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Difficult General Trivia Quiz | 10 Questions | General

Some relatively easy and maybe not so easy general knowledge questions.

A multiple-choice quiz by PDW823. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
PDW823

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
131,063

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
792

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Question 1 of 10

1. Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury was murdered in what year? Hint

1150

1170

1190

1160

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which country won Football's (Soccer's) inaugural World Cup in 1930? Hint

Brazil

Uruguay

Argentina

Germany

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Question 3 of 10

3. What scale is used to measure the hardness of minerals? Hint

Beaufort

Mohs

Tars

Richter

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Question 4 of 10

4. 'Luncheon of the Boating Party' was painted by which famous artist? Hint

Claude Monet

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Edouard Manet

Joshua Reynolds

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Question 5 of 10

5. Niamey is the capital of which African nation? Hint

Niger

Cameroon

Nigeria

Benin

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the name of the journalist and main character in Frederick Forsythe's "The Odessa File" who hunts down Eduard Roschmann, the Butcher of Riga? Hint

Karl Fritz

John Schmidt

Peter Miller

Hans Lieberman

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Question 7 of 10

7. What food did Captain Cook make his crew eat to ward off scurvy during his trips to the Pacific? Hint

oranges

bananas

lemons

sauerkraut

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who composed the music for the Christmas carol "Hark, the Herald Angles Sing"? Hint

JS Bach

Stevie Wonder

Charles Wesley

Felix Mendelssohn

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who played the character of "Professor Fate" in the 1960's movie "The Great Race"? Hint

Tony Curtis

Peter Falk

Keenan Wynn

Jack Lemmon

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Question 10 of 10

10. The creator of Adidas, was Adolph Dasler. His brother Rudolph founder what other German company in 1948? Hint

Volkswagen

Puma

AEG

Blaupunkt

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury was murdered in what year?

Answer: 1170

As most of you should know, Henry II (1154-1189) was king when this happened, so you can throw out 1150 and 1190. That leaves you with a 50:50 chance.

2. Which country won Football's (Soccer's) inaugural World Cup in 1930?

Answer: Uruguay

The first cup was held in Uruguay. The host nation defeated Argentina 4-2 in the final.

3. What scale is used to measure the hardness of minerals?

Answer: Mohs

The rating of a mineral's "Hardness" or resistance to being scratched can be given using Mohs' scale. This was devised by the German geologist Frederich Mohs (1773-1839).

4. 'Luncheon of the Boating Party' was painted by which famous artist?

Answer: Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Painted in 1880-1881 and probably my favourite painting of all time!

5. Niamey is the capital of which African nation?

Answer: Niger

Well, anyone who knows their African capitals should get this one right.

6. What was the name of the journalist and main character in Frederick Forsythe's "The Odessa File" who hunts down Eduard Roschmann, the Butcher of Riga?

Answer: Peter Miller

The character Peter Miller played by Jon Voight in the 1974 movie.

7. What food did Captain Cook make his crew eat to ward off scurvy during his trips to the Pacific?

Answer: sauerkraut

Good old sauerkraut, high in vitamin C. The sailor boys were not that chuffed about eating pickled cabbage.

8. Who composed the music for the Christmas carol "Hark, the Herald Angles Sing"?

Answer: Felix Mendelssohn

Charles Wesley wrote the words and Felix composed the music.

9. Who played the character of "Professor Fate" in the 1960's movie "The Great Race"?

Answer: Jack Lemmon

I loved this movie. The other three were also in it. Curtis played The Great Leslie, Wynn played Hezekiah and Falk played Max.

10. The creator of Adidas, was Adolph Dasler. His brother Rudolph founder what other German company in 1948?

Answer: Puma

Yes, that's right, Puma. Interesting family.

Source: Author PDW823

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