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General Knowledge 12 Trivia Quiz

Quizzical83: 25 multi-choice easy general knowledge questions which increase in difficulty. As per usual there are a few teasers (banana skins) to trip you up. Have fun but tread carefully.

A multiple-choice quiz by Quizzical. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Quizzical

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
53,154

Updated
Jun 07 22

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
15 / 25

Plays
4574

Last 3 plays: superhooppete (17/25), Guest 86 (17/25), DeepHistory (24/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. Name the member of 'The Addams Family' who has the same name as a day of the week? Hint

Tuesday

Saturday

Sunday

Wednesday

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Question 2 of 25

2. The painting 'The Mona Lisa' is also known as .... ? Hint

La Honda

La Rhondda

La Anaconda

La Gioconda

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Question 3 of 25

3. Name the rabbit in the Disney film 'Bambi'? Hint

Cottontail

Dylan

Thumper

Harvey

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Question 4 of 25

4. Whose television roles include 'Steve McGarrett' in Hawaii Five-O? Hint

Jack Lord

John Baron

Jason King

Ronny Knight

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Question 5 of 25

5. What fraction of an iceberg is hidden under the surface of the sea? Hint

A quarter

One third

Nine-tenths

A half

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Question 6 of 25

6. Who wrote the play called 'The Mousetrap'? Hint

Ruth Rendell

Colin Dexter

John Steinbeck

Agatha Christie

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Question 7 of 25

7. The murderer of Lee Harvey Oswald was Jack ... ? Hint

Diamond

Ruby

Sapphire

Pearl

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Question 8 of 25

8. Associated with blood clots on long haul flights, what does the acronym D.V.T. stand for? Hint

Digital Video Technology

Deep Vein Thrombosis

Deep Vein Therapy

Deep Vein Trauma

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Question 9 of 25

9. Who is the author of '101 Dalmatians'? Hint

Edith Nesbit

Enid Blyton

Dodie Smith

Beatrix Potter

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Question 10 of 25

10. Which village in West Yorkshire, England, was the home of the Bronte sisters? Hint

Tamworth

Fort Worth

Dankworth

Haworth

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Question 11 of 25

11. Name the 1924 novel by E.M. Forster? Hint

The Road to Mandalay

A Passage to India

Burmese Days

Road to Bali

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Question 12 of 25

12. The 'Statue of Liberty' in New York Harbour was a present to the US from the people of .... ? Hint

Spain

England

France

Italy

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Question 13 of 25

13. The Sea of Galilee is located in which country? Hint

Egypt

Israel

Syria

Lebanon

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Question 14 of 25

14. How many sensations of taste do we have? Hint

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Question 15 of 25

15. The 'Dunn's River Falls' are a major attraction on this island and the island's name comes from a Native American word meaning 'island of springs'? Hint

Bahamas

Barbados

Hawaii

Jamaica

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Question 16 of 25

16. In which continent would you find the vampire bat? Hint

Asia

Africa

South America

Europe

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Question 17 of 25

17. Which nationality of people sometimes call their country L'Hexagone (The Hexagon) because of its six-sided shape? Hint

Gabonese

French

Vietnamese

Algerian

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Question 18 of 25

18. Who was the creator of 'Paddington Bear'? Hint

Michael Bond

A. A. Milne

Enid Blyton

Edith Nesbit

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Question 19 of 25

19. Which children's television programme features 'The Hornblower' theme music performed by accordionist Tommy Edmondson? Hint

Bagpuss

The Clangers

Ivor the Engine

Captain Pugwash

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Question 20 of 25

20. In what year was the world's first training shoe launched by German sportswear manufacturer Addas (later called Adidas)? Hint

1989

1969

1949

1979

21. Roger Bannister broke the four minute mile barrier with a time of 3 minutes 59.4 seconds on May 6th 1954. What was the nationality of the runner whose record of 4 minutes 1.3 seconds was beaten by Bannister? Hint

New Zealander

Norwegian

Australian

Swedish

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Question 22 of 25

22. Each person has two natural sets of teeth during their life. The first set are milk teeth and the second are 32 adult teeth. How many milk teeth did we have? Hint

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Question 23 of 25

23. Which place name means 'City of Lions'? Hint

Sierra Leone

Nairobi

Singapore

Mombasa

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Question 24 of 25

24. Which animal can turn its stomach inside out? Hint

Clown fish

Cobra

Centipede

Starfish

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Question 25 of 25

25. In the Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 1961, an artist's painting had been hanging upside-down for two months with none of the 116,000 visitors noticing. Name the artist. Hint

Henri Matisse

Jackson Pollock

Salvador Dali

El Greco

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Name the member of 'The Addams Family' who has the same name as a day of the week?

Answer: Wednesday

She is called Wednesday Friday Addams.

2. The painting 'The Mona Lisa' is also known as .... ?

Answer: La Gioconda

3. Name the rabbit in the Disney film 'Bambi'?

Answer: Thumper

4. Whose television roles include 'Steve McGarrett' in Hawaii Five-O?

Answer: Jack Lord

5. What fraction of an iceberg is hidden under the surface of the sea?

Answer: Nine-tenths

6. Who wrote the play called 'The Mousetrap'?

Answer: Agatha Christie

7. The murderer of Lee Harvey Oswald was Jack ... ?

Answer: Ruby

8. Associated with blood clots on long haul flights, what does the acronym D.V.T. stand for?

Answer: Deep Vein Thrombosis

9. Who is the author of '101 Dalmatians'?

Answer: Dodie Smith

10. Which village in West Yorkshire, England, was the home of the Bronte sisters?

Answer: Haworth

11. Name the 1924 novel by E.M. Forster?

Answer: A Passage to India

Edward Morgan Forster.

12. The 'Statue of Liberty' in New York Harbour was a present to the US from the people of .... ?

Answer: France

13. The Sea of Galilee is located in which country?

Answer: Israel

14. How many sensations of taste do we have?

Answer: 5

They include: Sweet, salt, bitter, sour and umami. Umami has been identified as a savoury taste such as soy sauce, Parmesan cheese, etc.

15. The 'Dunn's River Falls' are a major attraction on this island and the island's name comes from a Native American word meaning 'island of springs'?

Answer: Jamaica

16. In which continent would you find the vampire bat?

Answer: South America

They are found in the tropical regions of Central and South America.

17. Which nationality of people sometimes call their country L'Hexagone (The Hexagon) because of its six-sided shape?

Answer: French

18. Who was the creator of 'Paddington Bear'?

Answer: Michael Bond

19. Which children's television programme features 'The Hornblower' theme music performed by accordionist Tommy Edmondson?

Answer: Captain Pugwash

20. In what year was the world's first training shoe launched by German sportswear manufacturer Addas (later called Adidas)?

Answer: 1949

The three-strip shoe was designed by Adolf Dassler.

Answer: Swedish

Gunder Hagg set his record in 1945.

22. Each person has two natural sets of teeth during their life. The first set are milk teeth and the second are 32 adult teeth. How many milk teeth did we have?

Answer: 20

23. Which place name means 'City of Lions'?

Answer: Singapore

Sierra Leone means 'Lion Mountains' Singapore has a misleading place name as no lions are seen there.

24. Which animal can turn its stomach inside out?

Answer: Starfish

Starfish are very strong and can pry open the shells of clams. When attacking its victim, the starfish arches over it and clamps a couple of arms onto each side. It pulls with great strength and as the two parts of the mollusc's shell opens, the starfish turns its stomach inside out through its mouth and into the gap in the shell and begins to digest the prey's flesh.

25. In the Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 1961, an artist's painting had been hanging upside-down for two months with none of the 116,000 visitors noticing. Name the artist.

Answer: Henri Matisse

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