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General Knowledge 103 Trivia Quiz

My third general quiz, again 25 questions.

A multiple-choice quiz by MaxiJazz. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
MaxiJazz

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
48,098

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
11 / 25

Plays
4084

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 25

1. Which of the following pontiffs canonized the most people? Hint

Pope John Paul II

Pope Pius I

Pope John Paul I

Pope Pius II

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Question 2 of 25

2. What was the longest recorded flight by a chicken in 2002? Hint

32.9m

67.3m

91.4m

105.8m

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Question 3 of 25

3. Who was the second American to go into space? Hint

Neil Armstrong

Roger Chaffee

Ed White

Gus Grissom

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Question 4 of 25

4. In what year was the first successful transatlantic crossing made in a hot-air balloon? Hint

1987

1985

1989

1991

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Question 5 of 25

5. What was Casanova's real name? Hint

Raphael Casanova

Antone Enus Casanova

Claudio Romano Casanova

Giacomo Girolamo Casanova

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Question 6 of 25

6. The Thylacine is the scientific name for? Hint

Tasmanian Devil

Tasmanian Tiger

Kangaroo

Platypus

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Question 7 of 25

7. The abbreviation A.S.I.O. stands for 'Australian ___
____
____ .' Hint

Security Intelligence Operation

Security Investigation Organization

Servicemen Injured Overseas

Security Intelligence Organisation

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Question 8 of 25

8. About how many different species of rice are there in the world? Hint

7000

350

4000

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Question 9 of 25

9. According to "Billboard" magazine, who was the most successful musical artist of the 1990s? Hint

Madonna

Janet Jackson

Celine Dion

Mariah Carey

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Question 10 of 25

10. What colour is chablis? Hint

Orange

Red

White

Blue

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Question 11 of 25

11. In what US state did the Hindenburg explode?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 12 of 25

12. What is the largest gulf in the world? Hint

Gulf of Panama

Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Carpenteria

Gulf of Persia

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Question 13 of 25

13. Where does a librocubicularist read? Hint

Library

Cubicle

Toilet

Bed

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Question 14 of 25

14. Who did Squeaky Fromme try to assassinate? Hint

Ronald Regan

Jimmy Carter

Gerald Ford

Theodore Roosevelt

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Question 15 of 25

15. What is the world's southernmost national capital?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 16 of 25

16. What gas did Joseph Priestley discover? Hint

Helium

Oxygen

Methane

Nitrogen

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Question 17 of 25

17. What Italian city is home to da Vinci's 'The Last Supper'? Hint

Naples

Florence

Milan

Venice

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Question 18 of 25

18. What is the main ingredient of a bouillabaisse? Hint

Mushrooms

Seafood

Poultry

Beef

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Question 19 of 25

19. In what year did Bobby Riggs challenge Billie Jean King (the then number 1 women's tennis player in the world) to a match? Hint

1973

1969

1971

1975

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Question 20 of 25

20. Besides the Britannic, what was the Titanic's sister ship called?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 21 of 25

21. What country is the setting for Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'? Hint

England

France

Wales

Scotland

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Question 22 of 25

22. What body part contains the smallest bones?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 23 of 25

23. What does a horologist measure?

Answer: (One Word; Four Letters)

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Question 24 of 25

24. How many balls are used in snooker (including the cue ball)?

Answer: (One Word or number)

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Question 25 of 25

25. How old was Mary Shelley when she wrote 'Frankenstein'? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following pontiffs canonized the most people?

Answer: Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II canonized 447 people; now that's a lot of saints. He died in April 2005.

2. What was the longest recorded flight by a chicken in 2002?

Answer: 91.4m

3. Who was the second American to go into space?

Answer: Gus Grissom

Gus Grissom died in January 1967 when Apollo 1 caught fire on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral.

4. In what year was the first successful transatlantic crossing made in a hot-air balloon?

Answer: 1987

Richard Branson and Per Lindstrand took off from Maine USA, landing on the Irish coast in 1987.

5. What was Casanova's real name?

Answer: Giacomo Girolamo Casanova

6. The Thylacine is the scientific name for?

Answer: Tasmanian Tiger

The last confirmed sighting of a live Tasmanian Tiger was in 1936.

7. The abbreviation A.S.I.O. stands for 'Australian ___ ____ ____ .'

Answer: Security Intelligence Organisation

It is the equivalent of the US Secret Service.

8. About how many different species of rice are there in the world?

Answer: 7000

9. According to "Billboard" magazine, who was the most successful musical artist of the 1990s?

Answer: Mariah Carey

I would have thought it was Madonna too!

10. What colour is chablis?

Answer: White

11. In what US state did the Hindenburg explode?

Answer: New Jersey

It happened at Lakehurst, New Jersey on the 6th of May 1937.

12. What is the largest gulf in the world?

Answer: Gulf of Mexico

13. Where does a librocubicularist read?

Answer: Bed

I am definitely one.

14. Who did Squeaky Fromme try to assassinate?

Answer: Gerald Ford

15. What is the world's southernmost national capital?

Answer: Wellington

16. What gas did Joseph Priestley discover?

Answer: Oxygen

In 1774.

17. What Italian city is home to da Vinci's 'The Last Supper'?

Answer: Milan

18. What is the main ingredient of a bouillabaisse?

Answer: Seafood

19. In what year did Bobby Riggs challenge Billie Jean King (the then number 1 women's tennis player in the world) to a match?

Answer: 1973

Billie Jean King beat him too!

20. Besides the Britannic, what was the Titanic's sister ship called?

Answer: Olympic

21. What country is the setting for Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'?

Answer: Scotland

'Macbeth' is probably my all-time favorite Shakespeare play.

22. What body part contains the smallest bones?

Answer: Ears

23. What does a horologist measure?

Answer: Time

24. How many balls are used in snooker (including the cue ball)?

Answer: 22

25. How old was Mary Shelley when she wrote 'Frankenstein'?

Answer: 19

Source: Author MaxiJazz

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