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Easy General Knowledge26 Trivia Quiz

25 general knowledge questions which progressively increase in difficulty. Good luck and have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by Inquizition. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
Inquizition

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
115,869

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
12 / 25

Plays
4411

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: mandy2 (13/25), Guest 109 (17/25), Guest 136 (22/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. Which animal has a dark-brown coat with horizontal black and white stripes on the legs and rump which provide camouflage? Hint

Zebra

Giraffe

Panda

Okapi

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Question 2 of 25

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the five classical orders of architecture? Hint

Covalent

Doric

Tuscan

Corinthian

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Question 3 of 25

3. Name the Dutch colony in the Caribbean with white sandy beaches and temperate blue seas? Hint

Aruba

Jamaica

Martinique

Cuba

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Question 4 of 25

4. Name the Roman Catholic feast of celebrating the taking up of the Virgin Mary (body and soul) into heaven when her earthly life was ended? Hint

Assumption

Gumption

Consumption

Presumption

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Question 5 of 25

5. What is the better known name of the tree called Chile pine? Hint

Monkey climb

Monkey wrench

Monkey bread

Monkey puzzle

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Question 6 of 25

6. Name the child's game resembling cricket in which the batsman's legs are used as a wicket? Hint

French cricket

Persian cricket

Dutch cricket

Chinese cricket

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Question 7 of 25

7. Who is the goddess of the dead in Norse mythology? Hint

Hel

Hell

Hello

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Question 8 of 25

8. Which former singer and presenter has the middle names of Maria Veronica? Hint

Sandie Shaw

Madonna

Cilla Black

Nancy Sinatra

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Question 9 of 25

9. Which is the only prime number between 90 and 100? Hint

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Question 10 of 25

10. Which famous movie director was born in Cincinnati, Ohio? Hint

Steven Spielberg

James Cameron

Alfred Hitchcock

Wes Craven

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Question 11 of 25

11. Name the animal which defends itself by exuding a strong smelling substance which can be toxic when combined with their saliva? Hint

Slow loris

Slowcoach

Slowworm

Slow march

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Question 12 of 25

12. Which country does NOT border Vietnam? Hint

Laos

Thailand

Cambodia

China

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Question 13 of 25

13. What are the predominant colour(s) of wild budgerigars? Hint

Pink

Grey only

Green and yellow

Blue and white

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Question 14 of 25

14. Name the ball game which was invented in 1901 by an Amsterdam schoolmaster? Hint

Volleyball

Korfball

Baseball

Basketball

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Question 15 of 25

15. Which plant eating animal feeds on the creosote bush which has natural toxic chemicals in this bush that kills most herbivores? Hint

Blue tongued skink

Gila monster

Komodo dragon

Chuckwalla

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Question 16 of 25

16. Name the 16th century Venetian painter: Lorenzo _________ ? Hint

Bingo

Lotto

Tombola

Yahtzee

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Question 17 of 25

17. In which television programme did the Gumbies appear? Hint

The Goodies

The Good Life

The Banana Splits

Monty Python's Flying Circus

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Question 18 of 25

18. Who said, "Women are like elephants to me, nice to look at but I wouldn't want to own one"? Hint

W. C. Fields

Liberace

Elton John

Rock Hudson

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Question 19 of 25

19. Who of the following has NOT been a pope since 1000 AD? Hint

Paul VIII

Urban VIII

Sylvester III

Boniface IX

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Question 20 of 25

20. In what year was the world amazed by the discovery in China of an 8,000 strong army of life-sized baked-clay soldiers (terracotta army )buried beside the tomb of Emperor Qin? Hint

1954

1974

1934

1914

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Question 21 of 25

21. Name the smallest of the seven types of big cats? Hint

Clouded leopard

Lion

Cheetah

Jaguar

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Question 22 of 25

22. What was the middle name of Dr. John Kellogg who invented cornflakes? Hint

Harvey

Willoughby

Crispin

Theodore

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Question 23 of 25

23. How many of the following animals are native to Australia: cuscus, galah, quokka and quoll? Hint

None

All are

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Question 24 of 25

24. Name the constable in Shakespeare's play 'Much Ado About Nothing' Hint

Dogbreath

Dogberry

Doggerel

Dogsbody

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Question 25 of 25

25. Which bird's song does not sound like a bird at all but like the mechanical 'churring' sound of a distant motorbike? Hint

Grackle

Treecreeper

Nightjar

Mockingbird

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which animal has a dark-brown coat with horizontal black and white stripes on the legs and rump which provide camouflage?

Answer: Okapi

The okapi's main habitat are the rainforests in northern Zaire. They were first described to western science by P.L. Sclater in 1901.

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the five classical orders of architecture?

Answer: Covalent

The other two were Ionic and Composite. Covalent was substituted for ionic as both ionic and covalent are two types of chemical bonds.

3. Name the Dutch colony in the Caribbean with white sandy beaches and temperate blue seas?

Answer: Aruba

This Dutch island is located off the coast of northwest Venezuela. Oranjestad is its capital.

4. Name the Roman Catholic feast of celebrating the taking up of the Virgin Mary (body and soul) into heaven when her earthly life was ended?

Answer: Assumption

The Roman Catholic feast day is August 15th.

5. What is the better known name of the tree called Chile pine?

Answer: Monkey puzzle

This tree has branches which are covered with leathery prickly overlapping leaves. Its name is so called as monkeys would have difficulty climbing them as its branch patterns would be a puzzle for a monkey to climb.

6. Name the child's game resembling cricket in which the batsman's legs are used as a wicket?

Answer: French cricket

The batsman defends his legs using a cricket bat from a delivered tennis ball bowled from the bowler. The batsman can be out if (1) he is hit on the legs by the ball, (2) he moves his feet, (3) he is caught out or (4) he hits the ball twice.

7. Who is the goddess of the dead in Norse mythology?

Answer: Hel

Hel was the Norse death Goddess, ruler of the underworld and the daughter of the mischief-making giant, Loki. The Christians stole her name and used it for their afterworld of punishment.

8. Which former singer and presenter has the middle names of Maria Veronica?

Answer: Cilla Black

Priscilla Maria Veronica White was born on 27th May 1943. She worked in the early days as a part-time cloakroom attendant at Liverpool's Cavern Club in 1963. Madonna's full name is Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone.

9. Which is the only prime number between 90 and 100?

Answer: 97

A prime number is only divisible by itself or 1. (91) can be divided by 7 to give 13, (93) divided by 3 to give 31 and (95) divided by 5 to give 19.

10. Which famous movie director was born in Cincinnati, Ohio?

Answer: Steven Spielberg

Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born in Leytonstone in East London, England. Wesley Earl Craven was born in Cleveland, Ohio and James Cameron in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada.

11. Name the animal which defends itself by exuding a strong smelling substance which can be toxic when combined with their saliva?

Answer: Slow loris

It covers its offspring with saliva when left unattended. They can be found in the rain forests of Southeast Asia and western Indonesia.

12. Which country does NOT border Vietnam?

Answer: Thailand

The flag of Vietnam was originally adopted by North Vietnam but became the flag for the whole country in 1975. It uses the same red background as China with a single yellow star representing Communism.

13. What are the predominant colour(s) of wild budgerigars?

Answer: Green and yellow

Wild budgerigars are found in Australia except in the state of Tasmania. The name budgerigar is an Aboriginal term meaning 'good bird' or 'good food'. It is mainly green and yellow to blend in with trees and grass.

14. Name the ball game which was invented in 1901 by an Amsterdam schoolmaster?

Answer: Korfball

Nico Broekhuysen wanted to invent a game to be played by his schoolchildren where boys and girls competed together hence played by mixed teams.

15. Which plant eating animal feeds on the creosote bush which has natural toxic chemicals in this bush that kills most herbivores?

Answer: Chuckwalla

Chuckwallas live in deserts but due to their shyness they hide in cracks and crevices of nearby boulders when approached. For food chuckwallas are attracted to the colour yellow and its favourites include the prickly pear, cactus and the creosote bush.

These large, plump lizards emerge in the morning and bask in the sun until its body temperature is about 100 degrees Fahrenheit just like some lounge lizards I know (lol).

16. Name the 16th century Venetian painter: Lorenzo _________ ?

Answer: Lotto

It is alleged that Lotto got his professional training from Giovanni Bellini. Examples of his work include 'Susanna and the Elders' (1517) and 'The Annunciation' (1527).

17. In which television programme did the Gumbies appear?

Answer: Monty Python's Flying Circus

These were the lower-class wearers of a knotted handkerchief on their head. They wore braces over their tank top jumpers, rolled their trousers up to their knees to reveal wellingtons on their feet. This was Monty Python at its zaniest.

18. Who said, "Women are like elephants to me, nice to look at but I wouldn't want to own one"?

Answer: W. C. Fields

He died on the day he moaned about more than any other - Christmas Day in 1946.

19. Who of the following has NOT been a pope since 1000 AD?

Answer: Paul VIII

Sylvester III was pope in (1045), Urban VIII (1623-44) and Boniface IX (1389-1404). Paul VI was pope (1963-78). The present pope, John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla) has been the pope since 1978. John Paul II who was born in Poland is the first non-Italian to be elected since 1522.

20. In what year was the world amazed by the discovery in China of an 8,000 strong army of life-sized baked-clay soldiers (terracotta army )buried beside the tomb of Emperor Qin?

Answer: 1974

The underground terracotta army of the first emperor of China, Qin Shihuang, contained life size warriors as well as pottery, bronze and jade.

21. Name the smallest of the seven types of big cats?

Answer: Clouded leopard

The seven types of big cats are the tiger, lion, cheetah, jaguar, leopard, snow leopard and the clouded leopard. Most zoologists place the clouded leopard in the genus panthera as a great cat although some classify it as a lesser cat as it roars softly.

It is described as bridging the gap between large and small cats. It lives in thick forests from India across to Southeast Asia hunting birds, squirrels and monkeys in trees.

22. What was the middle name of Dr. John Kellogg who invented cornflakes?

Answer: Harvey

Dr Kellogg advocated low calorie diets and developed toasted flakes. He was a firm believer in exercise and warned smoking caused lung cancer well before the link was established.

23. How many of the following animals are native to Australia: cuscus, galah, quokka and quoll?

Answer: All are

The cuscus is a marsupial which is a good climber and does not come down from trees much therefore it is not surprising it is often mistaken for a monkey. The galah is an Australian cockatoo and the quokka, a pint-sized kangaroo. The quoll has a similar appearance to a feline.

It would eat any mice in your home and make a good pet but it is illegal in many states of Australia to have native animals as pets.

24. Name the constable in Shakespeare's play 'Much Ado About Nothing'

Answer: Dogberry

The play is set in the city of Messina in Sicily. Dogberry is the constable of Messina.

25. Which bird's song does not sound like a bird at all but like the mechanical 'churring' sound of a distant motorbike?

Answer: Nightjar

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