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Quiz about General Knowledge 7
Quiz about General Knowledge 7

General Knowledge 7 Trivia Quiz


25 general knowledge questions which increase in difficulty. Good luck and 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 #
60,080
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
14 / 25
Plays
5974
Last 3 plays: Guest 62 (12/25), Guest 112 (10/25), Guest 194 (15/25).
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Question 1 of 25
1. Name the professor who was the enemy of Sherlock Holmes. Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. Name the capital of the Falkland Islands. Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. From which planet did Superman originate? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. Pop artist Andy Warhol predicted that in the future everyone will be famous for how many minutes? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. Where have all the following showbiz couples been married: Michael Caine and Shakira Baksh, Richard Gere and Cindy Crawford, Demi Moore and Bruce Willis also Jonathan Ross and Jane Goldman? Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. On March 27th 1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono stayed at the Presidential Suite of the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam. How long did they stay in bed for and welcome the world's press for publicity as a protest against war and violence in the world? Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. Which game is played on a board marked with 24 triangular points? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. Which French impressionist painter painted 'Haystacks'? Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. Whose former boyfriends include Liam Neeson, Kiefer Sutherland, Ethan Hawke, Daniel Day-Lewis and Matthew Perry? Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. Which book features 'Hazel', 'Fiver', 'Bigwig' and 'General Woundwort'? Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. Chris Columbus was the director of 'Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone'. Which of the following is INCORRECT? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. In 1957, what was the first British African colony, formerly called the Gold Coast, to gain its independence since South Africa? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. England's worst hurricane occured in 1987 and hit the south of England where it destroyed 15 million trees and left damage costing a hundred million pounds. What was the death toll? Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. Name the resort town in central Colorado noted for its skiing. Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. 'Fawlty Towers' was written by John Cleese and his wife Connie Booth. John Cleese played the character part of 'Basil Fawlty' and Connie Booth played the character Polly - what? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. Which of the following was NOT a French painter? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854 but in which country did he die in 1900? Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. How many of the following Mozart operas are misspelt: 'The Marriage of Cigaro', 'Dan Giovanni', 'Cosi Fan Tutte' and 'The Magic Lute'? Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. Chief Powhatan was the father of whom? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. How many of the following statements are correct?
Kevin Spacey provided the voice for 'Hopper' in 'A Bug's Life'
Tom Hanks provided the voice for 'Woody' in 'Toy Story'
Jeremy Irons provided the voice for 'Scar' in 'The Lion King'
Kelsey Grammer provided the voice for 'Stinky Pete' in 'Toy Story 2'
Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. In 'Gulliver's Travels', Lemuel Gulliver meets people who are only 15cm high in Lilliput and giants in Brobdingnag but who are the Houyhnhnms he finally meets who tame herds of human-like Yahoos? Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. Who said, 'Such is the human race, often it seems a pity that Noah didn't miss the boat'? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. Dromophobia is the fear of ... ? Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. Which of the following people has the INCORRECT middle name? Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. Which of the following is INCORRECT? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Name the professor who was the enemy of Sherlock Holmes.

Answer: Moriarty

Mycroft was his clever brother and Mrs. Hudson was his landlady. Author Arthur Conan Doyle disposed of Sherlock Holmes over the Reichenback Falls.
2. Name the capital of the Falkland Islands.

Answer: Stanley

Georgetown is the capital of Guyana, Port Louis of Mauritius and Victoria of Hong Kong or the Seychelles.
3. From which planet did Superman originate?

Answer: Krypton

Superman was created by two Ohio students in 1934 based on the film star Douglas Fairbanks Junior. Film star Christopher Reeve played him in four films (1978-87).
4. Pop artist Andy Warhol predicted that in the future everyone will be famous for how many minutes?

Answer: 15 minutes

5. Where have all the following showbiz couples been married: Michael Caine and Shakira Baksh, Richard Gere and Cindy Crawford, Demi Moore and Bruce Willis also Jonathan Ross and Jane Goldman?

Answer: Las Vegas

6. On March 27th 1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono stayed at the Presidential Suite of the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam. How long did they stay in bed for and welcome the world's press for publicity as a protest against war and violence in the world?

Answer: 7 days

7. Which game is played on a board marked with 24 triangular points?

Answer: Backgammon

Shove-halfpenny is a British game in which players try to propel old halfpennies or polished discs with the hand into lined sections of a wooden or slate board. Backgammon is a game for two people played on a board with pieces moved according to the throws of the dice.
8. Which French impressionist painter painted 'Haystacks'?

Answer: Claude Monet

He was the founder of 'impressionism' as his 'Impression, Sunrise' (1872) gave the movement its name.
9. Whose former boyfriends include Liam Neeson, Kiefer Sutherland, Ethan Hawke, Daniel Day-Lewis and Matthew Perry?

Answer: Julia Roberts

Liam Neeson (1988-89), Kiefer Sutherland (1990-91), Ethan Hawke (1994), Daniel Day-Lewis (1995) and Matthew Perry (1995-96). She managed to squeeze in Jason Patric in 1991 and 2000 also see Lyle Lovett (1992-95) who she married.
10. Which book features 'Hazel', 'Fiver', 'Bigwig' and 'General Woundwort'?

Answer: Watership Down

These were the names of rabbits featured in the 1978 film from the Richard Adams novel.
11. Chris Columbus was the director of 'Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone'. Which of the following is INCORRECT?

Answer: He directed 'Edward Scissorhands' (1990)

Tim Burton directed 'Edward Scissorhands' (1990)
12. In 1957, what was the first British African colony, formerly called the Gold Coast, to gain its independence since South Africa?

Answer: Ghana

13. England's worst hurricane occured in 1987 and hit the south of England where it destroyed 15 million trees and left damage costing a hundred million pounds. What was the death toll?

Answer: 18 people

14. Name the resort town in central Colorado noted for its skiing.

Answer: Aspen

15. 'Fawlty Towers' was written by John Cleese and his wife Connie Booth. John Cleese played the character part of 'Basil Fawlty' and Connie Booth played the character Polly - what?

Answer: Sherman

Andrew Sachs played 'Manuel' the waiter and Prunella Scales was Basil's wife, 'Sybil'.
16. Which of the following was NOT a French painter?

Answer: Jean Renoir

Jean Renoir was a French film director but his father, Pierre Auguste Renoir, was the famous painter. Jean Clouet was a French portrait painter and Raoul Dufy was a French painter noted for his use of bright colours in his decorative racing and boating scenes.
17. Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin in 1854 but in which country did he die in 1900?

Answer: France

18. How many of the following Mozart operas are misspelt: 'The Marriage of Cigaro', 'Dan Giovanni', 'Cosi Fan Tutte' and 'The Magic Lute'?

Answer: 3

'The Marriage of Figaro', 'Don Giovanni' and 'The Magic Flute'.
19. Chief Powhatan was the father of whom?

Answer: Pocahontas

Pocahontas was the American Indian princess who saved the life of Captain John Smith.
20. How many of the following statements are correct? Kevin Spacey provided the voice for 'Hopper' in 'A Bug's Life' Tom Hanks provided the voice for 'Woody' in 'Toy Story' Jeremy Irons provided the voice for 'Scar' in 'The Lion King' Kelsey Grammer provided the voice for 'Stinky Pete' in 'Toy Story 2'

Answer: All

21. In 'Gulliver's Travels', Lemuel Gulliver meets people who are only 15cm high in Lilliput and giants in Brobdingnag but who are the Houyhnhnms he finally meets who tame herds of human-like Yahoos?

Answer: talking horses

22. Who said, 'Such is the human race, often it seems a pity that Noah didn't miss the boat'?

Answer: Mark Twain

23. Dromophobia is the fear of ... ?

Answer: Crossing roads

Sitophobia or phagophobia is the fear of eating. Thanatophobia is the fear of death.
24. Which of the following people has the INCORRECT middle name?

Answer: Dire Straits frontman - Mark Franklin Knopfler

Franklin isn't silly enough, it's Mark Freuder Knopfler.
25. Which of the following is INCORRECT?

Answer: Melanie Griffith plays 'Jessica Rabbit' in 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit'

Kathleen Turner plays 'Jessica Rabbit' in 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit'. Hope you enjoyed the quiz and learnt something new.
Source: Author Quizzical

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