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Quiz about General Knowledge 1
Quiz about General Knowledge 1

General Knowledge 1 Trivia Quiz


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 #
46,074
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
13 / 25
Plays
6988
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: wwwocls (17/25), Guest 86 (15/25), Guest 77 (20/25).
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Question 1 of 25
1. Who would use a metronome? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. What colour lies between red and yellow in the visible spectrum? Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. What is a young swan called? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. What sort of scan builds up a three-dimensional 'map' of a patient's body as the X-rays pass through their body using a circular scanning machine? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. Dr. Crippen murdered his wife and tried to escape to Canada with his mistress in 1910. What was Crippen's first name? Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. Which of the following isn't a desert plant? Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. Which ocean was formerly known as El Mar de Sur? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. A movie is a long strip of thousands of still photographs projected so fast that they appear to the eye to make moving pictures. How many frames are used a second to make this animation? Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. Which sign of the zodiac is the only one that doesn't feature a creature or person?

Answer: (One word)
Question 10 of 25
10. How many of the following were Scottish inventors: David Brewster (kaleidoscope), James Watt (condensing steam engine), Charles Macintosh (waterproof macintosh) and John Logie Baird (television)? Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. Who wrote 'Beau Geste'? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. How long would an astronaut's footprints last for on the moon? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. Name the author of 'The Prince and the Pauper'. Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. Where did Napoleon Bonaparte die? Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. Which is the sixth letter in the Greek Alphabet: alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, ... ? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. The volcano on the uninhabited island of Krakatoa, between Java and Sumatra, erupted in 1883 sending tidal waves to neighbouring islands. How many lives did this claim? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. The first ever 'assembly line' of workers were used to build which car? Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. According to legend, which Greek hero killed the half-man and half-bull monster called the Minotaur? Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. The 'Jahre Viking' was the world's biggest ... ? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. In 1953 New Zealander Edmund Hillary, along with Nepalese Tenzing Norgay, climbed Everest. What nationality, in 1975, was the first woman to climb Everest? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. How did Polish-born scientist Marie Curie die? Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. The first of its type was introduced in 1930 and called 'Baffle Ball'. What became an instant hit selling 50,000 of these? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. Old Faithful, a geyser in Yellowstone National Park USA, has erupted roughly every ... minutes for the last eighty years? Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. What motor powered Clive Sinclair's electrically powered three-wheel vehicle, the C5? Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. Name the mechanical model of the solar system in which the planets can be moved at the correct relative velocities around the sun? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who would use a metronome?

Answer: Musician

It has an upside-down pendulum that swings back and forth in regular time to aid a musician to keep the right tempo.
2. What colour lies between red and yellow in the visible spectrum?

Answer: Orange

Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet. A common memory aid (mnemonic)is 'Richard Of York Gained Battles In Vain'.
3. What is a young swan called?

Answer: Cygnet

4. What sort of scan builds up a three-dimensional 'map' of a patient's body as the X-rays pass through their body using a circular scanning machine?

Answer: C.A.T. Scan

The acronym C.A.T. stands for 'Computerized Axial Tomography'.
5. Dr. Crippen murdered his wife and tried to escape to Canada with his mistress in 1910. What was Crippen's first name?

Answer: Hawley

6. Which of the following isn't a desert plant?

Answer: Baobab tree

The Baobab tree comes from tropical Africa.
7. Which ocean was formerly known as El Mar de Sur?

Answer: Pacific

Ferdinand Magellan renamed its calm waters 'The Pacific'.
8. A movie is a long strip of thousands of still photographs projected so fast that they appear to the eye to make moving pictures. How many frames are used a second to make this animation?

Answer: 24

9. Which sign of the zodiac is the only one that doesn't feature a creature or person?

Answer: Libra

10. How many of the following were Scottish inventors: David Brewster (kaleidoscope), James Watt (condensing steam engine), Charles Macintosh (waterproof macintosh) and John Logie Baird (television)?

Answer: All were

Long cold nights in Scotland. Not much else to do!
11. Who wrote 'Beau Geste'?

Answer: P. C. Wren

Percival Christopher Wren in 1924.
12. How long would an astronaut's footprints last for on the moon?

Answer: Longer than a month

The Moon has no atmosphere so there is no wind or weather either so in theory the footprints should last for centuries.
13. Name the author of 'The Prince and the Pauper'.

Answer: Mark Twain

14. Where did Napoleon Bonaparte die?

Answer: St Helena

15. Which is the sixth letter in the Greek Alphabet: alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, ... ?

Answer: Zeta

Omega is the last letter.
16. The volcano on the uninhabited island of Krakatoa, between Java and Sumatra, erupted in 1883 sending tidal waves to neighbouring islands. How many lives did this claim?

Answer: 36,000

17. The first ever 'assembly line' of workers were used to build which car?

Answer: Tin Lizzie

Tin Lizzie was the nickname given to the Model T Ford.
18. According to legend, which Greek hero killed the half-man and half-bull monster called the Minotaur?

Answer: Theseus

19. The 'Jahre Viking' was the world's biggest ... ?

Answer: Ship

It was an enormous oil tanker called a supertanker which was over 1,500 feet long.
20. In 1953 New Zealander Edmund Hillary, along with Nepalese Tenzing Norgay, climbed Everest. What nationality, in 1975, was the first woman to climb Everest?

Answer: Japanese

Junko Tabei of Japan.
21. How did Polish-born scientist Marie Curie die?

Answer: Leukaemia

She died of leukemia caused by prolonged exposure to radiation.
22. The first of its type was introduced in 1930 and called 'Baffle Ball'. What became an instant hit selling 50,000 of these?

Answer: Pinball machine

23. Old Faithful, a geyser in Yellowstone National Park USA, has erupted roughly every ... minutes for the last eighty years?

Answer: 76

Yellowstone Park is a 'super volcano'; it does not look like a standard cone-shaped volcano, but it is still an active volcano.
24. What motor powered Clive Sinclair's electrically powered three-wheel vehicle, the C5?

Answer: Washing machine

25. Name the mechanical model of the solar system in which the planets can be moved at the correct relative velocities around the sun?

Answer: Orrery

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