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General Knowledge Trivia Quiz

Twenty general knowledge questions covering all sorts of topics - this will test your trivia!

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

Author
Bigeppy

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
1,825

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
8 / 20

Plays
6127

Last 3 plays: Dadandco_mal (10/20), Guest 119 (8/20), Guest 80 (3/20).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

1. In what year did 'Operation Desert Storm' take place ? Hint

1990

1993

1992

1991

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2. An Isohyet is a line on a map joining places of equal what ? Hint

Height

Temperature

Rainfall

Pressure

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3. Can you name the fictional detective who first appeared in print in 1893 and had rooms in Baker Street? Hint

Sherlock Holmes

Sexton Blake

Dick Barton

Poirot

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4. What is Barbie's surname ? Hint

Doll

Roberts

Spencer

Jones

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5. What regal figure of legend rode a horse named Spumador? Hint

Ivanhoe

King Arthur

Sir Galahad

The Black Knight

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6. How many people were aboard the Ark? Hint

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7. If a cow moos and a cockerel crows, what does an ape do? Hint

Chatter

Chitter

Jape

Jibber

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8. If you are a mancinist, what are you? Hint

Scared of manual labour

From Manchester, England

Left handed

A 'man' hater

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9. What does the J in Homer J. Simpson stand for ? Hint

Jay

James

Nothing

Joseph

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10. Who popularized the saying that there are 'lies, damned lies and statistics' ? Hint

Benjamin Franklin

Mark Twain

Oscar Wilde

Sir Winston Churchill

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11. Which great explorer's last words were 'I have not told you half of what I saw'? Hint

Captain Cook

Columbus

Marco Polo

Sir Walter Raleigh

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12. Who popularised the expression 'The Iron Curtain' ? Hint

Patton

Stalin

John F Kennedy

Sir Winston Churchill

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13. The biggest pyramid in the world is in which country ? Hint

Egypt

Mexico

Peru

Syria

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14. Born Arthur Jefferson in 1890, what was this comic better known as ? Hint

Fatty Arbuckle

Oliver Hardy

Stan Laurel

Harold Lloyd

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15. The element helium got its name from... Hint

the Greek word for 'sun'

its discoverer, Sigmund Helitek

the Latin word for 'heat'

it was discovered by a Greek Scientist from the town of Helius

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16. Copernicus was from which country? Hint

Lebanon

Portugal

Poland

Italy

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17. The world record for the highest parachute jump was set in 1960. How high was the jump? Hint

3 kilometres

31 kilometres

13 kilometres

27 kilometres

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18. Which of the following is not a petroleum product? Hint

Kerosene

Rayon

Asphalt

Vaseline

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19. What makes the blue colour in blue cheese? Hint

Bacteria

Plant matter

Food colouring

Mould

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20. How much does the Earth weigh in tons ? Hint

588,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons

6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons

6,588,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons

6,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what year did 'Operation Desert Storm' take place ?

Answer: 1991

2. An Isohyet is a line on a map joining places of equal what ?

Answer: Rainfall

3. Can you name the fictional detective who first appeared in print in 1893 and had rooms in Baker Street?

Answer: Sexton Blake

Sherlock Holmes made his debut in 1887.

4. What is Barbie's surname ?

Answer: Roberts

5. What regal figure of legend rode a horse named Spumador?

Answer: King Arthur

6. How many people were aboard the Ark?

Answer: 8

7. If a cow moos and a cockerel crows, what does an ape do?

Answer: Jibber

8. If you are a mancinist, what are you?

Answer: Left handed

9. What does the J in Homer J. Simpson stand for ?

Answer: Jay

10. Who popularized the saying that there are 'lies, damned lies and statistics' ?

Answer: Mark Twain

It's a little unclear who said it first - it's been attributed to Disreali, and to Twain himself.

11. Which great explorer's last words were 'I have not told you half of what I saw'?

Answer: Marco Polo

12. Who popularised the expression 'The Iron Curtain' ?

Answer: Sir Winston Churchill

13. The biggest pyramid in the world is in which country ?

Answer: Mexico

Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl at Cholula, outside Puebla, Mexico

14. Born Arthur Jefferson in 1890, what was this comic better known as ?

Answer: Stan Laurel

15. The element helium got its name from...

Answer: the Greek word for 'sun'

16. Copernicus was from which country?

Answer: Poland

17. The world record for the highest parachute jump was set in 1960. How high was the jump?

Answer: 31 kilometres

18. Which of the following is not a petroleum product?

Answer: Rayon

19. What makes the blue colour in blue cheese?

Answer: Mould

20. How much does the Earth weigh in tons ?

Answer: 6,588,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons

Source: Author Bigeppy

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