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Quizzical74: 25 general knowledge questions which increase in difficulty. Have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by Quizzical. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
Quizzical
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
50,898
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
12 / 25
Plays
2221
Last 3 plays: Guest 50 (1/25), Guest 90 (11/25), Guest 176 (12/25).
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Question 1 of 25
1. Name the ring of leather through which a Scout neckerchief is threaded? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. What is the national bird of New Zealand? Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. Name the industrial city in Northwest France which is the capital of the Calvados department. Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. The gibbon is a small agile ape inhabiting the forests of ... ? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. Luanda is the capital of which republic in Southwest Africa? Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. Which animal's name is a Spanish word meaning 'a small armored man'? Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. Name the nationality of the racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio who won the World Championship five times between 1951 and 1957? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. Which of the following is NOT an official language of Switzerland? Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. How long is the 'San Andreas Fault' in northern California, USA? Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. The stomach of a human baby is about the size of a chicken egg. Approximately how many pints of liquid can an adult's stomach hold? Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. Which of the following words are NOT derived from the German language? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. When was London's Metropolitan Police Fingerprint Branch set up where in the first six months of operation its three officers made 93 identifications by fingerprints? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. How many children did England's Queen Anne (1665-1714) have? Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. Name the King of Corinth in Greek Mythology condemned to roll a heavy stone up a hill for eternity? Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. What was the first name of the American lexicographer Mr. Webster (1758-1843) who was famous for his 'American Dictionary of the English Language' (1828)? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. How many of the following musical instruments belong to the woodwind section: saxophone, flute, recorder, oboe? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. What sort of creature is a blue hamlet? Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. In which city was the accordion invented? Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell spoke his first words over a telephone when he called out to his assistant to come and help him. What had he done? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. Written Chinese has no alphabet but is made up of about how many characters? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. How many separate bones or vertebrae are there in the backbone or spine of man? Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. William Herschel from Great Britain discovered Uranus in 1781 and American Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930. What was the nationality of the discoverer of Neptune, Johann Galle in 1846? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. How many of these major constellations would you find in the northern hemisphere: 'Draco', 'The Plough' (or Little Bear), 'Orion' (The Hunter), 'Southern Cross'? Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. Which African flag does NOT feature a shield and spears? Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. The Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan as a tomb for his wife Mumtaz who died during childbirth. She died giving birth to their _____ child? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Name the ring of leather through which a Scout neckerchief is threaded?

Answer: Woggle

2. What is the national bird of New Zealand?

Answer: Kiwi

3. Name the industrial city in Northwest France which is the capital of the Calvados department.

Answer: Caen

4. The gibbon is a small agile ape inhabiting the forests of ... ?

Answer: South Asia

5. Luanda is the capital of which republic in Southwest Africa?

Answer: Angola

Lusaka is the capital of Zambia. Kampala is the capital of Uganda and Nairobi is the capital of Kenya.
6. Which animal's name is a Spanish word meaning 'a small armored man'?

Answer: Armadillo

7. Name the nationality of the racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio who won the World Championship five times between 1951 and 1957?

Answer: Argentinian

8. Which of the following is NOT an official language of Switzerland?

Answer: Swiss

There is no language called 'Swiss.' The fourth official language is French.
9. How long is the 'San Andreas Fault' in northern California, USA?

Answer: 600 miles

10. The stomach of a human baby is about the size of a chicken egg. Approximately how many pints of liquid can an adult's stomach hold?

Answer: 2 pints

11. Which of the following words are NOT derived from the German language?

Answer: Bungalow

'Bungalow' is derived from the Indian language along with the words 'polo,' 'jungle' and 'shampoo.'
12. When was London's Metropolitan Police Fingerprint Branch set up where in the first six months of operation its three officers made 93 identifications by fingerprints?

Answer: 1901

July 1, 1901.
13. How many children did England's Queen Anne (1665-1714) have?

Answer: 17

Only one survived infancy, only to die at the age of 12.
14. Name the King of Corinth in Greek Mythology condemned to roll a heavy stone up a hill for eternity?

Answer: Sisyphus

Every time he approached the top, the stone escaped his grasp and rolled to the bottom.
15. What was the first name of the American lexicographer Mr. Webster (1758-1843) who was famous for his 'American Dictionary of the English Language' (1828)?

Answer: Noah

16. How many of the following musical instruments belong to the woodwind section: saxophone, flute, recorder, oboe?

Answer: All of them

Not all woodwind instruments are made of wood. Saxophones and most flutes are made of metal whereas some recorders are made of plastic.
17. What sort of creature is a blue hamlet?

Answer: Fish

It is one of the world's most beautiful fish.
18. In which city was the accordion invented?

Answer: Vienna

In Austria in 1829 by Cyrill Damien.
19. In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell spoke his first words over a telephone when he called out to his assistant to come and help him. What had he done?

Answer: Spilled acid on his leg

20. Written Chinese has no alphabet but is made up of about how many characters?

Answer: 50,000

Each character forms a word or part of a word. Chinese children need to learn about 4,000 characters in order to be able to read a book.
21. How many separate bones or vertebrae are there in the backbone or spine of man?

Answer: 26

22. William Herschel from Great Britain discovered Uranus in 1781 and American Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930. What was the nationality of the discoverer of Neptune, Johann Galle in 1846?

Answer: German

23. How many of these major constellations would you find in the northern hemisphere: 'Draco', 'The Plough' (or Little Bear), 'Orion' (The Hunter), 'Southern Cross'?

Answer: 3

The 'Southern Cross' is found in the southern hemisphere. Orion can be seen BOTH in the northern and southern hemisphere. Special thanks to Nickelodeon3, Krita2, TemptressTOO, saruman, mink, JaneDavy and rmatera who corrected me about Orion.
24. Which African flag does NOT feature a shield and spears?

Answer: Botswana

Botswana's flag consists of blue, white and black stripes. The blue stands for rain and the other stripes for black and white people.
25. The Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan as a tomb for his wife Mumtaz who died during childbirth. She died giving birth to their _____ child?

Answer: fourteenth

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