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General Knowledge 102 Trivia Quiz

My second general quiz, after such a good response to my first. This time I have added another 5 questions, hope you enjoy. It will help if you know a bit about Australia.

A multiple-choice quiz by MaxiJazz. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
MaxiJazz

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
46,509

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
14 / 25

Plays
3194

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Question 1 of 25

1. What is the most popular team sport in Australia in terms of aggregate attendance figures? Hint

Cricket

Soccer

Aussie Rules

Rugby Union

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Question 2 of 25

2. Maxi Jazz is a member of which famous UK band? Hint

Radiohead

Prodigy

Faithless

Oasis

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Question 3 of 25

3. Who is the author of the book titled 'The Long Walk'? Hint

Richard Bachman

Slavomir Rawicz

Stephen King

all of these

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Question 4 of 25

4. Which of these is not a type of roux? Hint

Blond roux

Black roux

White roux

Brown roux

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Question 5 of 25

5. Where would you find an Ocelot? Hint

Eastern Europe

South East Asia

Central and South America

Australasia

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Question 6 of 25

6. What is the first language of the modern Olympics? Hint

French

Latin

English

Spanish

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Question 7 of 25

7. Who invented the telephone? Hint

Thomas Edison

Alexander Graham Bell

Benjamin Franklin

Issac Newton

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Question 8 of 25

8. Which other planet in our solar system is said to be Earth's sister planet? Hint

Mars

Neptune

Mercury

Venus

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Question 9 of 25

9. What is the world's largest fish? Hint

Coral Cod

Dolphin

Whale Shark

Swordfish

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Question 10 of 25

10. In Australia what are third degree burns now known as? Hint

Full thickness

Superficial

Partial thickness

Deep thickness

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Question 11 of 25

11. The moon affects what on Earth? Hint

Weather

Tides

Light

Seasons

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Question 12 of 25

12. If I was travelling at Mach 1 what speed would I be going? Hint

Speed of sound

Subsonic

Speed of light

No such speed

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Question 13 of 25

13. Who is credited with the first ever design of a helicopter? Hint

Leonardo Da Vinci

Albert Einstein

Orville Wright

Henry Ford

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Question 14 of 25

14. In which year did Captain Cook land on Australia? Hint

1788

1771

1770

1769

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Question 15 of 25

15. Brisbane is the capital city of which Australian state? Hint

Australian Capital Territory

South Australia

Queensland

Tasmania

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Question 16 of 25

16. What is Espagnole? Hint

Spaghetti dish

Spanish hat

Brown sauce

Red wine

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Question 17 of 25

17. Who won five consecutive motorcycle world championships (500cc) during the 1990s? Hint

James Hunt

Michael Doohan

William Joyce

Richard Graham

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Question 18 of 25

18. New Zealand has a larger population than Papua New Guinea.

True

False

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Question 19 of 25

19. In what year was the great Fire of London? Hint

1668

1665

1666

1667

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Question 20 of 25

20. The Italian Renaissance began in which century? Hint

17th

15th

14th

16th

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Question 21 of 25

21. What is the sixth largest country in area in the world? Hint

Australia

USA

Brazil

Canada

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Question 22 of 25

22. Krypton is an element on the periodic table.

True

False

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Question 23 of 25

23. The Super Whopper, the world's largest water slide can be found where? Hint

Kobe, Japan

Munich, Germany

Gold Coast, Australia

Paris, France

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Question 24 of 25

24. Where was Coca-cola produced originally? Hint

New york

Atlanta

Texas

Philadelphia

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Question 25 of 25

25. The Tri-Nations series is played between which three nations? Hint

New Zealand, Canada and Australia

New Zealand, South Africa and Great Britain

Australia, South Africa and New Zealand

Great Britain, South Africa and Canada

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the most popular team sport in Australia in terms of aggregate attendance figures?

Answer: Aussie Rules

A version of Irish Gaelic football, first played to keep cricketers fit during the winter.

2. Maxi Jazz is a member of which famous UK band?

Answer: Faithless

Maxi Jazz known as 'The Grand Oral Disseminator', along with Jamie Catto, Sister Bliss and Rollo make up this great UK dance group.

3. Who is the author of the book titled 'The Long Walk'?

Answer: all of these

Written in 1979 under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman, one of my all time favourite King books. There is also a book written under the same title by Slavomir Rawicz so another trivia player pointed out to me.

4. Which of these is not a type of roux?

Answer: Black roux

A combination of fat and flour, cooked to one of three stages, mainly used as a base of sauces and soups.

5. Where would you find an Ocelot?

Answer: Central and South America

An ocelot is a small leopard like mammal found in Central and South America.

6. What is the first language of the modern Olympics?

Answer: French

7. Who invented the telephone?

Answer: Alexander Graham Bell

8. Which other planet in our solar system is said to be Earth's sister planet?

Answer: Venus

Said because it is almost identical in size and density.

9. What is the world's largest fish?

Answer: Whale Shark

10. In Australia what are third degree burns now known as?

Answer: Full thickness

Full thickness = third degree, Partial thickness = second degree, Superficial =first degree. I know this because I received all three types almost ten years ago.

11. The moon affects what on Earth?

Answer: Tides

12. If I was travelling at Mach 1 what speed would I be going?

Answer: Speed of sound

Mach speed was named after Ernst Mach an Austrian physicist, 1836-1916. It is not possible for anything man-made to reach the speed of light.

13. Who is credited with the first ever design of a helicopter?

Answer: Leonardo Da Vinci

14. In which year did Captain Cook land on Australia?

Answer: 1770

15. Brisbane is the capital city of which Australian state?

Answer: Queensland

Brisbane, {Queensland;} Adelaide, {South Australia;} Hobart, {Tasmania;} Canberra, (the Nation's capital), Australian Capital Territory.

16. What is Espagnole?

Answer: Brown sauce

17. Who won five consecutive motorcycle world championships (500cc) during the 1990s?

Answer: Michael Doohan

After suffering horrific leg injuries while leading the world championship in 1992, Mick came back to win the next five years, before another sreious crash forced him to retire.

18. New Zealand has a larger population than Papua New Guinea.

Answer: False

19. In what year was the great Fire of London?

Answer: 1666

Although it destroyed half of the city of London, only six people were injured. The previous year the Great Plague rampaged through the city, killing thousands. The fire went a long way to clearing out the rats, who carried the fleas which spread the disease.

20. The Italian Renaissance began in which century?

Answer: 14th

21. What is the sixth largest country in area in the world?

Answer: Australia

Russian Federation 6,592,735 sq miles, Canada 3,851,809 sq miles, China 3,705,386 sq miles, USA 3,615,122 sq miles, Brazil 3,286,500 sq miles, Australia 2,967,893 sq miles.

22. Krypton is an element on the periodic table.

Answer: True

Element number 36 a colourless, inert gas found in the atmosphere, it is used in electic light globes.

23. The Super Whopper, the world's largest water slide can be found where?

Answer: Kobe, Japan

Its 50 different tubes allow 12,000 people to pass through every hour.

24. Where was Coca-cola produced originally?

Answer: Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia by a pharmacist Dr John S Pemberton, in 1896 I believe.

25. The Tri-Nations series is played between which three nations?

Answer: Australia, South Africa and New Zealand

A rugby union series that determines the Tri-nations Champion, as well as the Bledisloe Cup between Australia and New Zealand.

Source: Author MaxiJazz

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