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General Knowledge Quiz for July 12, 2026

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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What city was not known to the Western world until 1812, when it was discovered by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt and described as "a rose-red city half as old as time" in a sonnet by John William Burgon?
1. Petra
2. Cheops
3. Babylon
4. Atlantis

Over several weeks after the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union agreed to give up its monopoly of power, on February 7, 1990, the constituent republics of the USSR held their first competitive elections. How many republics were there?
1. 15
2. 10
3. 8
4. 4

What was the title of the book that sold for $US556,500 at auction in New York in June 2009?
1. Moby Dick
2. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
3. Poor Richard's Almanack
4. The Bible

What type of aircraft powerplant uses a gas turbine to drive a propeller?
1. Biplane
2. Jet
3. Turbo prop
4. Monoplane

Windsurfing equipment includes...?
1. A compass
2. An anemometer
3. A sail
4. Scuba gear

Who was the elected President of Mexico from 1877 after the overthrow and execution of Emperor Maximilian until, with a gap from 1880 to 1884, a rebellion in 1911?
1. Bartholomew Diaz
2. Cameron Diaz
3. Porfirio Díaz
4. José Feliciano

Typically, a male moose sheds its antlers how frequently?
1. Every 6 months
2. Every year
3. Every two years
4. Every five years

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General Knowledge Quiz for July 11, 2026

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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The capital city of which South American country is laid out in the shape of an airplane?
1. Chile
2. Brazil
3. Ecuador
4. Uruguay

A billion in short scale is 1 followed by 9 zeroes. What is it in long scale?
1. 1 followed by 12 zeroes
2. 1 followed by 10 zeroes
3. 1 followed by 18 zeroes
4. 1 followed by 9 zeroes

In the nursery rhyme beginning "Hey Diddle Diddle", who jumped over the moon?
1. Cat
2. Dish
3. Little dog
4. Cow

The "Entente Cordiale", signed on 8 April 1904, was a pact to resolve all outstanding issues between France and which other country?
1. Great Britain
2. Germany
3. Spain
4. USA

The Great Bell of Dhammazedi was cast in 1484 for King Dhammazedi of Hanthawaddy Pegu who ruled in what country?
1. Japan
2. Cambodia
3. Burma
4. Kazakhstan

When was camogie established as a sport?
1. 1939
2. 1905
3. 1923
4. 1903

Which of these groups was the last to have a UK #1 hit single?
1. Spice Girls
2. Girls Aloud
3. Bananarama
4. The Supremes

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General Knowledge Quiz for July 10, 2026

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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As a crude population measure of obesity, what value of body mass index is considered the first to show obesity?
1. 40 +
2. 25 +
3. 30 +
4. 28 +

Which 2024 French action thriller film released on Netflix, directed and co-written by Julien Leclercq and starring Franck Gastambide, Ana Girardot, Alban Lenoir and Sofiane Zermani, was a remake of the 1953 film by Henri-Georges Clouzot, in turn based on the 1950 novel by Georges Arnaud?
1. GT Max
2. Under Paris
3. Wages of Fear
4. French Girl

American Iva Ikuko Toguri D'Aquino, who was convicted for treason in 1949 and pardoned by US President Gerald Ford in 1977, was popularly known as whom?
1. Yoko Ono
2. Tokyo Rose
3. Madam Butterfly
4. The Nightingale of Nanking

At which Olympics was the first Olympic athlete tested positive for the use of banned performance-enhancing drugs?
1. 1996
2. 1898
3. 1968
4. 2008

How many pairs of strings are there on a mandolin?
1. 4
2. 8
3. 3
4. 6

Izzy Demsky who became a leading box-office actor in the 1950s with nominations for the Best Actor Oscar and was eventually named by the American Film Institute as the 17th-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood cinema, is better known as what?
1. Gene Kelly
2. Kirk Douglas
3. Burt Lancaster
4. Sidney Poitier

Which of these countries has coastline on the English Channel/La Manche, the Bay of Biscay and the Mediterranean Sea?
1. Germany
2. Italy
3. Denmark
4. France

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General Knowledge Quiz for July 9, 2026

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Delicate and intricate design openwork and ornamentation is known as what?
1. Baroque
2. Filigree
3. Ormolu
4. Arabesque

In its early years the European Economic Community (EEC), created by the Treaty of Rome of 1957, was nicknamed what?
1. The Inner Six
2. The Outer Seven
3. The Circle of Three
4. The Gang of Four

After a first World Congress in 1878 of various water-related societies and institutions, two international organisations were formed in 1910 and then in 1971 which in 1993 merged to form an International Federation in what sport?
1. Whaling
2. Yachting
3. Eel-fishing
4. Lifesaving

Matthew McFadyen won the Emmy Award for 2022 and 2023 and the Golden Globe in 2024 for Best Supporting Actor in which TV series?
1. Quiz
2. Ripper Street
3. Deadpool & Wolverine
4. Succession

In 1980, at 14 years old who was the youngest person to appear on the cover of "Vogue" magazine?
1. Jade Jagger
2. Mia Farrow
3. Jane Fonda
4. Brooke Shields

Which of these countries has a capital city where the name starts and ends with the same letter?
1. Kenya
2. India
3. Sri Lanka
4. Uzbekistan

Which of these is the branch of internal medicine and pediatrics dealing with the study of the function and diseases of the kidney?
1. Nephrology
2. Phrenology
3. Pharmacology
4. Narcolepsy

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General Knowledge Quiz for July 8, 2026

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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William Shakespeare wrote plays set in Italy, Denmark, Scotland, England, Greece, Troy, Egypt, Tyre and more; what was his nationality?
1. Greek
2. Italian
3. Danish
4. English

Who, with his crew, was credited as being the first person to circumnavigate the continents of North and South America, including a transit of the Northwest Passage?
1. Sir John Franklin
2. Roald Amundsen
3. Captain Buchan
4. Sir Robert McClure

What navigation canal, when it opened in 1894, was the world's largest, and is still operating?
1. Welland Canal, Canada
2. Birmingham Canal, England
3. Singelgracht Canal, Netherlands
4. Manchester Ship Canal, England

Awarded since 1955, what is the name of the highest prize for competing films at the Cannes Film Festival?
1. The Palme d'Or
2. Oscar Magnifique
3. The Carney
4. Plat de Cinématographie

Three categories are competed in UIM-ABP Aquabike World Championships for aquabikes (jetskis), ski, freestyle and which other?
1. Bowrider
2. Runabout
3. Dual console
4. Sport

What is the staple food of a Gelada baboon?
1. Big-headed mole rat
2. The mountain nyala
3. Grass and other vegetable matter
4. Harenna shrew

What is an alternative name for Whit Sunday the time when, according to Christian tradition, the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles?
1. Palm Sunday
2. Advent
3. Pentecost
4. Michaelmas Day

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General Knowledge Quiz for July 7, 2026

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Which song, composed by George Gershwin for a 1919 New York City revue called "Demi Tasse", was popularised by singer, comedian, actor and vaudevillian Al Jolson?
1. Are You Lonesome Tonight?
2. That Haunting Melodie
3. Waiting for the Robert E. Lee
4. Swanee

What is the name given to a randomly derived change to the nucleotide sequence of the genetic material of an organism?
1. Notation
2. Mutation
3. Devotion
4. Renovation

In which general direction do almost all the rivers in Chile flow?
1. Northwards
2. Eastwards
3. Westwards
4. Southwards

Apart from protective gear what equipment is usually required to play kabaddi?
1. A glove
2. A small ball
3. Paddles
4. None

Tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, cape gooseberries and eggplants (aubergines) are some edible examples of which plant family?
1. Polygonaceae
2. Ranunculaceae
3. Ginkgoaceae
4. Solanaceae

Who wrote "Ann Veronica", a novel first published in 1909 that deals with contemporary political issues of the time, concentrating specifically on feminist issues?
1. Charles Dickens
2. H G Wells
3. William Makepeace Thackeray
4. Jack London

The last four nations to join the United Nations 193 members are Switzerland (2002), Timor-Leste (2002), Montenegro (2006) and which other nation?
1. Tonga
2. Serbia
3. Tuvalu
4. South Sudan

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General Knowledge Quiz for July 6, 2026

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Who investigated Bill Clinton's involvement in the Whitewater Land Transactions and his role in the Monica Lewinsky affair?
1. Warren Burger
2. Linda Tripp
3. Kenneth Starr
4. Condoleezza Rice

At the end of 1937 the system known as the Estado Novo began in which country?
1. Portugal
2. Brazil
3. Colombia
4. Spain

What caused Maria Sharapova's provisional suspension at the beginning of 2016 from professional tennis?
1. Doping
2. Swearing at the umpires
3. Displaying unsanctioned advertising on her sports bag
4. Tweeting a potentially racist comment

What are the main components of oat porridge?
1. Triacylglycerides
2. Lipids
3. Amylose and amylopectin
4. Organic acids

Which of these is a volcano on the European mainland?
1. Stromboli
2. Vesuvius
3. Etna
4. Krakatoa

Which film about figure skaters starred Jon Heder and Will Ferrell?
1. The Silver Skates
2. Blades of Glory
3. Two For The Road
4. Napoleon and Josephine Dynamite

Who "ran through the town, upstairs and downstairs, in his nightgown"?
1. The Grand Old Duke of York
2. Little Boy Blue
3. Little Jack Horner
4. Wee Willie Winkie

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General Knowledge Quiz for July 5, 2026

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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In communication over two-way radios, in use by the military, police and fire despatching systems, and CB radio, what does "over" mean?
1. I have finished talking and I am listening
2. I have finished
3. Heard and understood
4. Ended

What was the name of the British India "Special Force", the brainchild of British Brigadier Orde Charles Wingate, that operated behind Japanese lines in Burma & India in 1943/1944 during World War II?
1. The Chindits
2. The Gurkhas
3. The LRDG
4. The Kardashians

John Lennon's hand-written lyrics for which song sold for US$1.2 million at Sotheby's in June 2010?
1. She Loves You
2. A Day in the Life
3. Help!
4. Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey

Which of these places is closest to Chicago, Illinois, USA?
1. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2. San Francisco, California, USA
3. Mexico City, Mexico
4. Montreal, Canada

What were the Christian names of Torvill and Dean?
1. Jayne and Christopher
2. Samson and Delilah
3. Anthony and Cleopatra
4. Will and Grace

Who received the first Nobel prize for literature to be awarded to a British writer?
1. George Bernard Shaw
2. J M Barrie
3. Rudyard Kipling
4. W B Yeats

What can be defined as "the resistance to motion when two bodies in contact are moved over each other"?
1. Inertia
2. Momentum
3. Friction
4. Romance

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General Knowledge Quiz for July 4, 2026

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Which of these performs a "verónica"?
1. Ballroom dancer
2. Figure skater
3. Synchronised swimmer
4. Bullfighter

Celebrated Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) lost the bridge of his nose when he was 20; what was the cause?
1. A sword duel in the dark after a quarrel with a cousin over who was the better mathematician
2. His giant telescope fell on his nose
3. One of his tame animals scratched it and the scratch went septic
4. A guest threw a wine glass in his face

Which of these comes closest to the meaning of the French phrase "bon appétit"?
1. After dinner mint
2. Good zoo
3. Large brassiere
4. Enjoy your meal

What is the only Southeast Asian nation that has never been colonised, mainly because it had a long succession of able rulers in the 1800s, and was able to exploit the rivalry between the French and the British?
1. Thailand
2. Australia
3. Portugal
4. Pakistan

What can be used in mathematics to show whether a propositional expression is logically valid?
1. Spreadsheets
2. Axiomatic matrices
3. Truth tables
4. Logic list

Mauritania lies beside which body of water?
1. Pacific Ocean
2. Mediterranean Sea
3. Atlantic Ocean
4. Indian Ocean

The founding of Precept Software in 1995 sparked what in the USA?
1. The Prism service
2. The founding of Kingston Communications, a UK communications and IT services provider
3. Zaap TV
4. Development of IPTV (internet protocol TV)

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General Knowledge Quiz for July 3, 2026

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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What is the largest source globally of wind-blown desert dust?
1. The Gobi and Takla Makan
2. The Sahara and the Sahel
3. The Atacama
4. Kalahari

By what name is Domenico Theotocopuli better known?
1. El Greco
2. Socrates
3. Gerald Durrell
4. Theodore Bikel

How does the Golden Globe Race differ from other round-the-world sailing boat races such as The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, The Ocean Race and The Ocean Globe Race?
1. Sailors are amateur
2. Crews use GPS
3. Navigation is assisted by autopilot
4. It is solo, non-stop, unassisted

What is the name of a George Stephenson steam engine, which ran on what would become the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1829?
1. Puffing Billy
2. The Rocket
3. The Flying Scotsman
4. The Cheltenham Flyer

Following 645 CE the government of which country devised and implemented what is known as Taika Reforms of land ownership, base for taxation, and centralised, imperial government?
1. Vietnam
2. Korea
3. Japan
4. Laos

What is the central premise in the UK television series "Killing Eve"?
1. Primal family relationships
2. Capturing an assassin
3. Therapy re a character's multiple personalities
4. A writer's difficulty with one of the characters in his books

What is a "lych"?
1. A church congregation
2. A four-winged dragon
3. A dead body, especially one prepared for burial
4. A protection for a place with gravestones

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General Knowledge Quiz for July 2, 2026

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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The American journalist and short-story writer, creator of story or essay collections such as "Guys and Dolls" and "My Old Man", is Damon who?
1. Matt
2. Hill
3. Salvatore
4. Runyon

Sources of fibre as part of food intake include apple skin, peas, cauliflower, bran flakes, brown rice, almonds and rye, and which of these?
1. Chicken meat
2. Eggs
3. Raspberries
4. Plain yoghurt

What monochrome painting by Pablo Picasso, painted during the Spanish Civil War, is 3.5m by 7.8m?
1. Nude Woman With A Necklace
2. Three Musicians
3. Guernica
4. Les Demoiselles d'Avignon

Alongside management of fish stocks what is a main reason for the Kingdom of Oman to restrict commercial fishing off its coasts?
1. To protect recreational fishing
2. To keep commercial fishing vessels away from its main tourist spots
3. Pressure from the USA
4. To protect whale and dolphin numbers

The World Archery Federation was formally founded in 1931 after its first World Championships where?
1. Versailles, France
2. Lviv, Poland
3. Uppsala, Sweden
4. Brno, Czechoslovakia

In June 2009 American neuroscientist Dr Gary Arendash claimed to have evidence that drinking a few cups of coffee a day could prevent or reverse the effects of what?
1. Alzheimer's disease
2. Frontotemporal dementia
3. Disseminated sclerosis
4. Motor neurone disease

When Australia built a long fence complex across the country in the first years of the 20th century, what was it aiming to contain?
1. Koalas
2. Sparrows
3. Horned lizards (Thorny devils)
4. Rabbits

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General Knowledge Quiz for July 1, 2026

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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"The Traitors", or "The Traitors UK" and its spinoffs in other countries, is based on a series first created in which country?
1. Japan
2. USA
3. Germany
4. The Netherlands

What would one use a spurtle for?
1. Increasing the speed of a launched missile
2. Stirring porridge
3. Reinforcing a cockerel's spur
4. Stitching a tapestry

Which country was the holder of the Rugby League World Cup from 1975 to 2000 (for 6 contests)?
1. UK
2. New Zealand
3. Australia
4. France

Fort Worth is closest to which other Texas city?
1. San Antonio
2. Houston
3. Dallas
4. Pecos

Which of these is Elton John's popular song?
1. Lantern in a Storm
2. Candle in the Wind
3. Fire in the Sun
4. Taper in a Rainstorm

What is "Too much money chasing too few goods"?
1. Inflation
2. Deflation
3. Stagnation
4. Depression

What was a significance of the 1969 Battle of Hamburger Hill, or Ap Bia Mountain, in Vietnam?
1. There was 100% loss of Vietnamese lives involved
2. It was the last before the armistice agreement
3. It was the bloodiest fight of the Vietnam war, in terms of American dead
4. It was a turning point in American combat operations in the country

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General Knowledge Quiz for June 30, 2026

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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In the fable told by Aristophanes, King Midas of Phrygia was said to have what?
1. Goat legs
2. Asses' ears
3. A sixth toe on each foot
4. Silver nostrils

What region in the Dinaric Alps, from the southern borders of the Pannonian plain to the rivers Sava and Drina, was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in the 15th century and then annexed variously by Austria-Hungary and Yugoslavia in the 20th century?
1. Nepal
2. Bosnia
3. Uzbekistan
4. Tanzania

What genre is the UK TV series "Hypothetical"?
1. Crime fiction
2. Comedy panel
3. Science
4. Romantic drama

Lactose is found in which of these?
1. Orange juice
2. Milk
3. Whisky
4. Lace edgings

Where is the oldest working gin distillery in England?
1. Grimsby
2. Lowestoft
3. Plymouth
4. Bradford

The winner of the second Formula One World Championship in 1951 also won the title in 1954, 1955, 1956 & 1957, a record of five World Championship titles which stood until 2003. Who was he?
1. Bobby Charlton
2. David Beckham
3. Juan Manuel Fangio
4. Jimmy Connors

In what field was Roland Garros, after whom an international French sporting venue is named, especially known?
1. Literature
2. Sport (tennis)
3. Architecture
4. Aviation

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General Knowledge Quiz for June 29, 2026

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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The United Nations Declaration was signed by 4 nations and subsequently co-signed by a further 22 in Washington DC on which two days?
1. 1-2 January 1942
2. 1-2 January 1946
3. 15-16 September 1945
4. 26-27 June 1945

Under what name were the first Deaflympics held?
1. World Waving Games
2. The International Silent Games
3. The International Lip-reading Games
4. The Silent World of Sport

In what way did a worker for The Hudson's Bay Company in Canada named John Fubbister gain public attention in 1807?
1. He identified the North-West Passage
2. He discovered gold
3. He was adopted by a Canadian tribe and regarded as a shaman
4. "He" gave birth

What is the most common colour of a topaz?
1. Green
2. Blue
3. Yellow
4. Brown

In 1912 W.C. Handy published the sheet music for which song, his first hit, thought to be the first blues written down, and credited as being a leader in that new style of blues?
1. Chattanooga Choo Choo
2. The Memphis Blues
3. Rock Around the Clock
4. I'd Rather Go Blind

How many years is Methuselah recorded as having lived?
1. 25
2. 101
3. 969
4. 200

Where is the 227 km (141 mi) long Chicamocha Canyon?
1. Mexico
2. Colombia
3. Suriname
4. Ecuador

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General Knowledge Quiz for June 28, 2026

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Which of these is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts?
1. FBI
2. Harvard University
3. CIA
4. The Pentagon

According to Edward Lear, who went to sea in a sieve?
1. Jumblies
2. Yahoos
3. Lilliputians
4. The Owl and the Pussycat

Which of these is a phrase meaning "free to go where or act as one pleases"?
1. Ornate gratis
2. Pretty cheap
3. Fancy free
4. Rococo steal

Who is credited with the invention of the rotary internal combustion engine, introduced by NSU in their "Ro 80" in 1967 and used by Mazda in their "RX" models, the first of which, the RX-2, was introduced in 1970?
1. Felix Wankel
2. Gottlieb Daimler
3. Rudolf Diesel
4. Karl Benz

What is the word for a cross between a corgi and a dachshund?
1. Womble
2. Corshund
3. Dorgi
4. Dachi

Which African country was never fully or formally colonised by the West, and resisted all kinds of European rule until 1936?
1. Kenya
2. South Africa
3. Egypt
4. Ethiopia

Which of these is a French company founded in 1882 by Émile Camuset, with its now-famous rooster trademark since 1948, that produces sports equipment such as shoes, shorts, and T-shirts?
1. La Manche
2. Le Coq Sportif
3. Chanel
4. Le Petit Déjeuner

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General Knowledge Quiz for June 27, 2026

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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What was the name of the meeting that drafted the United States Constitution in 1787?
1. The Philadelphia Convention
2. The Berne Convention
3. The Pelican Brief
4. The Washington Conference

What won the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature in 2000?
1. "The Folk Keeper" by Franny Billingsley
2. "The Crystal Cave" by Mary Stewart
3. "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Charles Vess
4. "Tamsin" by Peter S. Beagle

What name is given to an over-theatrical actor?
1. Ham
2. Beef
3. Mutton
4. Pork

What is unusual about the Governor General of Australia 2008 to 2014, Quentin Bryce?
1. The youngest in the position
2. The first aboriginal Governor General
3. The first woman appointed to the position
4. The first incumbent who is not a peer

Which is the sole supplier of tyres to Formula One racing?
1. Pirelli
2. Michelin
3. Goodyear
4. Firestone

The red cliffs in the Mongolian part of the Gobi Desert are famous for their vivid colour but also for the discovery in 1923 of the first scientifically recognised what?
1. The carnivorous Triantha, a species of false asphodel
2. Dinosaur egg fossils
3. Feathered reptiles
4. Fairy ring

What is one of the characteristics common to both the colobus monkey and Geoffroy's spider monkey?
1. They are native to South America
2. They are tailless
3. They have no thumbs, only rudimentary stumps
4. They are mainly carnivorous

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General Knowledge Quiz for June 26, 2026

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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The works Gil Blas, Till Eulenspiegel, The Tin Drum, Lazarillo de Tormes, and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn all share a similar characteristic, which is that they are ...?
1. Picaresque
2. Plot-driven
3. Youth literature
4. Religious

The Smithsonian Institution's Feather Identification Laboratory has identified which birds as the most damaging to airplanes in terms of bird strike?
1. Turkey vultures
2. Pigeons
3. Albatrosses
4. Hawks

Near what French town did Marie-Bernarde (Bernadette) Soubirous reportedly see visions of the Virgin Mary in 1858?
1. Versailles
2. Lyon
3. Toulouse
4. Lourdes

For a constant sound wave, what is the distance between successive crests called?
1. Wavelength
2. Frequency
3. Amplitude
4. Power

The 2002 Canadian romantic comedy film, "Men with Brooms" is centred round which sport?
1. Curling
2. Ice hockey
3. Quidditch
4. Cricket

In which Sea or Ocean does the island country of Madagascar sit?
1. Andaman Sea
2. Atlantic Ocean
3. Tasman Sea
4. Indian Ocean

Who established a precision tool making business in Manchester in 1833, and perfected a system of standard measurements and gauges?
1. Henry Maudslay
2. Joseph Whitworth
3. Joseph Bramah
4. James Nasmyth

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General Knowledge Quiz for June 25, 2026

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Who was the American who, in 1871, collected animals and freaks for a travelling circus, menagerie and museum, which by 1872 was billing itself as "The Greatest Show on Earth"?
1. William Cody
2. Phineas Taylor Barnum
3. Albert Ringling
4. James Bailey

What is the highest mountain on Antarctica?
1. Mt Kirkpatrick
2. Mt Erebus
3. Vinson Massif
4. Mt Jackson

Which comic character was introduced in Detective Comics number 27 in May 1939?
1. Spider-Man
2. Superman
3. Batman
4. Aquaman

A giant auction complex opened in 1972 in Aalsmeer in the Netherlands, selling what?
1. Flowers
2. Tricklers
3. Tumblers
4. Runners

What part of the human body does carpal tunnel syndrome affect?
1. Hand
2. Elbow
3. The arch of the foot
4. Head

What is a microlight used for?
1. To examine samples under a microscope
2. To take extreme photographic close-ups
3. For powered flight
4. To tip miniature spears

What was the official world speed record for a shuttlecock in badminton in competition set on 3 June 2005 by Fu Haifeng?
1. 332 km/h (206 mph)
2. 305 km/h (189 mph)
3. 345 km/h (214 mph)
4. 298 km/h (185 mph)

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General Knowledge Quiz for June 24, 2026

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Which of the first four monarchs of England after the Norman Conquest in 1066 - William I, II, Henry I, and Stephen - died of old age and illness?
1. William I
2. All of them
3. Stephen
4. Henry I

The natural habitat of penguins is centred where?
1. Europe
2. Arctic Circle
3. Asia
4. Southern hemisphere

What are the first names of the British comedians Morecambe and Wise?
1. Jack and Jill
2. Bill and Ben
3. Eric and Ernie
4. Fred and Fanny

What is a key signature?
1. A Personal Identification Number used to enter a building
2. The sample signature that a bank uses to verify a customer's cheques
3. Combinations of sharps or flats at the beginning of each staff indicating the key of a composition
4. A specific pure DNA sample kept on permanent record by the FBI

On Christmas Day 1914 during World War I, there was an unofficial truce between British and German troops at various places along the lines. In sub-zero temperatures in no-man's land near Armentières, France, there are stories that some soldiers played what game?
1. Baseball
2. Football
3. Cricket
4. Lacrosse

What long item of dress was part of the name of Pippi, the character in the children's books by Astrid Lindgren?
1. Stocking
2. Glove
3. Scarf
4. Trousers

The phrase "Mountain Standard Time" refers to what mountains?
1. Andes
2. Urals
3. Appalachians
4. Rockies

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General Knowledge Quiz for June 23, 2026

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Which of these is a contest between two rulers whose troops for attack or defence consist of mounted riders, bishops, castles, foot soldiers, and their Queens?
1. Draughts
2. Whist
3. Chess
4. Go

What fictional village was the setting for a 1963 novel by Spike Milligan?
1. Puckoon
2. Spitoon
3. Llareggub
4. Erewhon

John Taylor Johnston, a railroad executive, and the publisher George Palmer Putnam were founding president and superintendent, respectively, of which American institution that opened in 1872?
1. University of Utah
2. University of California
3. Stevens Institute of Technology (New Jersey)
4. The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)

What mountain system in the USA stretches over 1500 miles south to Alabama, through which pass the Hudson and Mohawk Valleys?
1. Adirondacks
2. Appalachians
3. Rockies
4. Sierra Nevada

Tinnitus affects which part of the body?
1. Lungs
2. Feet
3. Ears
4. Knees

Who was the first person to win a Tony Award, an Academy Award and an Emmy Award in the same year, and the only person to have won all 3 awards for directing?
1. James Cameron
2. Busby Berkeley
3. Bob Fosse
4. Barbra Streisand

What is the only country not to identify itself on its postage stamps?
1. Tonga
2. United States Of America
3. United Kingdom
4. Switzerland

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General Knowledge Quiz for June 22, 2026

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Who was vice-president to US president Ronald Reagan?
1. Dan Quayle
2. Bob Dole
3. Dick Cheney
4. George H. W. Bush

The Italian cheese called dolcelatte translates into English as what?
1. Hard holes
2. Smelly feet
3. Sweet milk
4. Toy cream

When was the first road speed limit set in the UK for powered vehicles?
1. 1878
2. 1903
3. 1861
4. 1920

The Chukchi Sea washes the shores of which two countries?
1. Greenland and the USA
2. Indonesia and Australia
3. Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands
4. Russia and the USA

Which country was the largest producer of kiwifruit (also known as Chinese Gooseberry or kiwi) in 2005?
1. New Zealand
2. Chile
3. China
4. Italy

The World Outdoor Bowls Championships were first held in 1966 in what country?
1. Albania
2. Azerbaijan
3. Andorra
4. Australia

"Goodbye Piccadilly" is part of the chorus of a song made popular during what?
1. A Gilbert & Sullivan opera
2. First World War
3. The bird flu pandemic
4. The World War II blitz in Britain

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