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General Knowledge 7 Trivia Quiz

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

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

Author
Quizzical

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
60,080

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
14 / 25

Plays
5991

Last 3 plays: DCW2 (25/25), Guest 101 (17/25), Guest 175 (12/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. Name the professor who was the enemy of Sherlock Holmes. Hint

Mycroft

Moriarty

Reichenback

Hudson

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Question 2 of 25

2. Name the capital of the Falkland Islands. Hint

Port Louis

Georgetown

Stanley

Victoria

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Question 3 of 25

3. From which planet did Superman originate? Hint

Zirconium

Polonium

Gallium

Krypton

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Question 4 of 25

4. Pop artist Andy Warhol predicted that in the future everyone will be famous for how many minutes? Hint

3 minutes

10 minutes

15 minutes

5 minutes

5. Where have all the following showbiz couples been married: Michael Caine and Shakira Baksh, Richard Gere and Cindy Crawford, Demi Moore and Bruce Willis also Jonathan Ross and Jane Goldman? Hint

Las Vegas

Kenya

Barbados

Bangkok

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Question 6 of 25

6. On March 27th 1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono stayed at the Presidential Suite of the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam. How long did they stay in bed for and welcome the world's press for publicity as a protest against war and violence in the world? Hint

3 days

7 days

10 days

14 days

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Question 7 of 25

7. Which game is played on a board marked with 24 triangular points? Hint

Backgammon

Darts

Mahjong

Shove-halfpenny

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Question 8 of 25

8. Which French impressionist painter painted 'Haystacks'? Hint

Paul Cezanne

Edouard Manet

Claude Monet

Edgar Degas

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Question 9 of 25

9. Whose former boyfriends include Liam Neeson, Kiefer Sutherland, Ethan Hawke, Daniel Day-Lewis and Matthew Perry? Hint

Goldie Hawn

Julia Roberts

Uma Thurman

Meg Ryan

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Question 10 of 25

10. Which book features 'Hazel', 'Fiver', 'Bigwig' and 'General Woundwort'? Hint

Watership Down

Animal Farm

Tarka the Otter

Rupert the Bear

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Question 11 of 25

11. Chris Columbus was the director of 'Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone'. Which of the following is INCORRECT? Hint

He was the screenwriter for 'Gremlins' (1984)

He directed 'Mrs Doubtfire' (1993)

He directed 'Home Alone' (1990)

He directed 'Edward Scissorhands' (1990)

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Question 12 of 25

12. In 1957, what was the first British African colony, formerly called the Gold Coast, to gain its independence since South Africa? Hint

Nigeria

Tanzania

Kenya

Ghana

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Question 13 of 25

13. England's worst hurricane occured in 1987 and hit the south of England where it destroyed 15 million trees and left damage costing a hundred million pounds. What was the death toll? Hint

36 people

1 person

18 people

7 people

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Question 14 of 25

14. Name the resort town in central Colorado noted for its skiing. Hint

Aspen

Dogwood

Alder

Redwood

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Question 15 of 25

15. 'Fawlty Towers' was written by John Cleese and his wife Connie Booth. John Cleese played the character part of 'Basil Fawlty' and Connie Booth played the character Polly - what? Hint

Sherman

Chieftain

Kettle

Panzer

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Question 16 of 25

16. Which of the following was NOT a French painter? Hint

Claude Monet

Raoul Dufy

Jean Clouet

Jean Renoir

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Question 17 of 25

17. Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854 but in which country did he die in 1900? Hint

Ireland

Holland

England

France

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Question 18 of 25

18. How many of the following Mozart operas are misspelt: 'The Marriage of Cigaro', 'Dan Giovanni', 'Cosi Fan Tutte' and 'The Magic Lute'? Hint

None

All

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Question 19 of 25

19. Chief Powhatan was the father of whom? Hint

Minihaha

Geronimo

Hiawatha

Pocahontas

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Question 20 of 25

20. How many of the following statements are correct?
Kevin Spacey provided the voice for 'Hopper' in 'A Bug's Life'
Tom Hanks provided the voice for 'Woody' in 'Toy Story'
Jeremy Irons provided the voice for 'Scar' in 'The Lion King'
Kelsey Grammer provided the voice for 'Stinky Pete' in 'Toy Story 2' Hint

None

All

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Question 21 of 25

21. In 'Gulliver's Travels', Lemuel Gulliver meets people who are only 15cm high in Lilliput and giants in Brobdingnag but who are the Houyhnhnms he finally meets who tame herds of human-like Yahoos? Hint

talking horses

mischievous dwarves

sea serpents

incessant talking human skeletons

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Question 22 of 25

22. Who said, 'Such is the human race, often it seems a pity that Noah didn't miss the boat'? Hint

Woody Allen

Charles Dickens

Mark Twain

Lord Robert Runcie (former Archbishop of Canterbury)

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Question 23 of 25

23. Dromophobia is the fear of ... ? Hint

Camels

Crossing roads

Eating

Death

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Question 24 of 25

24. Which of the following people has the INCORRECT middle name? Hint

actor -Robson Golightly Green

Dire Straits frontman - Mark Franklin Knopfler

actor - John Marwood Cleese

footballer - Emile Ivanhoe Heskey

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Question 25 of 25

25. Which of the following is INCORRECT? Hint

Gene Hackman plays 'General Mandible' in 'Antz'

Angela Lansbury plays 'Mrs. Potts' in 'Beauty and the Beast'

Melanie Griffith plays 'Jessica Rabbit' in 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit'

Cameron Diaz plays 'Princess Fiona' in 'Shrek'

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Name the professor who was the enemy of Sherlock Holmes.

Answer: Moriarty

Mycroft was his clever brother and Mrs. Hudson was his landlady. Author Arthur Conan Doyle disposed of Sherlock Holmes over the Reichenback Falls.

2. Name the capital of the Falkland Islands.

Answer: Stanley

Georgetown is the capital of Guyana, Port Louis of Mauritius and Victoria of Hong Kong or the Seychelles.

3. From which planet did Superman originate?

Answer: Krypton

Superman was created by two Ohio students in 1934 based on the film star Douglas Fairbanks Junior. Film star Christopher Reeve played him in four films (1978-87).

4. Pop artist Andy Warhol predicted that in the future everyone will be famous for how many minutes?

Answer: 15 minutes

5. Where have all the following showbiz couples been married: Michael Caine and Shakira Baksh, Richard Gere and Cindy Crawford, Demi Moore and Bruce Willis also Jonathan Ross and Jane Goldman?

Answer: Las Vegas

Answer: 7 days

7. Which game is played on a board marked with 24 triangular points?

Answer: Backgammon

Shove-halfpenny is a British game in which players try to propel old halfpennies or polished discs with the hand into lined sections of a wooden or slate board. Backgammon is a game for two people played on a board with pieces moved according to the throws of the dice.

8. Which French impressionist painter painted 'Haystacks'?

Answer: Claude Monet

He was the founder of 'impressionism' as his 'Impression, Sunrise' (1872) gave the movement its name.

9. Whose former boyfriends include Liam Neeson, Kiefer Sutherland, Ethan Hawke, Daniel Day-Lewis and Matthew Perry?

Answer: Julia Roberts

Liam Neeson (1988-89), Kiefer Sutherland (1990-91), Ethan Hawke (1994), Daniel Day-Lewis (1995) and Matthew Perry (1995-96). She managed to squeeze in Jason Patric in 1991 and 2000 also see Lyle Lovett (1992-95) who she married.

10. Which book features 'Hazel', 'Fiver', 'Bigwig' and 'General Woundwort'?

Answer: Watership Down

These were the names of rabbits featured in the 1978 film from the Richard Adams novel.

11. Chris Columbus was the director of 'Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone'. Which of the following is INCORRECT?

Answer: He directed 'Edward Scissorhands' (1990)

Tim Burton directed 'Edward Scissorhands' (1990)

12. In 1957, what was the first British African colony, formerly called the Gold Coast, to gain its independence since South Africa?

Answer: Ghana

13. England's worst hurricane occured in 1987 and hit the south of England where it destroyed 15 million trees and left damage costing a hundred million pounds. What was the death toll?

Answer: 18 people

14. Name the resort town in central Colorado noted for its skiing.

Answer: Aspen

15. 'Fawlty Towers' was written by John Cleese and his wife Connie Booth. John Cleese played the character part of 'Basil Fawlty' and Connie Booth played the character Polly - what?

Answer: Sherman

Andrew Sachs played 'Manuel' the waiter and Prunella Scales was Basil's wife, 'Sybil'.

16. Which of the following was NOT a French painter?

Answer: Jean Renoir

Jean Renoir was a French film director but his father, Pierre Auguste Renoir, was the famous painter. Jean Clouet was a French portrait painter and Raoul Dufy was a French painter noted for his use of bright colours in his decorative racing and boating scenes.

17. Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854 but in which country did he die in 1900?

Answer: France

18. How many of the following Mozart operas are misspelt: 'The Marriage of Cigaro', 'Dan Giovanni', 'Cosi Fan Tutte' and 'The Magic Lute'?

Answer: 3

'The Marriage of Figaro', 'Don Giovanni' and 'The Magic Flute'.

19. Chief Powhatan was the father of whom?

Answer: Pocahontas

Pocahontas was the American Indian princess who saved the life of Captain John Smith.

20. How many of the following statements are correct? Kevin Spacey provided the voice for 'Hopper' in 'A Bug's Life' Tom Hanks provided the voice for 'Woody' in 'Toy Story' Jeremy Irons provided the voice for 'Scar' in 'The Lion King' Kelsey Grammer provided the voice for 'Stinky Pete' in 'Toy Story 2'

Answer: All

Answer: talking horses

22. Who said, 'Such is the human race, often it seems a pity that Noah didn't miss the boat'?

Answer: Mark Twain

23. Dromophobia is the fear of ... ?

Answer: Crossing roads

Sitophobia or phagophobia is the fear of eating. Thanatophobia is the fear of death.

24. Which of the following people has the INCORRECT middle name?

Answer: Dire Straits frontman - Mark Franklin Knopfler

Franklin isn't silly enough, it's Mark Freuder Knopfler.

25. Which of the following is INCORRECT?

Answer: Melanie Griffith plays 'Jessica Rabbit' in 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit'

Kathleen Turner plays 'Jessica Rabbit' in 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit'. Hope you enjoyed the quiz and learnt something new.

Source: Author Quizzical

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