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General Knowledge No. 1 Trivia Quiz

Here's some general knowledge questions that hopefully will get you thinking.

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

Author
andyme

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
139,228

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
4544

Last 3 plays: Guest 97 (8/10), Guest 4 (2/10), shuehorn (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the name of the sailing vessel used by Pinky and Perky? Hint

HMS Beagle

The Mayflower

The Olive

SS Melody Maker

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which film star connects the following 3 films: "Klute", "The China Syndrome" and "Coming Home"?

Answer: (Two Words - think fitness videos!)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which poet wrote the poem "Gunga Din"? Hint

Lord Byron

John Milton

Henry Longfellow

Rudyard Kipling

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Question 4 of 10

4. The TV series Benson was a spin off from which other TV series?

Answer: (One Word - Think clean now!)

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Question 5 of 10

5. In which sport would you "start at the south stake"? Hint

Croquet

Curling

Yachting

Harness-racing

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following sports is played with the heaviest ball? Hint

Ten Pin Bowling

Cricket

Crown Green Bowling

Water Polo

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following words connects hits by the artists Joni Mitchell, Tony Orlando and Dawn, and Donovan? Hint

Black

Blue

Yellow

White

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Question 8 of 10

8. Name the actor who played "The Ugly" in the film "The Good,The Bad and the Ugly"?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 9 of 10

9. According to the nursery rhyme Solomon Grundy was born on Monday. What happened to him on Wednesday? Hint

Died

Christened

Married

Took ill

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the favourite food of "Desperate Dan"?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Dec 09 2024 : Guest 97: 8/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the name of the sailing vessel used by Pinky and Perky?

Answer: SS Melody Maker

'HMS Beagle' was the ship used by Charles Darwin. 'The Olive' was the ship used by Popeye. 'The Mayflower' was the ship used by the Pilgrim Fathers. Pinky and Perky were characters created by Jan and Vlasta Dalibor. They were on UK television from 1957 to 1972.

2. Which film star connects the following 3 films: "Klute", "The China Syndrome" and "Coming Home"?

Answer: Jane Fonda

Born Jane Seymour Fonda in New York 1937. Her mother died when she was 12. Her most remembered film is "Barbarella".

3. Which poet wrote the poem "Gunga Din"?

Answer: Rudyard Kipling

Lord Byron was responsible for "Don Juan". Henry Longfellow penned "Hiawatha". John Milton created "Paradise Lost". Rudyard Kipling was born in India in 1865. He was taught Hindustani (Hindi) as his first language. During his life he declined most of the many honours which had been offered him, including a knighthood, the Poet Laureateship, and the Order of Merit, but in 1907 he accepted the Nobel Prize for Literature.

He died in 1936.

4. The TV series Benson was a spin off from which other TV series?

Answer: Soap

"This is the story of two sisters, Jessica Tate and Mary Campbell" and the rest is history. This great comedy also had Billy Crystal playing Jodie Dallas who was the gay son of Mary Campbell.

5. In which sport would you "start at the south stake"?

Answer: Croquet

In yachting you get to "Trim your sheets". In curling you get to "Throw stones at houses". In harness-racing you get to "sit in a sulky". Croquet is believed to have been first played in the 13th century by French peasants. They used mallets to hit balls through hoops made of willow branches.

6. Which of the following sports is played with the heaviest ball?

Answer: Ten Pin Bowling

For ten pin bowling the heaviest ball is the 16 lb ball. This equates to 7.26 kg.

7. Which of the following words connects hits by the artists Joni Mitchell, Tony Orlando and Dawn, and Donovan?

Answer: Yellow

Joni Mitchell had a hit with "Big Yellow Taxi" in 1970, Donovan had a hit with "Mellow Yellow" in 1967 and Tony Orlando and Dawn had a hit with "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree" in 1973.

8. Name the actor who played "The Ugly" in the film "The Good,The Bad and the Ugly"?

Answer: Eli Wallach

Clint Eastwood played "The Good", Lee Van Cleef played "The Bad", and Eli Wallach played "The Ugly", as you now know or didn't depending on whether you got it right or wrong.

9. According to the nursery rhyme Solomon Grundy was born on Monday. What happened to him on Wednesday?

Answer: Married

Solomon Grundy, Born on Monday, Christened on Tuesday, Married on Wednesday, Took ill on Thursday, Worse on Friday, Died on Saturday, Buried on Sunday.
That was the end of Solomon Grundy.

10. What is the favourite food of "Desperate Dan"?

Answer: Cow Pie

Cow Pie is the staple meal of Desperate Dan. It is a cow-size pie, where the base of the pie is a dustbin lid. It is made from a whole cow and even has the horns poking out of the crust. It is eaten in one sitting, well, it is by Dan.
Dan has been in the comic 'Dandy' since 1938.

Source: Author andyme

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