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Quiz about General Knowledge and Then Some

General Knowledge and Then Some! Quiz

Test your general knowledge with this quiz - you might even learn a few useless facts!

A multiple-choice quiz by praxis. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
praxis

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
5,447

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2105

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first Australian group to sell a million records? Hint

The Bee Gees

The Seekers

ACDC

Savage Garden

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who wrote the book which became the movie 'The Right Stuff'? Hint

Gore Vidal

Tom Wolfe

Norman Mailer

Brett Easton Ellis

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who used to run the store in Sesame Street? Hint

Mr. Hooper

Mr. Sophagophalus

Marty

Mr. Drummond

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Question 4 of 10

4. Heineken and Lowenbrau are both premium beers from Germany?

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. What breed of dog was produced by crossing the greyhound with the fox terrier? Hint

The Jack Russell

The terrier-hound

The whippet

The beagle

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which creature possesses the most acute sense of smell in nature? Hint

The emperor moth

The vampire bat

The skunk

The dog

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Question 7 of 10

7. In "Peanuts", who is Linus's sister? Hint

Lucy

Nancy

Sally

Peppermint Patty

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the main language spoken in Brazil? Hint

Dutch

Spanish

Portuguese

English

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Question 9 of 10

9. What does an ornithologist study? Hint

Teeth

Insects

Blood Diseases

Birds

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Question 10 of 10

10. What continent did the banana originate from? Hint

South America

Australia

Asia

Africa

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first Australian group to sell a million records?

Answer: The Seekers

The name of the record was 'I'll never find another you'.

2. Who wrote the book which became the movie 'The Right Stuff'?

Answer: Tom Wolfe

The movie was made in 1983 and was directed by Philip Kaufman.Plot Outline: The original US Mercury 7 astronauts and their macho, seat-of-the-pants approach to the space program.

3. Who used to run the store in Sesame Street?

Answer: Mr. Hooper

4. Heineken and Lowenbrau are both premium beers from Germany?

Answer: False

False - Heineken is from Holland.

5. What breed of dog was produced by crossing the greyhound with the fox terrier?

Answer: The whippet

6. Which creature possesses the most acute sense of smell in nature?

Answer: The emperor moth

The emperor moth can smell up to 1 kilometer away.

7. In "Peanuts", who is Linus's sister?

Answer: Lucy

8. What is the main language spoken in Brazil?

Answer: Portuguese

9. What does an ornithologist study?

Answer: Birds

10. What continent did the banana originate from?

Answer: Asia

Source: Author praxis

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