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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Mixed 25 Q. Tough : General Knowledge 3

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"Quizzical36: Here are 25 multi-choice easy general knowledge questions with a couple of teasers to catch you out. Have fun."


1. Name the mythical creature with a spiral horn growing from its forehead?
    Rhinoceros
    Manatee
    Narwhal
    Unicorn


2. Name any one of the ten black-belt grades of proficiency in judo or karate?
    Jon
    Dan
    Col
    Phil


3. Tigers are native to only one continent?
    Africa
    South America
    North America
    Asia


4. Name the lowest adult male singing voice?
    Contralto
    Base
    Bass
    Baritone


5. In Greek Mythology, how many heads did the dog Cerberus have who guarded the entrance to Hades?
    2
    7
    5
    3


6. Name the Nazi leader known as the Butcher of Lyon. Klaus ....?
    Furby
    Sindy
    Barbie
    Pokemon


7. What do you call the hybrid offspring of a female tiger and a male lion?
    Liger
    Ligon
    Tigon
    Ounce


8. Name the large Australian bird with a red bill?
    Emperor penguin
    Ostrich
    Black swan
    Kiwi


9. In England, name the Yorkshire port that is associated with Captain Cook and Dracula?
    Bridlington
    Scarborough
    Whitby
    Filey


10. Name the actress that appeared in 'Help' (1965), Alfie (1966) and 'Bedazzled' (1967). Eleanor ... ?
    Rigby
    Aquitaine
    Roosevelt
    Bron


11. Which of the following was a pen name of one of the Bronte sisters?
    Action Bell
    Ellis Bell
    Currier Bell
    Curra Bell


12. Name the Siberian monk who gained the confidence of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia?
    Nicolaus Copernicus
    Saint Francis of Assisi
    Rasputin
    Nostradamus


13. Who is the supreme god in Germanic mythology?
    Wotan
    Siegfried
    Wodan
    Odin


14. How many balls are used in a game of billiards?
    15
    2
    3
    4


15. Name the town in West Tanzania, on Lake Tanganyika, where Stanley found Livingstone in 1871?
    Ukiki
    Ujiji
    Ufifi
    Ugigi


16. Which country's flag is green, white and orange. The green stands for the Roman Catholics, orange the Protestants and white unity?
    Italy
    Ireland
    Mexico
    India


17. What is the stomach lining of a cow called which is prepared for cooking?
    Haggis
    Gnocchi
    Sweetbread
    Tripe


18. Leningrad was called St. Petersburg between (1703-1914) and Petrograd (1914-1924). It was founded by whom in 1703?
    Ivan (III) the Great
    Lenin
    Catherine the Great
    Peter the Great


19. This modern Latin American dance resembling the rumba was derived from the ritual dance of voodoo?
    Mamba
    Lambada
    Samba
    Mambo


20. In 1940, more than 700 boats set sail across the Channel to rescue how many Allied troops trapped on the beaches of Dunkirk?
    38,000
    11,000
    110,000
    380,000


21. How many of the following films were directed by the American director Robert Zemeckis. Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Death Becomes Her, Forrest Gump and Romancing the Stone?
    All of these
    Two
    None of these
    Three


22. Dr. Seuss wrote 'The Cat in the Hat' (1957) and 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' (1957) among others. What is Dr. Seuss short for. Theodor Seuss ... ?
    Geisel
    Deisel
    Weisel
    Meisel


23. What is the name for the 'Russian nesting dolls' where a series of different size dolls all fit inside the largest doll?
    Maduetshka
    Matrioshka
    Masoloshka
    Maduoshka


24. What is the nationality of two of the following who gave their name to plants and flowers. Anders Dahl (dahlia), Leonhard Fuchs (fuchsia), Johann Zinn (zinnia) and David Douglas (Douglas fir)?
    British
    Swiss
    German
    Swedish


25. Greater Tokyo was the largest populated city in the world with a population of 27.37 million in the year 2000 AD. Which city was the most populated in 1000 AD?
    Paris
    Tokyo
    Rome
    London


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