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General Knowledge 8 Quiz for Experts | Mixed 25 Questions

Another 25 general knowledge questions which increase in difficulty. Good luck and have fun.

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

Author
Quizzical

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
62,254

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
14 / 25

Plays
8363

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 25

1. Salty seas and oceans cover what percentage of the Earth's surface? Hint

50 per cent

70 per cent

90 per cent

30 per cent

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Question 2 of 25

2. Who is the arch rival of Popeye the sailorman? Hint

Bravo

Bruto

Bluto

Brute

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Question 3 of 25

3. Name the crocodile in Disney's 'Peter Pan'? Hint

Ally Gator

Tick-tack-toe

Tick-tock

Bric-a-brac

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Question 4 of 25

4. In the Old Testament, who was the first son of Adam and Eve? Hint

Absalom

Abel

Cain

Seth

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Question 5 of 25

5. 'Porridge' was a popular television programme starring Ronnie Barker set in which prison? Hint

Slade

Mud

Wizzard

Sweet

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Question 6 of 25

6. What was the name of the artist who recently painted a controversial portrait of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain? Hint

Lucian Freud

Clement Freud

Sigmund Freud

Emma Freud

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Question 7 of 25

7. Who of the following did not feature in the movie 'Jaws' (1975)? Hint

Roy Scheider

Ray Milland

Richard Dreyfuss

Robert Shaw

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Question 8 of 25

8. Bette Davis received an Academy Award nomination for her role in which 1950 movie? Hint

'All About Eve'

'Adam's Rib'

'And God Created Woman'

'Jacob's Ladder'

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Question 9 of 25

9. In Shakespeare, who was the mother of Hamlet? Hint

Ethel

Ena

Freda

Gertrude

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Question 10 of 25

10. Where would you find 'The Bay of Plenty'? Hint

Inside the brain

Australia

New Zealand

On the Moon

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Question 11 of 25

11. Who became the Prime Minister of Israel on 6 February 2001? Hint

Sebastian Sharon

Ariel Sharon

Flounder Sharon

Triton Sharon

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Question 12 of 25

12. How many legs does an adult butterfly have? Hint

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Question 13 of 25

13. Who wrote a massive book entitled 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'? Hint

Tony Aardvark

Tom Wolf

George Fox

Edward Gibbon

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Question 14 of 25

14. Which of the following is a river of Poland? Hint

Verucca

Warta

Mola

Zitta

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Question 15 of 25

15. Who provides the voice for the stout-hearted mouse 'Stuart Little' in the movie of the same name? Hint

Hugh Laurie

Michael J. Fox

Stephen Fry

Rowan Atkinson

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Question 16 of 25

16. Which of the following statements is incorrect about the secretary bird? Hint

It has a crest of black tipped feathers hanging down behind its head

It is an Asian bird with long legs

It can kill snakes by stamping on them and stabbing them with its talons

It lays its eggs in a tree nest

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Question 17 of 25

17. Which animal hunts penguins by rocking the floating chunks of ice on which the penguins are resting so they slip into the sea? Hint

Blue Whale

Narwhal

Killer whale

Manatee

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Question 18 of 25

18. Who is the film director of 'Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'? Hint

Jack Peterson

Peter Jackson

David Robinson

Robin Davidson

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Question 19 of 25

19. The Queen Alexandra's Birdwing butterfly is the world's largest butterfly with a wingspan of eleven inches. Where in the world can it be found? Hint

Papua New Guinea

Galapagos Islands

Madagascar

Myanmar

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Question 20 of 25

20. Which famous authoress had the pseudonym of Mary Westmacott? Hint

Virginia Woolf

Agatha Christie

Rebecca West

Mary Shelley

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Question 21 of 25

21. What does the spiky sea creature called the sea urchin mainly feed on? Hint

Seaweed

Sea cucumbers

Krill

Clown fish

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Question 22 of 25

22. What have all of the following all turned down : Playwrights George Bernard Shaw and J.B. Priestley, actor Alastair Sim, sculptor Henry Moore, poet T.S Eliot and author Graham Greene? Hint

Knighthoods

Plants named after them

Marriage proposals

Blood transfusions

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Question 23 of 25

23. Female mosquitoes live by sucking blood from animals and can pass on the deadly disease malaria. What do male mosquitoes feed on? Hint

Blood

Nectar

Aphids

Ticks

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Question 24 of 25

24. Name the spider that waits on the ground or on plants and is able to change its colour to match its surroundings so that it can catch flies as they pass by? Hint

Honey spider

Chameleon spider

Crab spider

Whistling spider

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Question 25 of 25

25. Who wrote the book 'A Tale of a Tub'? Hint

P.C. Wren

Robin Cook

Sheryl Crow

Jonathan Swift

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Salty seas and oceans cover what percentage of the Earth's surface?

Answer: 70 per cent

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest ocean in the world. It covers about 33 percent of the Earth's surface containing more than 50 percent of the Earth's seawater.

2. Who is the arch rival of Popeye the sailorman?

Answer: Bluto

3. Name the crocodile in Disney's 'Peter Pan'?

Answer: Tick-tock

In a fierce battle Peter Pan had cut off Captain Hook's hand and the hungry crocodile had eaten the pirate's hand. He had enjoyed his meal so much that he now followed Captain Hook everywhere.

4. In the Old Testament, who was the first son of Adam and Eve?

Answer: Cain

Cain killed his younger brother Abel as God accepted Abel's offering in preference to Cain's. The story is recounted in Genesis 4.

5. 'Porridge' was a popular television programme starring Ronnie Barker set in which prison?

Answer: Slade

HM Slade Prison was set in darkest Cumbria (north-west England). Ronnie Barker played the character role of Norman Stanley Fletcher. The opening credits of the sitcom began 'Norman Stanley Fletcher ... you are an habitual criminal who accepts arrest as an occupational hazard and presumably accepts imprisonment in the same casual manner ... '

6. What was the name of the artist who recently painted a controversial portrait of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain?

Answer: Lucian Freud

Lucian Freud is a British painter born in Germany and is the grandson of Austrian psychoanalyst and physician, Sigmund Freud.

7. Who of the following did not feature in the movie 'Jaws' (1975)?

Answer: Ray Milland

Roy Scheider played Police Chief Brody, Richard Dreyfuss played ichthyologist Hooper and Robert Shaw played old salt Quint.

8. Bette Davis received an Academy Award nomination for her role in which 1950 movie?

Answer: 'All About Eve'

Her eighth Academy Award nomination in sixteen years.

9. In Shakespeare, who was the mother of Hamlet?

Answer: Gertrude

10. Where would you find 'The Bay of Plenty'?

Answer: New Zealand

11. Who became the Prime Minister of Israel on 6 February 2001?

Answer: Ariel Sharon

Ariel Sharon ran for Prime Minister in the elections held on 6th February 2001 where he won 62.5 percent of the vote.

12. How many legs does an adult butterfly have?

Answer: 6

Caterpillars have six legs like adult butterflies but also suckers called prolegs on their long, fat bodies which help them climb up plants and get about.

13. Who wrote a massive book entitled 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'?

Answer: Edward Gibbon

This was originally published in three volumes but has since appeared in three, four, six and even twelve volumes. And possibily any other number inbetween and beyond!

14. Which of the following is a river of Poland?

Answer: Warta

The River Warta rises in south Poland and is about 475 miles long.

15. Who provides the voice for the stout-hearted mouse 'Stuart Little' in the movie of the same name?

Answer: Michael J. Fox

16. Which of the following statements is incorrect about the secretary bird?

Answer: It is an Asian bird with long legs

The secretary bird is found in sub-Saharan Africa and gets its name from the feathers that protrude behind its head resembling quills, clerks (secretaries) used to write with.

17. Which animal hunts penguins by rocking the floating chunks of ice on which the penguins are resting so they slip into the sea?

Answer: Killer whale

Killer whales eat fish, squid and seals. The manatee is a herbivore feeding on sea plants. The blue whale feeds on tiny shrimp-like animals called krill. Narwhals tend to eat flatfish, squid, and shrimp.

18. Who is the film director of 'Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'?

Answer: Peter Jackson

19. The Queen Alexandra's Birdwing butterfly is the world's largest butterfly with a wingspan of eleven inches. Where in the world can it be found?

Answer: Papua New Guinea

This rare butterfly is found in Southeastern Papua New Guinea

20. Which famous authoress had the pseudonym of Mary Westmacott?

Answer: Agatha Christie

She wrote 'Absent in the Spring', 'The Burden', 'Unfinished Portrait', 'A Daughter's A Daughter', 'The Rose and the Yew Tree' and 'Giant's Bread' under this name.

21. What does the spiky sea creature called the sea urchin mainly feed on?

Answer: Seaweed

They have a mouth with teeth and live on seaweed.

22. What have all of the following all turned down : Playwrights George Bernard Shaw and J.B. Priestley, actor Alastair Sim, sculptor Henry Moore, poet T.S Eliot and author Graham Greene?

Answer: Knighthoods

23. Female mosquitoes live by sucking blood from animals and can pass on the deadly disease malaria. What do male mosquitoes feed on?

Answer: Nectar

The female sucks blood from warm-blooded animals and many carry the parasites of diseases including malaria, yellow fever and viral encephalitis.

24. Name the spider that waits on the ground or on plants and is able to change its colour to match its surroundings so that it can catch flies as they pass by?

Answer: Crab spider

25. Who wrote the book 'A Tale of a Tub'?

Answer: Jonathan Swift

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