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How much do you know about General Knowledge 4? | Quiz

25 questions to test your general knowledge which increase in difficulty. Have fun.

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

Author
Quizzical

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
47,684

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
14 / 25

Plays
15670

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 137 (15/25), DeepHistory (24/25), Guest 210 (19/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. Of the twelve signs of the Zodiac which one is known as 'The Archer'? Hint

Aquarius

Virgo

Capricorn

Sagittarius

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Question 2 of 25

2. Which author created Sherlock Holmes? Hint

Agatha Christie

G.K. Chesterton

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Edgar Allan Poe

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Question 3 of 25

3. Goulash is the national dish of which country? Hint

Greece

Hungary

Turkey

India

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Question 4 of 25

4. Name the author of 'Ivanhoe'. Hint

Sir Walter Scott

Sir Noel Coward

Evelyn Waugh

Sir J.M. Barrie

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Question 5 of 25

5. Who had a cat called Dinah? Hint

Rudyard Kipling

Dick Whittington

Alice in Wonderland

Dr. Samuel Johnson

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Question 6 of 25

6. What is the capital of Pakistan? Hint

Pasni

Karachi

Islamabad

Lahore

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Question 7 of 25

7. Uriah Heep appears in which Dicken's novel? Hint

The Pickwick Papers

Nicholas Nickleby

Oliver Twist

David Copperfield

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Question 8 of 25

8. Which ship was not associated with Captain James Cook? Hint

Terra Nova

Endeavour

Discovery

Resolution

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Question 9 of 25

9. Which sea was known as 'Mare Nostrum' (our sea) to the Romans? Hint

Mediterranean

Aegean

Adriatic

Tyrrhenian

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Question 10 of 25

10. Name the 1959 novel by William Burroughs. Hint

Bare Breakfast

Naked Lunch

Nude Brunch

Daring Dinner

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Question 11 of 25

11. God gave Moses the 'Ten Commandments' on Mount ___. Hint

Meron

Ararat

Sinai

Olympus

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Question 12 of 25

12. Dodge City is located in which American State? Hint

Montana

Utah

Kansas

Arizona

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Question 13 of 25

13. Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, is built on how many small islands which are connected by about 50 bridges? Hint

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Question 14 of 25

14. What type of creature has a variety called Medusa? Hint

Jellyfish

Sea anemone

Sea cucumber

Octopus

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Question 15 of 25

15. What was the nationality of Dennis Gabor who invented holograms in 1948 and received the Nobel Prize in physics in 1971? Hint

Hungarian

English

Polish

Dutch

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Question 16 of 25

16. Name the 1925 play by Noel Coward. Hint

Shingles

Sea Fever

Hay Fever

Measles

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Question 17 of 25

17. What fruit is used to make guacamole? Hint

Plantain

Banana

Avocado

Mango

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Question 18 of 25

18. What does a tegestologist collect? Hint

Beer mats

Certificates

Bird's eggs

Walking sticks

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Question 19 of 25

19. What does an ocularist make? Hint

false wigs

false eyes

false limbs

false teeth

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Question 20 of 25

20. The Stanley Cup, introduced in 1893, was named after Lord Stanley, then Governor General of Canada. In which sport is this the most prestigious trophy? Hint

Table tennis

Ice hockey

Curling

Lacrosse

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Question 21 of 25

21. Which explorer discovered the island of Jamaica? Hint

Francis Drake

Christopher Columbus

Ferdinand Magellan

Vasco da Gama

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Question 22 of 25

22. Through which country does the River Mania flow? Hint

Albania

Romania

Madagascar

Lithuania

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Question 23 of 25

23. When the Athenian army defeated the invading Persians, who ran 26 miles to Athens to announce the victory? Hint

Prometheus

Nike

Marathon

Pheidippides

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Question 24 of 25

24. What does a fusilatelist collect? Hint

Teddy bears

Telephone cards

Quotations

Model aircraft

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Question 25 of 25

25. Name a play, a small village and a brand of cigar?

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Of the twelve signs of the Zodiac which one is known as 'The Archer'?

Answer: Sagittarius

Aquarius (the Watercarrier), Capricorn (the Goat) and Virgo (the Virgin)

2. Which author created Sherlock Holmes?

Answer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

3. Goulash is the national dish of which country?

Answer: Hungary

4. Name the author of 'Ivanhoe'.

Answer: Sir Walter Scott

5. Who had a cat called Dinah?

Answer: Alice in Wonderland

6. What is the capital of Pakistan?

Answer: Islamabad

7. Uriah Heep appears in which Dicken's novel?

Answer: David Copperfield

8. Which ship was not associated with Captain James Cook?

Answer: Terra Nova

The 'Terra Nova' was the ship of Robert Falcon Scott as was a ship also called the 'Discovery'.

9. Which sea was known as 'Mare Nostrum' (our sea) to the Romans?

Answer: Mediterranean

10. Name the 1959 novel by William Burroughs.

Answer: Naked Lunch

11. God gave Moses the 'Ten Commandments' on Mount ___.

Answer: Sinai

12. Dodge City is located in which American State?

Answer: Kansas

13. Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, is built on how many small islands which are connected by about 50 bridges?

Answer: 14

14. What type of creature has a variety called Medusa?

Answer: Jellyfish

The Medusa is umbrella-shaped and it derives its name from the snake-haired Gorgon on account of its long tentacles.

15. What was the nationality of Dennis Gabor who invented holograms in 1948 and received the Nobel Prize in physics in 1971?

Answer: Hungarian

16. Name the 1925 play by Noel Coward.

Answer: Hay Fever

'Sea Fever' was written by British poet and novelist, John Masefield.

17. What fruit is used to make guacamole?

Answer: Avocado

18. What does a tegestologist collect?

Answer: Beer mats

An oologist collects bird's eggs, a scripophilist collects certificates and a rabdophilist collects walking sticks.

19. What does an ocularist make?

Answer: false eyes

20. The Stanley Cup, introduced in 1893, was named after Lord Stanley, then Governor General of Canada. In which sport is this the most prestigious trophy?

Answer: Ice hockey

21. Which explorer discovered the island of Jamaica?

Answer: Christopher Columbus

22. Through which country does the River Mania flow?

Answer: Madagascar

23. When the Athenian army defeated the invading Persians, who ran 26 miles to Athens to announce the victory?

Answer: Pheidippides

And then he dropped down dead.

24. What does a fusilatelist collect?

Answer: Telephone cards

An arcturologist collects teddy bears and a collectaneist collects quotations. Hope you didn't fall for the red herring, model aircraft!

25. Name a play, a small village and a brand of cigar?

Answer: Hamlet

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