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Quiz about General Knowledge Pot Pourri b

General Knowledge Pot -Pourri (b) Quiz

A collection of general knowledge questions but ALL ANSWERS start with a 'B'. Have fun.

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

Author
imperial

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
73,427

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
3931

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Question 1 of 15

1. What famous acrobat crossed the Niagara Falls on a tightrope and then repeated the feat blindfolded, wheeling a barrow and carrying a man on his back? Hint

Braggadocio

Blondin

Bluchers

Burlington

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Question 2 of 15

2. What was the nickname of the Canadian troops in World War I? Hint

Bing Boys

Brandon Boys

Billy Boys

Boot Boys

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Question 3 of 15

3. What was the name of the British warrior queen who, on the death of her husband, the King of the Iceni, led a revolt against the Romans? Hint

Brunhilda

Boadicea

Barbarella

Bathsheba

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Question 4 of 15

4. What was the name of the Archbishop of Canterbury who was murdered in the Cathedral on the orders of King Henry II? Hint

Butler

Becket

Bolingbroke

Buckingham

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Question 5 of 15

5. What name did Shaw give to his play about a Salvation Army Major? Hint

Benjamin

Barbara

Beatrice

Bernard

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Question 6 of 15

6. The knife is a symbol of which Saint? Hint

Brendon

Bartholomew

Bernard

Boniface

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which composer wrote the opera Carmen? Hint

Berlioz

Bizet

Brahms

Beethoven

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Question 8 of 15

8. What is the name of the man who was the first to run a mile in under four minutes? Hint

Brown

Bannister

Buchan

Bonnington

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Question 9 of 15

9. What plant is also known as 'deadly nightshade'? Hint

Bougainvillea

Belladonna

Bulrush

Blueberry

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Question 10 of 15

10. Which place in India is considered to be one of the holiest and sacred to the Hindus? Hint

Bombay

Bijnor

Bengal

Benares

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Question 11 of 15

11. What card game has all cards below seven removed from the decks? Hint

Bouillotte

Bridge

Bezique

Baccarat

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Question 12 of 15

12. Under what surname did the Bronte siblings write their novels? Hint

Bough

Bunyan

Bell

Burroughs

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Question 13 of 15

13. What, originally, was a movable tower used in sieges? Hint

Bawbee

Banneret

Bellows

Belfry

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Question 14 of 15

14. What thick bitter fluid is produced by the liver? Hint

Bromine

Blood

Bile

Barium

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Question 15 of 15

15. What is the term used in the Stock Market for an account whereby every effort is used to depress prices so as to buy cheap and sell at a profit? Hint

Bull

Burrow

Badger

Bear

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What famous acrobat crossed the Niagara Falls on a tightrope and then repeated the feat blindfolded, wheeling a barrow and carrying a man on his back?

Answer: Blondin

Blondin (1824-1897). Real name was Jean Francois Gravelet.

2. What was the nickname of the Canadian troops in World War I?

Answer: Bing Boys

Bing Boys was taken from the name of their Commanding Officer, Lord Byng of Vimy.

3. What was the name of the British warrior queen who, on the death of her husband, the King of the Iceni, led a revolt against the Romans?

Answer: Boadicea

Various spellings of this name including Boudicca. When she was finally defeated by the Romans in AD61 she killed herself with poison.

4. What was the name of the Archbishop of Canterbury who was murdered in the Cathedral on the orders of King Henry II?

Answer: Becket

Thomas a Becket (1118-1170). King Henry II later said his orders had been misinterpreted.

5. What name did Shaw give to his play about a Salvation Army Major?

Answer: Barbara

Major Barbara, 1941, a play by the Irish dramatist, George Bernard Shaw.

6. The knife is a symbol of which Saint?

Answer: Bartholomew

Bartholomew was an apostle and preacher, flayed alive with a knife in Armenia in AD44. His feast day is August 24.

7. Which composer wrote the opera Carmen?

Answer: Bizet

Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875). French composer.

8. What is the name of the man who was the first to run a mile in under four minutes?

Answer: Bannister

Roger Bannister born in 1929. Ran the first sub-four minute mile on May 6 1954. Time: 3:59.4

9. What plant is also known as 'deadly nightshade'?

Answer: Belladonna

All parts of the plant are narcotic and poisonous due to the presence of atropine.

10. Which place in India is considered to be one of the holiest and sacred to the Hindus?

Answer: Benares

Benares: a holy city on the banks of the Ganges. Place of pilgrimage.

11. What card game has all cards below seven removed from the decks?

Answer: Bezique

Card game played by two, three or four players with two to four packs of cards.

12. Under what surname did the Bronte siblings write their novels?

Answer: Bell

Anne=Acton {Bell;} Charlotte=Currer {Bell;} Emily=Ellis Bell.

13. What, originally, was a movable tower used in sieges?

Answer: Belfry

Movable tower used in sieges during Middle Ages. Word now more commonly used to describe a part of a steeple or tower in which bells are hung.

14. What thick bitter fluid is produced by the liver?

Answer: Bile

Bile is produced in the liver and has two functions. One, it neutralises the acid and two, it emulsifies fats.

15. What is the term used in the Stock Market for an account whereby every effort is used to depress prices so as to buy cheap and sell at a profit?

Answer: Bear

Possibly derives from the proverb, 'Selling the skin before catching the bear'.

Source: Author imperial

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