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Easy General Knowledge2 Trivia Quiz

25 easy general knowledge questions which progressively get more difficult. Good luck and have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by Inquizition. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Inquizition

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
69,286

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
14 / 25

Plays
9057

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 25

1. Name Elvis Presley's home in Memphis, Tennessee? Hint

Aliceland

Graceland

Aaronville

Dollywood

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Question 2 of 25

2. 'Shere Khan' appeared in which Disney film? Hint

Mulan

The Jungle Book

Dumbo

Aladdin

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Question 3 of 25

3. Whose paintings include 'Campbell's Soup Cans' and 'Marilyn'? Hint

Rembrandt

Andy Warhol

Walter Sickert

Roy Lichtenstein

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Question 4 of 25

4. What is the real surname of both Gary Numan and Cliff Richard? Hint

Mead

Webb

Marx

White

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Question 5 of 25

5. What musical instrument are all the following associated with: Queen's Brian May, The Shadows' Hank Marvin and U2's The Edge? Hint

Drums

Saxophone

Keyboards

Guitar

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Question 6 of 25

6. Which American male vocalist of 'Be-Bop A Lula' fame was born Eugene Vincent Craddock? Hint

Gene Vincent

Eddie Cochran

Bobby Vinton

Bobby Darin

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Question 7 of 25

7. Who rode a horse named 'Silver'? Hint

The Lone Ranger

Gene Autry

Tonto

Hopalong Cassidy

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Question 8 of 25

8. In Heraldry, 'Azure' is the colour blue and 'Gules' is red but what colour is represented by 'Or'? Hint

Gold

Purple

Silver

Black

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Question 9 of 25

9. Which Charles Dicken's book features Wilkins Micawber? Hint

David Copperfield

Great Expectations

A Christmas Carol

The Pickwick Papers

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Question 10 of 25

10. Which book of the bible immediately follows 'Genesis'? Hint

Numbers

Deuteronomy

Kings

Exodus

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Question 11 of 25

11. In roulette, how many numbered segments is the spinning wheel divided into when played in Europe? Hint

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Question 12 of 25

12. In Greek mythology the winged horse Pegasus sprang from the body of whom after her death? Hint

Medusa

Minerva

Pandora

Electra

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Question 13 of 25

13. How many dominoes are there in a set of dominoes? Hint

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Question 14 of 25

14. What is the first name of Professor Moriarty who is the adversary of Sherlock Holmes? Hint

Charles

Albert

Henry

James

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Question 15 of 25

15. This author had a serious attack of poliomyelitis in 1923 which forced her to give up her career as a teacher enabling her to become a full-time writer of William Brown books. Hint

Edith Nesbit

Virginia Woolf

Richmal Crompton

Enid Blyton

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Question 16 of 25

16. Who created the East Anglian antiques dealer 'Lovejoy'. Jonathan...? Hint

Lacerate

Gash

Hurt

Graze

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Question 17 of 25

17. Which meat ISN'T present in the Cajun dish 'Crawfish and Shrimp stuffed Turducken'? Hint

Beef

Duck

Turkey

Chicken

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Question 18 of 25

18. Who said, 'I thought I'd begin by reading a poem by Shakespeare, but then I thought, why should I? He never reads any of mine'? Hint

Peter Sellers

Spike Milligan

Harry Secombe

Pam Ayers

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Question 19 of 25

19. The Norwegian group 'A-Ha' provided the title music for which James Bond film? Hint

Moonraker

Licence To Kill

The Living Daylights

Octopussy

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Question 20 of 25

20. Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was shot dead in 1986 as he walked home from where in Stockholm? Hint

A football match

A restaurant

An art gallery

The cinema

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Question 21 of 25

21. Who is the wife of Tom Hanks, whom he married 30th April 1988? Rita...? Hint

Blair

Heath

Wilson

Callaghan

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Question 22 of 25

22. With what is Emil Gagnan associated? Hint

Go-kart racing

Kite flying

Dress making

Aqualung

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Question 23 of 25

23. Who said 'You can't direct a Charles Laughton picture. The best you can hope for is to referee'? Hint

David Lean

Alfred Hitchcock

Howard Hawks

Billy Wilder

24. The flightless dodo couldn't run, couldn't walk and couldn't defend itself from the pigs and rats introduced by which nationality of sailors who arrived on the island of Mauritius off Africa in the mid 1600's? Hint

German

Dutch

French

English

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Question 25 of 25

25. Which actor was originally cast to play 'Indiana Jones' before Harrison Ford acquired the role? Hint

Michael Douglas

Tom Selleck

Mel Gibson

Clint Eastwood

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Name Elvis Presley's home in Memphis, Tennessee?

Answer: Graceland

He died on 16th August, 1977 and is buried in the Meditation Gardens, along with members of his family.

2. 'Shere Khan' appeared in which Disney film?

Answer: The Jungle Book

Shere Khan, the menacing tiger is voiced by George Sanders.

3. Whose paintings include 'Campbell's Soup Cans' and 'Marilyn'?

Answer: Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol was an innovator of 'Pop Art'. In 1965 he gave up art to manage the rock group 'The Velvet Underground'.

4. What is the real surname of both Gary Numan and Cliff Richard?

Answer: Webb

Gary Numan is called Gary Anthony James Webb and Cliff Richard is called Harold (Harry) Webb.

5. What musical instrument are all the following associated with: Queen's Brian May, The Shadows' Hank Marvin and U2's The Edge?

Answer: Guitar

David Evans is the real name of 'The Edge' and Brian Rankin is the real name of Hank Marvin.

6. Which American male vocalist of 'Be-Bop A Lula' fame was born Eugene Vincent Craddock?

Answer: Gene Vincent

7. Who rode a horse named 'Silver'?

Answer: The Lone Ranger

Tonto rode 'Scout', Gene Autry rode 'Champion' and Hopalong Cassidy rode 'Topper'.

8. In Heraldry, 'Azure' is the colour blue and 'Gules' is red but what colour is represented by 'Or'?

Answer: Gold

'Argent' is silver, 'purpure' is purple and 'sable' is black.

9. Which Charles Dicken's book features Wilkins Micawber?

Answer: David Copperfield

10. Which book of the bible immediately follows 'Genesis'?

Answer: Exodus

'Genesis' consists of 50 chapters and 'Exodus' of 40 chapters. These are two of the 39 books in the Old Testament whereas the New Testament contains 27 books. In the new KJV (King James Version) you may have 48 books in the Old Testament as this includes the Apocrypha (Greek for hidden things) which are a collection of Jewish writings.

11. In roulette, how many numbered segments is the spinning wheel divided into when played in Europe?

Answer: 37

The small ivory ball can fall into slots numbered '1-36' or (the green or white slot) '0'. In the United States an additional slot '00' is used.

12. In Greek mythology the winged horse Pegasus sprang from the body of whom after her death?

Answer: Medusa

Pegasus was born out of the blood of Medusa and tamed by Bellerophon helping him in his battles.

13. How many dominoes are there in a set of dominoes?

Answer: 28

28 dominoes are in a standard (double 6) set of dominoes. A set of (double 9) dominoes consists of 56 dominoes. A set of (double 12) dominoes consists of 91 dominoes and a set of (double 15) contains 136 dominoes. Thanks to dg_dave for that information.

14. What is the first name of Professor Moriarty who is the adversary of Sherlock Holmes?

Answer: James

In the story 'The Final Problem', Sherlock Holmes dubs Professor James Moriarty the 'Napoleon of Crime'.

15. This author had a serious attack of poliomyelitis in 1923 which forced her to give up her career as a teacher enabling her to become a full-time writer of William Brown books.

Answer: Richmal Crompton

Richmal Samuel Lamburn was born in Bury, Greater Manchester, England in 1890. She taught Classics at Bromley High School for girls whilst writing short stories for magazines in her spare time thus creating William Brown. She wrote 'Just William' in 1922 and by the time she died in 1969 more than eight million copies of 'William' books had been sold.

16. Who created the East Anglian antiques dealer 'Lovejoy'. Jonathan...?

Answer: Gash

This British doctor began writing to escape the pressures of his medical career. In his student days he worked on London antique stalls.

17. Which meat ISN'T present in the Cajun dish 'Crawfish and Shrimp stuffed Turducken'?

Answer: Beef

Turducken gets its name from what's inside, deboned turkey, duck and chicken. Crawfish is an American variant of crayfish.

18. Who said, 'I thought I'd begin by reading a poem by Shakespeare, but then I thought, why should I? He never reads any of mine'?

Answer: Spike Milligan

19. The Norwegian group 'A-Ha' provided the title music for which James Bond film?

Answer: The Living Daylights

Gladys Knight sang 'Licence To Kill', Rita Coolidge sang 'Octopussy' and Shirley Bassey sang 'Moonraker'.

20. Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was shot dead in 1986 as he walked home from where in Stockholm?

Answer: The cinema

21. Who is the wife of Tom Hanks, whom he married 30th April 1988? Rita...?

Answer: Wilson

They both met on the film set of 'Volunteers' (1985).

22. With what is Emil Gagnan associated?

Answer: Aqualung

He developed the aqualung in 1942 with Jacques Cousteau. The aqualung is the same as scuba (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus).

23. Who said 'You can't direct a Charles Laughton picture. The best you can hope for is to referee'?

Answer: Alfred Hitchcock

Answer: Dutch

25. Which actor was originally cast to play 'Indiana Jones' before Harrison Ford acquired the role?

Answer: Tom Selleck

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