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Best General Trivia Quiz


Difficult general quiz encompassing all things trivial and some not so trivial.

A multiple-choice quiz by frankgalati. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
frankgalati
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
29,780
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
11 / 20
Plays
3317
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Question 1 of 20
1. What is the capital of Mongolia? Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. What is the only song to hit the top of the U.S charts twice (hint: two years between the first and second occasion)? Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. What is the oldest national park in the world? Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. Whose assassination was the trigger for the commencement of World War I? Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. What animals does a hippophobe fear? Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. Who took the first space walk? Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. Who played the murderous neighbor 'across the way' in Alfred Hitchcock's 'Rear Window'? Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. Who was the first person to reach the South Pole? Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. What animal has the longest lifespan in captivity? Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. What game is played with a flat stick called a kip? Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. What country produces Rioja wines? Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. Who was Time's 'Man of the Year' for 1939 and 1942? Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. Who financed Howard Carter's expeditions into the valley of the kings which eventually turned up the tomb of 'the boy king'? Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. Whose gang was the target of the St Valentines Day Massacre in 1929? Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. What is the largest country in Africa by area? Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. What is the most populous city in North America? Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. How much does Mayfair cost in a Monopoly game? Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. Who proclaimed 'Peace is at hand' ? Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. In the movie 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory', who played Charlie? Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. Which of the following countries is the largest in area? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the capital of Mongolia?

Answer: Ulan Bator

2. What is the only song to hit the top of the U.S charts twice (hint: two years between the first and second occasion)?

Answer: The Twist

Performed by the legendary Chubby Checker, the accompanying dance craze had a second wave of success two years after it went to number one on the billboard charts...can anyone spell yo-yo?!
3. What is the oldest national park in the world?

Answer: Yellowstone

The oldest and for many years the largest..over two million acres, taking in parts of Montana, Wyoming and Idaho. It was established in 1872.
4. Whose assassination was the trigger for the commencement of World War I?

Answer: Archduke Franz Ferdinand

June 28, 1914. Following the assassination Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.
5. What animals does a hippophobe fear?

Answer: horses

6. Who took the first space walk?

Answer: Alexei Leonov

7. Who played the murderous neighbor 'across the way' in Alfred Hitchcock's 'Rear Window'?

Answer: Raymond Burr

8. Who was the first person to reach the South Pole?

Answer: Roald Amundsen

December 14, 1911. British explorer Robert Scott and his four companions found the marker left by Amundsen (a Norwegian flag ), a few weeks later ... just before they froze to death!
9. What animal has the longest lifespan in captivity?

Answer: The Giant Tortoise

10. What game is played with a flat stick called a kip?

Answer: Two-up

11. What country produces Rioja wines?

Answer: Spain

12. Who was Time's 'Man of the Year' for 1939 and 1942?

Answer: Joseph Stalin

13. Who financed Howard Carter's expeditions into the valley of the kings which eventually turned up the tomb of 'the boy king'?

Answer: Lord Carnarvon

14. Whose gang was the target of the St Valentines Day Massacre in 1929?

Answer: George 'Bugs' Moran

15. What is the largest country in Africa by area?

Answer: Algeria

16. What is the most populous city in North America?

Answer: Mexico City

17. How much does Mayfair cost in a Monopoly game?

Answer: $400

18. Who proclaimed 'Peace is at hand' ?

Answer: Henry Kissinger

19. In the movie 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory', who played Charlie?

Answer: Peter Ostrum

The movie was based on the book 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' by Roald Dahl.
20. Which of the following countries is the largest in area?

Answer: Norway

Source: Author frankgalati

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