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Quiz about Easy General Knowledge13
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Easy General Knowledge13 Trivia Quiz


25 easy general knowledge questions which progressively increase in difficulty. Good luck and have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by Inquizition. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
Inquizition
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
76,631
Updated
Dec 15 23
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
13 / 25
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5243
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
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Question 1 of 25
1. Which dinosaur's name means 'tyrant lizard'? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. In the TV programme 'Are You Being Served?', what is the character name played by Wendy Richard: Miss ...? Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. Bridgmanite is a newly-named mineral which is named after a person from which profession? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. Which one of the four types of apes has a name which means 'man of the woods'? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. Electric eels can produce enough power to kill a person outright. In the rivers of which continent can electric eels be found? Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. What is the largest city in Africa, with a population of about 9 million people? Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. What was the 'Acta Diurna' which was displayed in public places during Julius Caesar's days: The world's first ... ? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. Name the only fish that lives largely on land rather than in the water. Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. Germany's 'Neuschwanstein castle' was started in 1869 by 'Mad' King Ludwig II and is the model for the castle in which Walt Disney cartoon film? Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. How many times daily do Muslims face towards Mecca in Saudi Arabia to prayer? Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. What colour are the flowers of the shamrock? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. Howard Hughes' 'Spruce Goose' was one of the biggest aircraft ever constructed. How many times did it fly? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. From which Shakespearean play do these phrases originate which have entered our everyday language. 'Neither a borrower nor a lender be', 'To the manner born' and 'murder most foul'? Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. The 'Flying Scotsman' was a famous train famed for its fast, non-stop runs from which two cities in the 1920s: London to ... ? Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. What was the ancient name for the French city of Paris? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. In a famous painting by Joseph Mallord William Turner, which of the following didn't appear in the title? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. Which of the following facts is INCORRECT about Panama hats? Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. Name the world's largest flower which is found in the rainforests of southeast Asia. Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. Where is 'Adam's Peak' found which is visited by pilgrims from different religions? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. How many countries does the vast Sahara desert cover? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. What commodity makes up 98 percent of Nigeria's exports? Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. Name the bird that enters a crocodile's mouth and pecks at food particles on the teeth. Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. The largest butterfly is the Queen Alexandra birdwing of New Guinea with a wing span of 11 inches. The smallest butterfly is from South Africa with a wing span of just half an inch and is called the ... ? Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. The adult human body consists of 206 bones. Which of the following has the most? Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. What colour is very cheap glass because it contains small impurities of iron? Hint



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1. Which dinosaur's name means 'tyrant lizard'?

Answer: Tyrannosaurus

The Tyrannosaurus Rex was the most terrifying carnivorous dinosaur as it was up to 12 metres long, had enormous jaws lined with sharp teeth and weighed about 6 tonnes.
2. In the TV programme 'Are You Being Served?', what is the character name played by Wendy Richard: Miss ...?

Answer: Brahms

'Are You Being Served?' ran on British TV (1972-84) and enjoyed a successful run on America's PBS. The US version of the show, 'Beane's of Boston' failed to attract customers.
3. Bridgmanite is a newly-named mineral which is named after a person from which profession?

Answer: physicist

It is named after American physicist, Percy Williams Bridgman, a 1946 Nobel Prize winner. Bridgmanite exists in 93% of the earth's lower mantle and is possibly the most abundant mineral on earth along with feldspar and quartz.
4. Which one of the four types of apes has a name which means 'man of the woods'?

Answer: Orangutan

The shy orangutan lives in the rain forests of Borneo and Sumatra. It is reddish-brown in colour and lives mainly on fruit.
5. Electric eels can produce enough power to kill a person outright. In the rivers of which continent can electric eels be found?

Answer: South America

6. What is the largest city in Africa, with a population of about 9 million people?

Answer: Lagos (Nigeria)

Lagos in Nigeria is one of the largest cities in Africa and remains one of the fastest growing on the planet. Kinshasa and Cairo are estimated to be at 7.8 million and 7.7 million.
7. What was the 'Acta Diurna' which was displayed in public places during Julius Caesar's days: The world's first ... ?

Answer: Daily newspaper

8. Name the only fish that lives largely on land rather than in the water.

Answer: Mudskipper

These live in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia and can move on land by means of their strong pectoral fins. Asian swamp eels are air breathers and can migrate across one water body to another over short distances. This has been seen around the Everglades National Park in Florida but they do spend most of their time in the water.
9. Germany's 'Neuschwanstein castle' was started in 1869 by 'Mad' King Ludwig II and is the model for the castle in which Walt Disney cartoon film?

Answer: Sleeping Beauty

Its name means 'new swan stone' after the Swan Knight in Wagner's opera 'Lohengrin'.
10. How many times daily do Muslims face towards Mecca in Saudi Arabia to prayer?

Answer: 5

The prophet of Islam is Mohammad who was born in Mecca in AD 570 and died in AD 632.
11. What colour are the flowers of the shamrock?

Answer: white

St Patrick is said to have adopted the shamrock as a symbol of the Holy Trinity and it is worn on St Patrick's Day (March 17th).
12. Howard Hughes' 'Spruce Goose' was one of the biggest aircraft ever constructed. How many times did it fly?

Answer: Once

The huge flying boat was made of wood and fabric and weighed 180 tonnes. Its brief flight of 914 metres occurred in 1947.
13. From which Shakespearean play do these phrases originate which have entered our everyday language. 'Neither a borrower nor a lender be', 'To the manner born' and 'murder most foul'?

Answer: Hamlet

14. The 'Flying Scotsman' was a famous train famed for its fast, non-stop runs from which two cities in the 1920s: London to ... ?

Answer: Edinburgh

15. What was the ancient name for the French city of Paris?

Answer: Lutetia

16. In a famous painting by Joseph Mallord William Turner, which of the following didn't appear in the title?

Answer: Sleet

'Rain, Steam and Speed' was a painting of a train crossing a bridge.
17. Which of the following facts is INCORRECT about Panama hats?

Answer: They are made in Colombia

They are made in Ecuador for export to Panama.
18. Name the world's largest flower which is found in the rainforests of southeast Asia.

Answer: Rafflesia

Named after the former British governor Sir Stamford Raffles. It often reaches a diameter of three feet across and three-quarters of an inch thick. Its often called the stinking corpse lily as it smells like rotting flesh and was discovered by British botanist Dr Arnold in 1818.
19. Where is 'Adam's Peak' found which is visited by pilgrims from different religions?

Answer: Sri Lanka

It is believed that a footprint there was made by : Krishna (Hindus), Buddha (Buddhists), St Thomas (Christians) or Adam (Muslims).
20. How many countries does the vast Sahara desert cover?

Answer: 11

Algeria, Niger, Libya, Egypt, Mauritania, southern Morocco, southern Tunisia, northern Senegal, northern Mali, northern Chad and northern Sudan.
21. What commodity makes up 98 percent of Nigeria's exports?

Answer: Oil

Oil was first produced in Nigeria in 1956. Nigeria's oil is high quality and makes an ideal aircraft fuel due to low sulphur content.
22. Name the bird that enters a crocodile's mouth and pecks at food particles on the teeth.

Answer: Plover

The plover walks all over the crocodile's body, feeding off the leeches that have attached themselves to it. Crocodiles benefit from the service and never harm the plovers.
23. The largest butterfly is the Queen Alexandra birdwing of New Guinea with a wing span of 11 inches. The smallest butterfly is from South Africa with a wing span of just half an inch and is called the ... ?

Answer: Dwarf Blue

24. The adult human body consists of 206 bones. Which of the following has the most?

Answer: The hand

Each hand has 27 bones, and each foot consists of 26 bones. The chest and skull have 25 and 22 bones respectfully. An infant is born with 300-350 bones at birth. During growth these fuse together leaving an adult with 206 bones.

Each arm has 32 bones, the skull (29), the spine (26) and the chest (25). There are 31 bones in each leg. 32+32+29+26+25+31+31 = 206
25. What colour is very cheap glass because it contains small impurities of iron?

Answer: Green

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