General Knowledge Quiz

1. In international Morse code what denotes the letter E?

a. double dot b. dot and a line

c. space d. dot

e. underscore

2. In 1994 Tom Hanks won an Oscar for best actor for which film?

a. Apollo 13 b. Toy Story 2

c. Forrest Gump

d. From the Earth to the Moon

e. That Thing You Do!

3. What has the highest melting point of any metal?

a. Gold b. Iron

c. Diamond d. Tungsten

e. Galena

4. What do you call the sacred river in India?

a. Ganga b. Yamuna

c. Saraswati d. Tapti

e. Godawari

5. What was the first craft to land on Mars called?

a. Apollo b. Voyageur

c. Viking I d. Skylab

e. Luna 16

6. In which country is the prime minister’s country house Chequers?

a. USA b. UK

c. USSR d. India

e. Australia

7. Roman numerals- what denotes the number 70?

a. CVV b. CXX

c. LXX d. LVV e. VXX

8. How long does it take for the earth to orbit the sun once?

a. One Year b. One Month

c. One day d. A Night e. A week

9. Which Norwegian explorer reached the South Pole before Scott?

a. Amundsen b. Armstrong

c. Andre Clerk d. Graham bell

e. Dars Pat

10. What berries are used to give gin its flavor?

a. Strawberry b. Raspberry

c. Blackberry d. Boysenberry

e. Juniper Berry

11. What is the currency of Turkey?

a. Takko b. Lira

c. Euro d. Yen

e. Dollar f. Pound

12.What is England’s largest county?

a. North Yorkshire b. Buckinghamshire

c. Cambridgeshire d. Berkshire

e. Cheshire

13.Who invented the electric light bulb?

a. Samuel Mars

b. Thomas Alva Edison

c. Albert Einstein

d. Niels Bohr

e. Leonardo De Vinci

14.Who invented the hovercraft?

a. Ben Franklin b. Carl Sagan

c. Nikola Tesla d. Christopher Cockerell

e. Charles Darvin

15. What is the highest mountain in the Alps?

a. Mount Bona

b. Mount Foraker

c. Mount Bear

d. University Peak

e. Mont Blanc

16. What was Thailand known as?

a. Armenia b. Angola

c. Siam d. Zaire e. Persia

17.What is the capital of Bulgaria?

a. Tirana b. Riga

c. Rome d. Sofia e. Athens

18. In Guatemala, Christmas Day is celebrated:

a. On January 6

b. On December 25

c. On October 31

d. On August 1 e. Never

19. Electric Christmas tree lights were first used in:

a. 1492 b. 1895

c. 1944 d. 1976 e. 1878

20. The poinsettia, a traditional Christmas flower, originally grew in which country?

a. Canada b. China

c. India d. Spain e. Mexico

21. In Australia, usual Boxing Day activities include:

a. Building snowmen

b. Tobogganing

c. Wombat hunting

d. Surfing

e. Playing Casino

22. In Sweden, a common Christmas decoration is the Julbukk, a small figurine of a goat. It is usually made of what material?

a. Candy b. Straw

c. Uranium d. Fir wood

e. Gold

23. In Armenia, the traditional Christmas Eve meal consists of:

a. Fried fish, lettuce and spinach

b. Square meat pies

c. Broiled partridges with gooseberry sauce

d. Turkey and plum pudding

e. Vegetables and wine

24. The day after Christmas, December 26, is known as Boxing Day. It is also the holy day of which saint?

a. St. Eustace b. St. Brigit

c. St. Nicholas d.St. Stephen

e. St. Santa

Answers

1. d

2. c

3. d

4. a

5. c

6. b

7. c

8. a

9. a

10. e

11. b

12. a

13. b

14. d

15. e

16. c

17. d

18. b

19. b

20. e

21. d

22. b

23. a

24. d

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