn played 'Kryten'.

14. Tuscaloosa is an industrial city in Alabama on which river?

Answer: Black Warrior

15. Where in England was Joanne Kathleen Rowling of 'Harry Potter' fame born?

Answer: Yate

Joanne Rowling was born in Yate (near Bristol) and moved to Chipping Sodbury at an early age. Chipping Sodbury is an old market town and is part of south Gloucestershire where once lived Edward Jenner who was the first doctor to successfully vaccinate against smallpox.

16. Baroness Raymonde de Laroche was the first woman in the world to be issued with what licence?

Answer: Pilot's licence

At the age of 24 she passed her test in a Voison aeroplane but was also the first woman to die in an aeroplane in 1919.

17. In the film 'The Adventures Of Rocky And Bullwinkle' what animals were 'Rocky' and 'Bullwinkle'?

Answer: Squirrel and moose

'Bullwinkle' is a gigantic talking moose and 'Rocky', a squirrel who can fly.

18. Where is Carisbrooke Castle?

Answer: The Isle of Wight

Carisbrooke is the island's only remaining medieval castle. Charles I was held prisoner at the castle in 1647. The castle was the occasional residence of Princess Beatrice, the youngest daughter of Queen Victoria.

19. Who said, 'We're gonna sell you this seat, but you're only going to use the edge of it'?

Answer: Quentin Tarantino

Quoted in advertising for his 'Reservoir Dogs' (1992)

20. Which of the following people has NOT a middle name of Estelle, Regan or Columcille'?

Answer: Uma Thurman

Geraldine Estelle Halliwell, Edward Regan Murphy, Uma Karuna Thurman and Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson.

21. Which movie was Mel Gibson's first directorial effort?

Answer: The Man Without A Face

22. The film 'Angela's Ashes' was based on Frank McCourt's best-selling autobiography of an impoverish childhood in which city?

Answer: Limerick

Robert Carlyle plays Frank's selfish drunken father.

23. Which Shipping Forecast area is surrounded by 'Shannon', 'Lundy' and 'Sole'?

Answer: Fastnet

24. Whose first book was a collection of poems called 'Child Whispers' published in 1922?

Answer: Enid Blyton

She was the author of more than 700 books for children and was a talented pianist but decided to train as a teacher to support her writing in her spare time.

25. Who said, 'I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph'?

Answer: Shirley Temple

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