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Easy General Knowledge 18 Trivia Quiz

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

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

Author
Inquizition

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
85,903

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
14 / 25

Plays
5096

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 25

1. Name the only 'big cat' in South America? Hint

Jaguar

Clouded leopard

Snow leopard

Cheetah

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Question 2 of 25

2. Which of the following metals is liquid at room temperature? Hint

Osmium

Cadmium

Bromine

Mercury

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Question 3 of 25

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the three main groups of Oceania? Hint

Polynesia

Melanesia

Magnesia

Micronesia

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Question 4 of 25

4. Which animal looks like a cross between a large black rat and a dog and eats rats, wallabies, birds, sheep, chickens and poisonous snakes? Hint

Dingo

Thorny devil

Tasmanian devil

Wombat

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Question 5 of 25

5. Name the North American sunflower which is widely cultivated for its underground edible tubers? Hint

Elephant's ear

Star of Bethlehem

Jerusalem artichoke

Pumpkin

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Question 6 of 25

6. Gorgonzola is a semihard, blue-veined cheese made from the milk of which animal? Hint

Cow

Goat

Buffalo

Ewe

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Question 7 of 25

7. In the movie 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang', Professor Caractacus Potts has to fly the car to the Kingdom of ___________ ? Hint

Grossia

Airland

Fleece

Vulgaria

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Question 8 of 25

8. Who of the following was NOT beheaded? Hint

Anne Boleyn

Sir Walter Raleigh

Thomas Cranmer

Marie Antoinette

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Question 9 of 25

9. Angelina Jolie who plays 'Lara Croft' in the movie 'Tomb Raider' is the daughter of which actor? Hint

Jon Voight

Lee Majors

Karl Malden

John Huston

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Question 10 of 25

10. In the nursery rhyme 'Solomon Grundy', what day of the week did he die? Hint

Thursday

Sunday

Saturday

Friday

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Question 11 of 25

11. Which aromatic gum resin is obtained from certain trees of Africa and Asia and is often used as an incense? Hint

Angelica

Mangetout

Burning bush

Frankincense

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Question 12 of 25

12. In which country would you find 'Lake Disappointment' and 'Lake Mackay'? Hint

Australia

Canada

New Zealand

Finland

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Question 13 of 25

13. Which of the following is NOT a 'Mark Twain' quotation? Hint

I can resist everything except temptation

Golf is a good walk spoiled

Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated

Cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education

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Question 14 of 25

14. Which book features the characters: 'Mr Jones', 'Napoleon' and 'Boxer'? Hint

Animal Farm

Watership Down

Cold Comfort Farm

Nineteen Eighty Four

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Question 15 of 25

15. Calamity Jane was romantically linked to which 'wild west' character? Hint

Kit Carson

Jesse James

Buffalo Bill

Wild Bill Hickok

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Question 16 of 25

16. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster were the creators of which super-hero? Hint

Spiderman

Flash Gordon

Batman

Superman

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Question 17 of 25

17. John Dillinger was dubbed 'Public Enemy No 1' by the FBI. He was prolific as a _______________ ? Hint

Serial killer

Contract killer

Burglar

Bank robber

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Question 18 of 25

18. Which famous person wrote his notes in mirror image? Hint

Caravaggio (Italian painter)

Michelangelo

Leonardo da Vinci

Modigliani (Italian painter and sculptor)

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Question 19 of 25

19. Which legendary monster is said to inhabit swamps and lagoons of the Australian interior? Hint

Sasquatch

Beowulf

Golem

Bunyip

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Question 20 of 25

20. The import, sale and manufacturing of chewing gum is banned in which country? Hint

New Zealand

Austria

Japan

Singapore

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Question 21 of 25

21. Which is Europe's highest capital city and lies on the river Manzanares? Hint

Madrid

Bern

Lisbon

Vienna

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Question 22 of 25

22. In which country did author Robert Louis Stevenson die? Hint

Belgium

Scotland

Samoa

Cyprus

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Question 23 of 25

23. Which of the following names is NOT part of the French artist whose painting was 'The Death of Socrates'? Hint

Jacques

Henri

Louis

David

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Question 24 of 25

24. Name the fish that can travel over land on its spiny gill covers and pectoral fins? Hint

Climbing perch

Frogfish

Toadfish

Porcupine fish

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Question 25 of 25

25. Who said, 'Television is an invention that permits you to be entertained in your living room by people you wouldn't have in your home'? Hint

Sir David Frost

Sam Goldwyn

Dudley Moore

Winston Churchill

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Name the only 'big cat' in South America?

Answer: Jaguar

The clouded leopard is the smallest of all the 'big cats' and lives in thick forests of Southeast Asia. The seven types of big cats are the tiger, lion, cheetah, jaguar, leopard, snow leopard and clouded leopard. The snow leopard is found in the Himalayas of Central Asia.

2. Which of the following metals is liquid at room temperature?

Answer: Mercury

Mercury is also known as quicksilver as it is a silvery-white liquid metallic element. Bromine is a pungent dark red volatile 'liquid' element but is certainly not a metal.

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the three main groups of Oceania?

Answer: Magnesia

Polynesia means (many islands), melanesia (black islands) and micronesia (tiny islands). Polynesia includes Tahiti and Easter Island. Melanesia includes New Guinea, Vanuatu and Fiji. Micronesia includes Guam and the Marshall islands. Magnesia is another name for magnesium oxide.

4. Which animal looks like a cross between a large black rat and a dog and eats rats, wallabies, birds, sheep, chickens and poisonous snakes?

Answer: Tasmanian devil

The thorny devil is a harmless thorny lizard. Wombats behave like rabbits, living in burrows and feeding on bark, roots and grass. Dingoes are hunters of mainly kangaroos and wallabies.

5. Name the North American sunflower which is widely cultivated for its underground edible tubers?

Answer: Jerusalem artichoke

The 'elephant's ear' is found in tropical Asia and has very large heart-shaped leaves. The 'star-of-Bethlehem' has narrow leaves, starlike white flowers and located in eastern USA.

6. Gorgonzola is a semihard, blue-veined cheese made from the milk of which animal?

Answer: Cow

Mozzarella is cheese originally made from buffalo milk and feta cheese from sheep or goat's milk.

7. In the movie 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang', Professor Caractacus Potts has to fly the car to the Kingdom of ___________ ?

Answer: Vulgaria

Wacky inventor Caractacus Potts (Dick Van Dyke) invents a flying car which takes him and his family to Vulgaria. Evil Baron Bomburst (Gert Frobe) kidnaps the car. Vulgaria is a place where children are illegal so Caractacus has to rescue the children.

8. Who of the following was NOT beheaded?

Answer: Thomas Cranmer

Thomas Cranmer who was the Archbishop of Canterbury and Protestant martyr was burnt at the stake in 1556.

9. Angelina Jolie who plays 'Lara Croft' in the movie 'Tomb Raider' is the daughter of which actor?

Answer: Jon Voight

She starred in 'The Bone Collector' (1999) and 'Gone in Sixty Seconds' (2000).

10. In the nursery rhyme 'Solomon Grundy', what day of the week did he die?

Answer: Saturday

Solomon Grundy, born on Monday, christened on Tuesday, married on Wednesday, took ill on Thursday, worse on Friday, died on Saturday, buried on Sunday, this is the end of Solomon Grundy.

11. Which aromatic gum resin is obtained from certain trees of Africa and Asia and is often used as an incense?

Answer: Frankincense

In perfumes it is also used as a fixative.

12. In which country would you find 'Lake Disappointment' and 'Lake Mackay'?

Answer: Australia

Lake Disappointment is near the Gibson Desert in Western Australia.

13. Which of the following is NOT a 'Mark Twain' quotation?

Answer: I can resist everything except temptation

That remark is attributed to Oscar Wilde.

14. Which book features the characters: 'Mr Jones', 'Napoleon' and 'Boxer'?

Answer: Animal Farm

Mr. Jones owned Manor farm. 'Napoleon' was the pig who became the leader and 'Boxer' was the horse.

15. Calamity Jane was romantically linked to which 'wild west' character?

Answer: Wild Bill Hickok

Calamity Jane's (Martha Jane Canary) one love of her life was Wild Bill Hickok although the relationship was one-sided.

16. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster were the creators of which super-hero?

Answer: Superman

His alter ego is Clark Kent who is a newspaper reporter. He works in the City of Metropolis at the 'Daily Planet'.

17. John Dillinger was dubbed 'Public Enemy No 1' by the FBI. He was prolific as a _______________ ?

Answer: Bank robber

He was killed outside the Biograph cinema in Chicago by FBI agents in 1934.

18. Which famous person wrote his notes in mirror image?

Answer: Leonardo da Vinci

His numerous drawings reflected his interests in biology, physiology, hydraulics and aeronautics. He foresaw the invention of aircraft and submarines.

19. Which legendary monster is said to inhabit swamps and lagoons of the Australian interior?

Answer: Bunyip

This imaginary beast is said to be a water devil who is located in isolated wetlands and lakes and drowns swimmers.

20. The import, sale and manufacturing of chewing gum is banned in which country?

Answer: Singapore

The 'Correction Work Order' requires litter bugs to spend hours cleaning a public place. Litter bugs wear bright jackets and local media often covers public cleaning.

21. Which is Europe's highest capital city and lies on the river Manzanares?

Answer: Madrid

It is situated at an altitude of about 2,149 feet.

22. In which country did author Robert Louis Stevenson die?

Answer: Samoa

He was buried on 'Mount Vaea' above his home on Samoa. His own short poem 'Requiem' was written on his tomb. "Under the wide and starry sky, dig the grave and let me die"

23. Which of the following names is NOT part of the French artist whose painting was 'The Death of Socrates'?

Answer: Henri

Jacques Louis David was the artist. He was a devout supporter of Napoleon whom he depicted on several canvases.

24. Name the fish that can travel over land on its spiny gill covers and pectoral fins?

Answer: Climbing perch

It lives in India and south-east Asia. It travels several hundred metres across land especially at night when few predators are about and the air is cooler and damper. It needs to do this as it looks for new water because its pool has almost dried up.

25. Who said, 'Television is an invention that permits you to be entertained in your living room by people you wouldn't have in your home'?

Answer: Sir David Frost

He is an author, interviewer and presenter of shows such as 'The Frost Programme', 'Through the Keyhole' and 'Frost Over America'. Hope you enjoyed the quiz.

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