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25 multi-choice questions to test your general knowledge. These progressively get more difficult. Good luck and have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by Inquizition. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
Inquizition
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
68,204
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
12 / 25
Plays
6016
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 90 (7/25), Guest 176 (9/25), Guest 78 (10/25).
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Question 1 of 25
1. Which name can be spelt out using the initial letters of five consecutive months? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. 'Cordon Bleu' means food prepared to a very high standard. It is French for ______ ? Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. Name the British Field Marshal who was the governor general of Australia 1953-60. William Joseph _____? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. What is the maximum break in a game of snooker? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. Who was born in Nigeria with the name Helen Folasade Adu? Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. Transylvania is in Romania but which country did it belong to between the 11th century until 1918? Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. Who wasn't a famous inmate of Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. Name the Spanish fantasy film which 'Vanilla Sky' was a remake of and also starred Penelope Cruz. Open Your _____? Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. Who was one of the original choices to play Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter in the British comedy 'Only Fools and Horses'? Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. Name the sacred river in the poem 'Kubla Khan'? Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. Which European capital doesn't the River Danube flow through? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. Who wrote the popular children's tale entitled 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. Who wasn't a famous inmate of the 'Tower of London'? Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. In the film 'Monsters Inc.' what is the name of Monster Inc's best scarer whose job is to frighten children and collect their screams which provide the city's energy source? Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. Queen Elizabeth II has been fond of corgis since she was a child. What was the name of the Welsh corgi that her corgis were descended from? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. Who said 'Life is a great big canvas, throw all the paint on it you can'? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. Who survived many bloody battles only to die of a nosebleed on his wedding night? Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. Which of the following films was NOT directed by Richard Donner? Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. The Bryce Canyon is smaller than the Grand Canyon but in which American state is it located? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. In the Bible who was the sister of Moses? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. Who wanted to prove frozen food lasted longer and went outside to stuff a chicken with snow? (Although the experiment was a success he died of pneumonia.) Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. Opera singer Montserrat Caballe dueted with Freddie Mercury on the British hit single 'Barcelona'. Where was she born? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. Which river tumbles down a two and a half mile wide horseshoe of cliffs on the Brazil - Argentina border forming the Iguazu Falls? Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. In which country is the largest ice cave in the world? Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. Who discovered Caesium or Cesium and Rubidium? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which name can be spelt out using the initial letters of five consecutive months?

Answer: Jason

July, August, September, October, November
2. 'Cordon Bleu' means food prepared to a very high standard. It is French for ______ ?

Answer: Blue ribbon

3. Name the British Field Marshal who was the governor general of Australia 1953-60. William Joseph _____?

Answer: Slim

He commanded the 14th Army in the reconquest of Burma from the Japanese during (1943-45).
4. What is the maximum break in a game of snooker?

Answer: 155

The maximum break is 155. If a snooker occurs on a foul and a free ball is awarded before any colours are potted, the incoming player is allowed to pot a coloured ball in place of a red. They get one point and then have to pot a colour for its value and then can continue as normal effectively gaining a 16th red thus an extra 8 points is possible if they pot the 16th red and the black.
5. Who was born in Nigeria with the name Helen Folasade Adu?

Answer: Sade

Helen FolaSADE Adu. She was born in Ibadan in Nigeria and was four years old when her English mother moved the family to Britain.
6. Transylvania is in Romania but which country did it belong to between the 11th century until 1918?

Answer: Hungary

It is a region of central and north-west Romania and was restored finally to Romania in 1947.
7. Who wasn't a famous inmate of Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay?

Answer: Henri Charriere

Henri Charriere was 'Papillon' the famous inmate of Devil's Island, French Guiana. Robert Stroud was the famous 'Birdman of Alcatraz'.
8. Name the Spanish fantasy film which 'Vanilla Sky' was a remake of and also starred Penelope Cruz. Open Your _____?

Answer: Eyes

9. Who was one of the original choices to play Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter in the British comedy 'Only Fools and Horses'?

Answer: Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent appeared in 'Bridget Jones's Diary', 'Moulin Rouge' and netted a Golden Globe for the film 'Iris'. He also appeared in three episodes of 'Only Fools And Horses' as Detective Roy Slater: (1) May The Force Be With You, (2) The Class Of 62 (3) To Hull And Back.
10. Name the sacred river in the poem 'Kubla Khan'?

Answer: Alph

Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote the poem about the sacred river Alph which ran through caverns measureless to man down to a sunless sea.
11. Which European capital doesn't the River Danube flow through?

Answer: Rome

12. Who wrote the popular children's tale entitled 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'?

Answer: Newt Scamander

13. Who wasn't a famous inmate of the 'Tower of London'?

Answer: Marquis de Sade

Marquis de Sade was the most famous inmate of the Bastille, Paris, during French Libertine. Anne Boleyn and Lady Jane Grey were executed at the Tower of London.
14. In the film 'Monsters Inc.' what is the name of Monster Inc's best scarer whose job is to frighten children and collect their screams which provide the city's energy source?

Answer: Sulley

Waternoose is the boss of 'Monster Inc.', 'Randall' is the lizard-shaped monster with eight arms and legs and 'Mike' is Sulley's assistant and the one-eyed green, fast-talking monster.
15. Queen Elizabeth II has been fond of corgis since she was a child. What was the name of the Welsh corgi that her corgis were descended from?

Answer: Susan

The Queen has owned more than 30 corgis during her reign beginning with 'Susan' who was a present for her 18th birthday in 1944.
16. Who said 'Life is a great big canvas, throw all the paint on it you can'?

Answer: Danny Kaye

17. Who survived many bloody battles only to die of a nosebleed on his wedding night?

Answer: Attila the Hun

18. Which of the following films was NOT directed by Richard Donner?

Answer: The Shining (1980)

Stanley Kubrick directed 'The Shining' (1980).
19. The Bryce Canyon is smaller than the Grand Canyon but in which American state is it located?

Answer: Utah

Mormon rancher Ebenezer Bryce came across the place and simply said 'Helluva place to lose a cow'.
20. In the Bible who was the sister of Moses?

Answer: Miriam

Miriam reputedly wrote a book on alchemy.
21. Who wanted to prove frozen food lasted longer and went outside to stuff a chicken with snow? (Although the experiment was a success he died of pneumonia.)

Answer: Sir Francis Bacon

In 1626, British scientist, Sir Francis Bacon, tested the effects of freezing by stuffing a dead chicken with snow. Alas, he died from pneumonia before he could make any conclusions. Fowl play was ruled out lol. Clarence Birdseye set up a refrigeration business in 1916, having observed the Inuit people retrieve dead fish, after being buried in frozen ice for weeks. Clarence Birdseye did not die from pneumonia.
22. Opera singer Montserrat Caballe dueted with Freddie Mercury on the British hit single 'Barcelona'. Where was she born?

Answer: Barcelona

She was born 12th April 1933.
23. Which river tumbles down a two and a half mile wide horseshoe of cliffs on the Brazil - Argentina border forming the Iguazu Falls?

Answer: Iguazu

For miles in every direction it is surrounded by rainforest which you can see through rainbows of spray.
24. In which country is the largest ice cave in the world?

Answer: Austria

It is 'Eisriesenwelt' in Austria which was first discovered in 1879 and is a complex which extends back into the mountains for 26 miles.
25. Who discovered Caesium or Cesium and Rubidium?

Answer: Robert Wilhelm Bunsen

He invented the Bunsen burner and the ice calorimeter. Hope you enjoyed the quiz.
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