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General Knowledge 2 Multiple Choice Quiz | Mixed 25 Questions

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

Author
Quizzical

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
46,629

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
13 / 25

Plays
9581

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: RooJR (12/25), Guest 83 (13/25), shvdotr (18/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. Which of 'The Beatles' won a younger set of fans as the voice of 'Thomas the Tank Engine'? Hint

Paul McCartney

George Harrison

Ringo Starr

John Lennon

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Question 2 of 25

2. Which is not one of the main five boroughs of New York City? Hint

Staten Island

Ellis Island

Manhattan

Queens

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Question 3 of 25

3. 'The Simpsons', a television cartoon series, is set in which location? Hint

Sheffield

Stansfield

Springfield

Butterfield

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Question 4 of 25

4. Which river forms the Victoria Falls? Hint

Orange

Niger

Zambezi

Nile

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Question 5 of 25

5. Which European country gets its name from the Romans who occupied it almost 2,000 years ago? Hint

Italy

England

Greece

Romania

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Question 6 of 25

6. The Niagara river flows between two Great Lakes. Erie to ....? Hint

Superior

Ontario

Huron

Michigan

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Question 7 of 25

7. New York began in 1625 as the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam. Which nationality renamed it New York when they took over in 1664? Hint

French

Portuguese

Spanish

English

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Question 8 of 25

8. Israel is famous for Jaffa oranges named after the place, Jaffa. Which present day Israeli city was united with Jaffa in 1950? Hint

Tel Aviv

Jericho

Jerusalem

Haifa

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Question 9 of 25

9. Where would you find the 'Nullarbor Plain'? Hint

India

Egypt

Australia

Argentina

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Question 10 of 25

10. Which of the following would not be found in a mosque? Hint

Paintings or statues

Abstract patterns made of tiles

A fountain

A muezzin

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Question 11 of 25

11. Which of these group names means 'from the start' in Latin? Hint

Aborigine

Inca

Aztec

Phoenician

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Question 12 of 25

12. Which country has the world's largest fishing industry with 400,000 vessels catching 12 million tonnes of fish a year? Hint

Norway

Japan

Russia

Iceland

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Question 13 of 25

13. 'Smorgasbord' is a Swedish specialty. 'Bord' means table, but what does 'smorgas' mean? Hint

Cheese

Sandwich

Cold food

Fish

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Question 14 of 25

14. What was discovered in the Venezuelan lake 'Maracaibo' in 1917 which turned it from one of South America's poorest countries to one of the richest? Hint

Gold

Oil

Gas

Platinum

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Question 15 of 25

15. Complete the list: Aventine, Caelian, Esquiline, Palatine, Quirinal, Viminal and ... ? Hint

Siegfried line

Capitoline

Columbine

Durazzo

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Question 16 of 25

16. Where is the world's tallest cathedral spire at 160.9 metres tall? Hint

Notre Dame, Paris

Sagrada Familia, Barcelona

Salisbury, England

Ulm, Germany

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Question 17 of 25

17. Abel Magwitch appears in which Dicken's novel? Hint

Great Expectations

David Copperfield

Macbeth

The Pickwick Papers

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Question 18 of 25

18. Liverpool is naming its airport in honour of murdered ex-Beatle John Lennon. What was the airport's former name? Hint

Livingstone

Mungo

Speke

Park

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Question 19 of 25

19. What is the nationality of the author Roald Dahl? Hint

Swedish

Norwegian

Welsh

Danish

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Question 20 of 25

20. In Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho', what was used as blood to terrify audiences in the famous shower scene? Hint

Tomato sauce

Newspaper print

Cochineal

Chocolate sauce

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Question 21 of 25

21. The full name of the 'Statue of Liberty' is 'Liberty Enlightening the World'. How many spikes are there in the crown? Hint

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Question 22 of 25

22. How many famous colourful towers does St. Basil's Cathedral have in Moscow? Hint

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Question 23 of 25

23. Which river is Africa's second longest river? Hint

Zambezi

Limpopo

Congo

Nile

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Question 24 of 25

24. Venice has 177 canals. How many islands is the ancient city set on? Hint

187

117

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Question 25 of 25

25. Which country's political capital city contains the word 'dodo'?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of 'The Beatles' won a younger set of fans as the voice of 'Thomas the Tank Engine'?

Answer: Ringo Starr

2. Which is not one of the main five boroughs of New York City?

Answer: Ellis Island

Also Brooklyn and the Bronx.

3. 'The Simpsons', a television cartoon series, is set in which location?

Answer: Springfield

4. Which river forms the Victoria Falls?

Answer: Zambezi

It is one of the world's biggest waterfalls and its roar can be heard 40 kilometres away.

5. Which European country gets its name from the Romans who occupied it almost 2,000 years ago?

Answer: Romania

6. The Niagara river flows between two Great Lakes. Erie to ....?

Answer: Ontario

7. New York began in 1625 as the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam. Which nationality renamed it New York when they took over in 1664?

Answer: English

8. Israel is famous for Jaffa oranges named after the place, Jaffa. Which present day Israeli city was united with Jaffa in 1950?

Answer: Tel Aviv

9. Where would you find the 'Nullarbor Plain'?

Answer: Australia

It is found in Southern Australia and the name comes from the Latin 'Nulla Arbor' (no tree).

10. Which of the following would not be found in a mosque?

Answer: Paintings or statues

A fountain is used for ceremonial washing, and a muezzin (crier) calls the faithful to prayer five times a day.

11. Which of these group names means 'from the start' in Latin?

Answer: Aborigine

Ab origine.

12. Which country has the world's largest fishing industry with 400,000 vessels catching 12 million tonnes of fish a year?

Answer: Japan

13. 'Smorgasbord' is a Swedish specialty. 'Bord' means table, but what does 'smorgas' mean?

Answer: Sandwich

14. What was discovered in the Venezuelan lake 'Maracaibo' in 1917 which turned it from one of South America's poorest countries to one of the richest?

Answer: Oil

15. Complete the list: Aventine, Caelian, Esquiline, Palatine, Quirinal, Viminal and ... ?

Answer: Capitoline

The seven hills on which Rome was built.

16. Where is the world's tallest cathedral spire at 160.9 metres tall?

Answer: Ulm, Germany

17. Abel Magwitch appears in which Dicken's novel?

Answer: Great Expectations

18. Liverpool is naming its airport in honour of murdered ex-Beatle John Lennon. What was the airport's former name?

Answer: Speke

19. What is the nationality of the author Roald Dahl?

Answer: Welsh

His parents were Norwegian but he was born in Llandaff, Glamorgan, Wales.

20. In Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho', what was used as blood to terrify audiences in the famous shower scene?

Answer: Chocolate sauce

The film was made in 1960 in black and white so you were no wiser.

21. The full name of the 'Statue of Liberty' is 'Liberty Enlightening the World'. How many spikes are there in the crown?

Answer: 7

The seven spikes in the crown stand for Liberty's light shining on the world's seven seas and continents.

22. How many famous colourful towers does St. Basil's Cathedral have in Moscow?

Answer: 10

23. Which river is Africa's second longest river?

Answer: Congo

The Congo river is the world's eighth longest river. It is also known as the river Zaire.

24. Venice has 177 canals. How many islands is the ancient city set on?

Answer: 117

25. Which country's political capital city contains the word 'dodo'?

Answer: Tanzania

Although Dar es Salaam is the commercial capital of Tanzania, Dodoma is the political capital with the National Assembly relocating there in 1996. Hope you enjoyed the challenge.

Source: Author Quizzical

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