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General Knowledge Trivia Quiz

Twenty general knowledge questions covering all sorts of topics - this will test your trivia!

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

Author
Bigeppy

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
1,825

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
8 / 20

Plays
6079

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Question 1 of 20

1. In what year did 'Operation Desert Storm' take place ? Hint

1991

1992

1990

1993

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Question 2 of 20

2. An Isohyet is a line on a map joining places of equal what ? Hint

Temperature

Height

Pressure

Rainfall

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Question 3 of 20

3. Can you name the fictional detective who first appeared in print in 1893 and had rooms in Baker Street? Hint

Sherlock Holmes

Sexton Blake

Dick Barton

Poirot

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Question 4 of 20

4. What is Barbie's surname ? Hint

Doll

Roberts

Spencer

Jones

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Question 5 of 20

5. What regal figure of legend rode a horse named Spumador? Hint

Ivanhoe

The Black Knight

Sir Galahad

King Arthur

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Question 6 of 20

6. How many people were aboard the Ark? Hint

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Question 7 of 20

7. If a cow moos and a cockerel crows, what does an ape do? Hint

Jibber

Jape

Chatter

Chitter

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Question 8 of 20

8. If you are a mancinist, what are you? Hint

Scared of manual labour

From Manchester, England

Left handed

A 'man' hater

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Question 9 of 20

9. What does the J in Homer J. Simpson stand for ? Hint

Joseph

Nothing

Jay

James

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Question 10 of 20

10. Who popularized the saying that there are 'lies, damned lies and statistics' ? Hint

Benjamin Franklin

Sir Winston Churchill

Oscar Wilde

Mark Twain

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Question 11 of 20

11. Which great explorer's last words were 'I have not told you half of what I saw'? Hint

Columbus

Captain Cook

Sir Walter Raleigh

Marco Polo

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Question 12 of 20

12. Who popularised the expression 'The Iron Curtain' ? Hint

Sir Winston Churchill

John F Kennedy

Patton

Stalin

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Question 13 of 20

13. The biggest pyramid in the world is in which country ? Hint

Egypt

Syria

Peru

Mexico

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Question 14 of 20

14. Born Arthur Jefferson in 1890, what was this comic better known as ? Hint

Fatty Arbuckle

Oliver Hardy

Stan Laurel

Harold Lloyd

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Question 15 of 20

15. The element helium got its name from... Hint

the Greek word for 'sun'

its discoverer, Sigmund Helitek

the Latin word for 'heat'

it was discovered by a Greek Scientist from the town of Helius

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Question 16 of 20

16. Copernicus was from which country? Hint

Portugal

Poland

Italy

Lebanon

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Question 17 of 20

17. The world record for the highest parachute jump was set in 1960. How high was the jump? Hint

27 kilometres

3 kilometres

31 kilometres

13 kilometres

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Question 18 of 20

18. Which of the following is not a petroleum product? Hint

Rayon

Asphalt

Kerosene

Vaseline

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Question 19 of 20

19. What makes the blue colour in blue cheese? Hint

Bacteria

Plant matter

Food colouring

Mould

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Question 20 of 20

20. How much does the Earth weigh in tons ? Hint

6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons

588,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons

6,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons

6,588,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what year did 'Operation Desert Storm' take place ?

Answer: 1991

2. An Isohyet is a line on a map joining places of equal what ?

Answer: Rainfall

3. Can you name the fictional detective who first appeared in print in 1893 and had rooms in Baker Street?

Answer: Sexton Blake

Sherlock Holmes made his debut in 1887.

4. What is Barbie's surname ?

Answer: Roberts

5. What regal figure of legend rode a horse named Spumador?

Answer: King Arthur

6. How many people were aboard the Ark?

Answer: 8

7. If a cow moos and a cockerel crows, what does an ape do?

Answer: Jibber

8. If you are a mancinist, what are you?

Answer: Left handed

9. What does the J in Homer J. Simpson stand for ?

Answer: Jay

10. Who popularized the saying that there are 'lies, damned lies and statistics' ?

Answer: Mark Twain

It's a little unclear who said it first - it's been attributed to Disreali, and to Twain himself.

11. Which great explorer's last words were 'I have not told you half of what I saw'?

Answer: Marco Polo

12. Who popularised the expression 'The Iron Curtain' ?

Answer: Sir Winston Churchill

13. The biggest pyramid in the world is in which country ?

Answer: Mexico

Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl at Cholula, outside Puebla, Mexico

14. Born Arthur Jefferson in 1890, what was this comic better known as ?

Answer: Stan Laurel

15. The element helium got its name from...

Answer: the Greek word for 'sun'

16. Copernicus was from which country?

Answer: Poland

17. The world record for the highest parachute jump was set in 1960. How high was the jump?

Answer: 31 kilometres

18. Which of the following is not a petroleum product?

Answer: Rayon

19. What makes the blue colour in blue cheese?

Answer: Mould

20. How much does the Earth weigh in tons ?

Answer: 6,588,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons

Source: Author Bigeppy

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