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General Knowledge Quiz for August 21, 2026

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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If something is frangible what is it likely, or designed, to do?
1. Break or shatter
2. Smell sweet
3. Collaborate or join with others of the same kind
4. Likely to be very direct and honest

Where in Russia is the city of St Petersburg?
1. South-east
2. North-west
3. Adjacent to Kiev
4. Close to Vladivostok

Composer Arcangelo Corelli (1653 - 1713) is associated with which instrument?
1. Steel guitar
2. Mandolin
3. Ukulele
4. Violin

Over what country did the Safavid Dynasty rule from 1501 to 1722 CE?
1. Vietnam
2. Spain
3. Persia (modern day Iran)
4. Turkey

Which Indycar racing driver married American actress Ashley Judd in 2001 at Skibo Castle near Dornoch, Scotland?
1. Scott Dixon
2. Dario Franchitti
3. Marco Andretti
4. Tony Kanaan

Which singer won the 1944 Academy Award for Best Actor, was estimated to have filled more than half of the 80,000 weekly hours allocated to recorded radio music in 1948 in North America, and was later given the first Grammy Global Achievement Award?
1. Dick Haymes
2. Frank Sinatra
3. Elvis Presley
4. Bing Crosby

Which type of rock can be classed as acidic?
1. Carbonatite
2. Granite
3. Lamprophyre
4. Andesite

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General Knowledge Quiz for August 20, 2026

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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For which novel, a study of provincial life published in 1856, were the author, Gustave Flaubert, and his publisher prosecuted for "an offence against morals"?
1. Madame Bovary
2. Lady Chatterley's Lover
3. Salome
4. Fanny Hill

When Spanish commander de Heredia founded a city in 1533 on an indigenous village in a bay in the north-west of what is now Colombia what was the source of the name he gave to it?
1. The city of Carthage, Tunisia
2. The city of Medellín, Spain
3. Bacatá, the indigenous name for the area
4. "Barranca", the Spanish word for the nearby canyons

Akram Khan, MBE, creates as a what?
1. Sculptor
2. Novelist
3. Dancer and choreographer
4. Research scientist

What is the Olympic motto?
1. Cave canem
2. Semper fidelis
3. Caveat emptor
4. Citius, Altius, Fortius - Communiter

"Dastardly" means cowardly treacherous, but what did it mean when it was first recorded in the English language in mid-16th century?
1. Lazy or dull
2. Ineffectual
3. Mean-spirited
4. Stupid

The Greeks constructed hippodromes for holding what events?
1. Bird racing
2. Fights with African animals
3. A form of Sumo wrestling
4. Chariot and horse races

What shape are honeycomb cells?
1. Triangles
2. Pentagons
3. Squares
4. Hexagons

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General Knowledge Quiz for August 19, 2026

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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What name was given to the civil war in England during the reign of Stephen?
1. The Rising
2. The Anarchy
3. The Storm
4. The Seven Days' War

In September 2010 Lady Gaga attracted attention by posing in a bikini for the cover of Vogue Hommes Japan magazine and appearing on stage at the MTV Video Music Awards wearing a dress made of what?
1. Glass
2. Silk
3. Feathers
4. Meat

Jacqueline Lee Bouvier became better known as who?
1. Jacqueline Du Pré
2. Paris Hilton
3. Jacantha Beanstalk
4. Jackie Kennedy

Runner Caster Semenya, the subject of extensive press coverage after gender testing following her win in the women's 800m at Berlin in August 2009, was from which country?
1. Jamaica
2. South Africa
3. Bermuda
4. England

Blackpool Tower, inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, and opened in 1894 as the tallest man-made structure in the British Empire, was outstripped in height in 1898 by the opening in the UK of what?
1. Beorma Tower
2. Adelaide House
3. Royal Liver Building
4. The New Brighton Tower

Why was the bougainvillea plant given that name?
1. The flower was fashionable wear when dancing
2. The botanist who described it was on a ship commanded by Admiral de Bougainville
3. It was a favourite plant of pirates
4. It was unattractive

Which of these is not one of the Earth's 7 major tectonic plates?
1. South American Plate
2. Atlantic Plate
3. Eurasian Plate
4. Pacific Plate

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General Knowledge Quiz for August 18, 2026

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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What is at the centre of the study of anthropology?
1. Pollen delivery in flowers
2. Ants
3. Ergonomic furniture
4. Human beings

What is a Jenny Haniver?
1. Garden ornament
2. Piece of art
3. Bodice
4. Astrological prophecy

Which 1990 film set in Massachusetts starred Winona Ryder, Cher and 10-year old Christina Ricci in her film debut?
1. Miller's Crossing
2. Splash
3. Awakenings
4. Mermaids

The Mammoth Cave, near Louisville, Kentucky is famous for what?
1. Fossilised animals
2. Its length and stalagmites and stalactites
3. Cave paintings
4. Glow worms

The Nasrids, the last Muslim dynasty in Spain, who were the last survivors of the tussle between Muslim and Christian for Spain were responsible for what still surviving landmark in Spain?
1. The Alhambra
2. Mosque of Cordoba
3. The Alcazar of Segovia
4. El Escorial

Who founded the 1960s R 'n' B group "Steam Packet" with vocalist Rod Stewart and went on to form "Trinity", with whom Julie Driscoll sometimes sang?
1. Alan Price
2. Georgie Fame
3. Graham Bond
4. Brian Auger

Since 1987 what is usually "the championship distance" in men's world title boxing fights?
1. Nine 3-minute rounds
2. 60 minutes
3. Twelve 3-minute rounds
4. 90 minutes

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General Knowledge Quiz for August 17, 2026

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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The Pax Mongolica which influenced Mongolia, China and a large swathe of Eurasia as far westward as Hungary in the 13th and 14th centuries CE owed its force to what?
1. Treaties by Grand Prince Alexander Nevsky and his dynasty
2. Conquests by Emperor Zhu and the Ming dynasty
3. Trading through the Silk Road
4. Conquests by Genghis Khan and his successors

In 2026 Nike had a design issue for several countries' teams at the World Cup with what equipment?
1. Armbands
2. Shirts
3. Fan flags
4. Water bottles

William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse in Ireland (1800-1867), became known for what focussed determination?
1. To build the largest reflecting telescope
2. To invent an electric motor, transformer, and generator
3. To develop a germ theory of disease
4. To explore the relationship between light and magnetism

Where are Prince Edward Island and the Iles de la Madeleine?
1. English Channel
2. Golfe de St Malo, France
3. Gulf of St Lawrence, Canada
4. Hudson Bay, Canada

What colour is Bob the Builder's hat?
1. Green
2. Blue
3. Red
4. Yellow

Dunbar's Number is a proposition of what?
1. Maximum number of people with whom one can maintain a casual network
2. Effective working group size in the animal kingdom
3. Maximum number of people with whom one can maintain a stable inter-personal social relationship
4. Predicted size of "friend" list on Facebook

What do Katharine Hepburn, Luise Rainer, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Vivien Leigh, Ingrid Bergman, Elizabeth Taylor, Glenda Jackson, Jane Fonda, Sally Field, Jodie Foster, and Hilary Swank have in common?
1. Having 5 children each
2. Having the same birthday
3. Having been married to Jack Nicholson
4. Winning an Academy Award for Best Actress

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General Knowledge Quiz for August 16, 2026

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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What game is played on ice with large stones fitted with handles with the aim to place them as close as possible to a fixed mark called a tee?
1. Curling
2. Skittles
3. Slippery Sam
4. Korfball

What best describes geometry?
1. Mapping positions and relationships
2. Lines and angles
3. Areas and volumes
4. Questions of shape, size, relative position of figures, and the properties of space

Where is the boat "The Maid of the Mist", originally designed to ply between USA and Canada and now a tourist facility for a world attraction?
1. Lake Windermere
2. Lake Titicaca
3. Lake Geneva
4. Niagara Falls

Which of these comes closest to the meaning of the French phrase "Quel dommage"?
1. Terrible injury
2. Wonderful cheese
3. What a pity!
4. Happy day!

Who became the youngest actor to have 6 Oscar nominations with her Best Actress nomination for "The Reader" (which was her first win!)?
1. Cate Blanchett
2. Bette Davis
3. Natalie Wood
4. Kate Winslet

According to the Bible's old testament, what was deciphered by Daniel?
1. The Rosetta stone
2. The writing on the wall
3. The Da Vinci Code
4. The Dead Sea Scrolls

The song "Hey There" is from which musical?
1. Li'l Abner
2. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
3. The Pajama Game
4. Oklahoma!

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General Knowledge Quiz for August 15, 2026

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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How does an épée differ from the sabre used in fencing competitions?
1. It is heavier and is rectangular in cross-section
2. It is heavier and stiffer
3. It has a V-shaped groove called a fuller and is lighter
4. It is more flexible

The song "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?" is by which band?
1. Radiohead
2. Travis
3. R.E.M.
4. Blink-182

Noisette chocolate tastes of what kind of nut?
1. Hazel
2. Pine
3. Pea
4. Wal

A peace camp was established at which RAF base in Berkshire, England from 1981 to 2000 to protest at nuclear weapons being sited there?
1. Greenham Common
2. Marston Moor
3. Hampstead Heath
4. Yorkshire moors

What is a word for visual art, literature, theatre, music, or architecture that imitates another style or artist or a combination of several?
1. Smother
2. Plagiarism
3. Forgery
4. Pastiche

What are buckyballs?
1. A weapon used by Captain America's sidekick
2. Aniseed flavoured hard boiled confectionery balls
3. The germ in the centre of buckwheat grains
4. Geodesic dome forms of carbon molecules

The UK's Ordnance Survey is one of the world's largest producers of what?
1. Weather reports
2. Maps
3. Star charts
4. Tide tables

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General Knowledge Quiz for August 14, 2026

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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How is a Venetian gondola propelled?
1. The operator stands and uses a pole
2. The operator sits and uses an oar
3. The operator stands and uses an oar
4. The operator sits and uses an outboard motor

The major islands of the Mascarene Islands in the Indian Ocean are Réunion, Rodrigues, and …?
1. Nicobar
2. Comoros
3. Mauritius
4. Chagos

Godtfred Kirk Christiansen is credited with inventing what?
1. Modern Lego
2. Microwave oven
3. Plasma TV screen
4. Snowboard

The mathematical paradox known as Russell's paradox is found within what?
1. Differential calculus
2. Naïve set theory
3. Differential topology
4. Geometry

Which character, who apparently was born in 1899 and still actively pursuing criminals in 1968, is the subject of 98 books by Captain W E Johns?
1. Wooster
2. Jennings
3. William
4. Biggles

The original terms of reference of the International Whaling Commission were to "provide for the proper conservation of whale stocks and thus make possible the orderly development of the whaling industry"; what did the Commission do in 1982?
1. Established Japan and Norway as joint permanent Chairmen
2. Declared its purpose was achieved, and disbanded
3. Extended its terms to include squid and crustaceans
4. Adopted a moratorium on commercial whaling

Who did two ten-year old boys kidnap from a shopping centre in Bootle, Liverpool on 12 February 1993?
1. Jim Bolger
2. James Bulger
3. Rhys Jones
4. Tom Jones

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General Knowledge Quiz for August 13, 2026

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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What event affecting television happened in the United States on 8 September 2008 and in Canada on 31 August 2011?
1. Beginning of cessation of analog transmissions
2. Deregulation of broadcasting organisations
3. Abolition of the FCC
4. Legislation requiring broadcasts in ethnic languages

Which is the southernmost point to which Argentina lays claim?
1. South Shetlands
2. Tierra del Fuego
3. South Georgia
4. Next to the South Pole

Which British singer, born Sandra Ann Goodrich, was known as "the barefoot pop princess of the 1960s"?
1. Sandie Shaw
2. Sandra Dee
3. Sandy Denny
4. Sandy Meisner

Who, at the beginning of 2016, was golf's World Number One?
1. Henrik Stenson
2. Patrick Reed
3. Rory McIlroy
4. Jordan Spieth

Which of these is a small variety of a marrow?
1. Cucumber
2. Courgette
3. Aubergine
4. Pumpkin

Frank Lloyd Wright designed which of these buildings?
1. Sears Tower, Chicago
2. Chrysler Building, New York City
3. Empire State Building, New York City
4. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City

Which was planned from the late 1940s, designed beginning in 1957 (after an international competition), completed in 1973, and declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2007?
1. The Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge
2. The London Eye
3. The Sydney Opera House
4. One World Trade Center, New York City

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General Knowledge Quiz for August 12, 2026

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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At the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric dam on the Yenisei River, Russia, what method of transport was installed to move boats or ships over or round the dam?
1. Inclined plane
2. Canal
3. Electric "ship elevator"
4. Supplementary artificial river

What did "shibboleth", which now means a sector's custom, in-phrase or way of maintaining traditional segregation and often seen as an outworn unthinking formula, mean originally?
1. A flag
2. An ear of corn or the current of a river
3. A verse in the Torah
4. A battle standard

In the movie 'Miracle on 34th Street', Kris Kringle is hired to play Santa Claus in what large department store?
1. Gimbels
2. Marks and Spencer
3. Macy's
4. Harrods

Why did Shamima Begum become a centre of international media attention in 2019?
1. She was the first test tube baby born to two fathers
2. She broke the solo-around-the-world ballooning record
3. She tried to return to the UK after travelling as a teenager to be an ISIS wife
4. She became the first deaf, dumb and blind MP elected in the UK

What is a food consisting of sweetened milk thickened with rennet into a curd, sometimes flavoured with brandy?
1. Junket
2. Whey
3. Bubble and squeak
4. Blancmange

Which was the Israelite sect whose revolt against Roman Emperor Justinian in 529 CE was put down so severely that tens of thousands died or were enslaved?
1. Samaritans
2. Pharisees
3. Semites
4. Hamites

Which participants are qualified to compete at the Lusophony Games?
1. Athletes from Portuguese-speaking countries and territories
2. Portuguese-speaking chess players
3. Children whose parents or grandparents speak Portuguese or are linked to Portuguese culture
4. Athletes in Portugal

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General Knowledge Quiz for August 11, 2026

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Where is the Emperor Seamount chain?
1. In the Pacific Ocean, stretching from Hawai'i to Eastern Russia
2. In the North Atlantic Ocean
3. Along the Sea of Japan
4. Along the Laptev sea

What is the name of the index of average daily prices of a number of giant, stable businesses on the New York Stock Exchange?
1. Dow Jones
2. Dave Jenkins
3. Dennis Jason
4. Drew Jackson

A widespread ban on corporal punishment in schools is relatively recent but by 2017 prohibition had been enacted in part or all of how many of the world's 195 countries?
1. 128
2. 39
3. 69
4. 180

Which of these comes closest to the usually accepted meaning of a piece of theatre?
1. A football scissor kick
2. A musical play
3. An election speech
4. A proposal of marriage

In 1991 Magic Johnson stunned the sporting world in the USA by what?
1. Announcing he had HIV
2. Leaving the NBA
3. Switching to the discipline of AFL
4. Retiring due to cancer

Which of these countries became independent from Britain on 9 December 1961?
1. Tanganyika
2. Tasmania
3. Timbuktu
4. Taiwan

Who was the 7th and last King of Rome?
1. Julius Caesar
2. Servius Tullius
3. Lucius Brutus
4. Tarquinius Superbus

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General Knowledge Quiz for August 10, 2026

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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What did US president Harry S. Truman's middle initial stand for?
1. Solomon
2. Shippe
3. Nothing
4. Simon

What is the term used to describe the collection of flowers in species that have more than one flower on an axis (sometimes called "composite flowers"?
1. Effervescence
2. Inflorescence
3. Flourescence
4. Floracity

Who is the father of the twin boys born to Brooke Mueller on 14 March 2009?
1. Pete Wentz
2. Brad Pitt
3. Tom Cruise
4. Charlie Sheen

The shape of which island nation could be described as a spear point, or a teardrop?
1. Borneo
2. Madagascar
3. Corsica
4. Sri Lanka

Complete the title of this James Bond film: "The World Is Not ... "
1. Venus
2. Flat
3. Enough
4. At War

Which city hosted the centennial Summer Olympics of the modern Games in 1996?
1. London, UK
2. Athens, Greece
3. Paris, France
4. Atlanta, Georgia, USA

What is the full name of the lobby group that operates in the USA called "NOW"?
1. National Organization for Whales
2. National Organization for Women
3. National Organization of Waveriders
4. National Organization of Watchmakers

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General Knowledge Quiz for August 9, 2026

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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What is the study of the history of words and how their form and meaning have changed over time?
1. Etymology
2. Entomology
3. Ethnology
4. Embryology

In skeet shooting what are the discs made of?
1. Clay
2. Plastic
3. Wood
4. Cardboard

The IWC, established in 1946, is the International ... what ... Commission?
1. Whaling
2. Wrestling
3. Worrying
4. Warcrimes

On air, in September 2010, David Letterman asked whom during an interview for $US1 million for the use of a section of his programme in a film?
1. Joaquin Phoenix
2. Brad Pitt
3. Leonardo DiCaprio
4. Peter Fonda

Which English King was the father of King John and Richard the Lionheart?
1. William II
2. Henry II
3. Edward II
4. Richard II

What bridge across the River Thames in London is 800 feet (244 m) long with two towers each 213 feet (65 m) high built on piers, with a central span of 200 feet (61 m) between the towers split into two equal bascules or leaves, which can be raised to an angle of 83 degrees to allow river traffic to pass?
1. Westminster Bridge
2. Tower Bridge
3. London Bridge
4. Millennium Bridge

What type of material is silicon?
1. Wood
2. Element
3. Compound
4. Glass

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General Knowledge Quiz for August 8, 2026

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Which 1939 Irish novel, described as a Menippean satire, was included in Time's list of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005, and included by The Guardian in the 100 best English-language novels of all time?
1. The Dalkey Archive
2. Ulysses
3. The Borstal Boy
4. At Swim-Two-Birds

Where in the eye do cataracts occur?
1. Iris
2. Cornea
3. Retina
4. Lens

Who is the author of three mystery novels "The Shadow Catchers" (2006), "Chillwater Cove" (2007) and "Broken Wing" (2009), a continuing series revolving around a pair of FBI special agents, Mike Yeager and Peggy Weaver?
1. Laurie Lakeman
2. Seth Lakeman
3. Joan Fry Lakeman
4. Thomas Lakeman

What is a common factor in the land forms of Bhutan, northern Italy and the Basque region of Spain and France?
1. Deep cave systems
2. Extensive mountain ranges
3. Plains
4. Deserts

Which of these is an ingredient of a "piña colada"?
1. Rum
2. Gin
3. Whisky
4. Wine

In 1948 Finland signed a treaty known as YYA with what country?
1. Sweden
2. UK
3. Germany
4. The Soviet Union

Who beat Muhammad Ali in his last professional fight in December 1981?
1. Sonny Liston
2. Trevor Berbick
3. Mike Tyson
4. Shane Sutcliffe

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General Knowledge Quiz for August 7, 2026

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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In speleology, what does phreatic action achieve?
1. Erodes a trench in a cave floor
2. Forms cave passages by dissolving the limestone in all directions
3. Forms stalactites
4. Erodes a well funnel

In linguistics, what is lost in aphaeresis?
1. The initial vowel, or initial sound(s), of a word
2. The final syllable of a word
3. Fricative consonants
4. "C"s

In chess, how many spaces does the rook move when castling?
1. 2
2. 2 or 3
3. 3
4. The rook is not involved

The loss of what causes the end of the love story in the Greek myth of Hero and Leander?
1. Leander was executed for daring to love Hero
2. A guiding light
3. They were struck blind
4. Hero died

In "The Sound of Music", which of these items did not feature in Maria's list of "Favourite Things"?
1. Apple strudel
2. Polished shoes
3. Schnitzel with noodles
4. Geese

Saryarka's steppe and lakes, noted for important wetlands and endangered animals, are a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the north of which country?
1. Kazakhstan
2. Saudi Arabia
3. Sri Lanka
4. Mali

Who wrote the screenplay for the 1990 American comedy film "Postcards from the Edge"?
1. Carrie Fisher
2. Shirley MacLaine
3. Geena Davis
4. Jane Fonda

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General Knowledge Quiz for August 6, 2026

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Which semi-autobiographical 2024 musical is based on the music of singer, song-writer and pianist Alicia Keys?
1. The Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse
2. Suffs the Musical
3. The Wiz
4. Hell's Kitchen

The South African jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer and singer Hugh Masekela, was also what?
1. A leading figure in the struggle against apartheid
2. A sculptor
3. A winner of the Dakar Rally
4. A solo round-the-world yachtsman

In what region is the Yenisei one of the major rivers?
1. Siberia
2. China
3. Vietnam
4. Korea

When did Canada gain almost full legislative independence in national and international affairs?
1. 1953
2. 1931
3. 1865
4. 1982

What NFL wide receiver is referred to as "Megatron"?
1. Calvin Johnson
2. Jerry Rice
3. Dez Bryant
4. Vincent Jackson

About how many years ago is it thought that modern humans, homo sapiens, spread across continental Europe?
1. 40,000
2. 300,000
3. 200,000
4. 4,000

If someone procrastinates what are they doing?
1. Setting dates for action in the future
2. Thinking at length
3. Debating
4. Delaying unnecessarily

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General Knowledge Quiz for August 5, 2026

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Because of the speed at which the Earth and the moon move relative to the sun, a total solar eclipse can never last more than approximately how long?
1. 7 1/2 minutes
2. 1 day
3. 1 year
4. 2 hours 3 minutes 15 seconds

In the flood of popular music hits in 1984, Wham's included (… (what)… Before You Go-Go"?
1. Wake Me Up
2. Hit Me with a Tea
3. Pick Your Pants Up
4. Tell Me Your Name

How many kings of France were named Louis?
1. 16
2. 18
3. 20
4. 21

German historian Leopold von Ranke (1795-1886) was one of the early European exponents of history as what?
1. A reliable source for romantic period fiction
2. A source-based rigorous discipline
3. Bunkum
4. Propaganda for the victors

Where are the Loa, Baker and Bio-Bio rivers?
1. Ohio
2. Ecuador
3. Chile
4. Liberia

When did Tissot extend their partnership with UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) into title sponsorship of the UCI Track World Championships and the UCI Track Nations Cup, and to be the Presenting Sponsor of the UCI Hour Record?
1. 2020
2. 2001
3. 2017
4. 2008

The next in the sequence - Michael Ramsey, Donald Coggan, Robert Runcie - is...?
1. Rowan Williams
2. George Carey
3. Justin Welby
4. Frederick Temple

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General Knowledge Quiz for August 4, 2026

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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The song "Hark, hark, the lark at heav'n's gate sings" appears in what play?
1. "Cymbeline" by William Shakespeare
2. "Cynthia's Revels" by Ben Jonson
3. "Dido, Queen of Carthage" by Christopher Marlowe
4. "Dido and Aeneas" by Henry Purcell

Which is the deepest and longest rift valley or rift valley system in the world?
1. West Antarctic Rift System
2. The Grand Canyon
3. The Afro-Arabian Rift System
4. The system along the axis of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

What is the "dermis"?
1. Hair
2. The thing that hangs down the back of your throat
3. Skeleton
4. Skin

What is an essential ingredient of a game of water polo?
1. A mallet
2. A horse
3. Water
4. A pole

The royal wedding between Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling on 19 June 2010, described as "Europe's biggest royal wedding since the Prince of Wales married Lady Diana Spencer", took place in which country?
1. Sweden
2. Denmark
3. Liechtenstein
4. The Netherlands

Which 19th century French artist is best known for his illustrations for the "Bible", "Paradise Lost", Dante's "Inferno", "Don Quixote" and the works of Rabelais and Balzac?
1. M C Escher
2. Gustave Doré
3. Aubrey Beardsley
4. Heath Robinson

A famous march led by Mohandas Gandhi to Dandi in India in early 1930 was a protest concerning what?
1. Employment on tea plantations
2. The British-imposed salt tax
3. Suspension of the rights of political prisoners in sedition trials
4. The Rowlatt Act

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General Knowledge Quiz for August 3, 2026

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Which of these is a song from the musical "Oliver!"?
1. Summertime
2. The Pig Must Die
3. Food, Glorious Food
4. People Will Say We're in Love

The Yucatan Channel is between which two countries?
1. Mexico and Cuba
2. Nicaragua and Jamaica
3. Honduras and Cuba
4. Jamaica and Mexico

In the nursery rhyme beginning "Hey Diddle Diddle", who ran away with the spoon?
1. Cow
2. Dish
3. Little dog
4. Cat

The much-watched 2022 FIFA World Cup final was between defending champions France and which country?
1. Argentina
2. Croatia
3. UK
4. USA

Who has been romantically linked to Turkish-American actress Ayda Field since 2006?
1. Robbie Williams
2. Bill Cosby
3. Henry Winkler
4. Charlie Sheen

Which is the weakest force?
1. Gravity
2. Electromagnetic
3. Nuclear
4. Friction

The Treaty of Punakha, signed in 1910, was an agreement between British India and which other country, guaranteeing British advice in foreign policy in exchange for internal autonomy?
1. Singapore
2. Burma (Myanmar)
3. Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
4. Bhutan

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General Knowledge Quiz for August 2, 2026

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Which of these was not one of the "Three Fates" (or "Moirae") in Greek mythology?
1. Lachesis
2. Clotho
3. Athos
4. Atropos

What branch of the British military wear red caps?
1. Military police
2. Catering corps
3. Entertainment division
4. Transport section

If the squares of the numbers 1 to 10 are added together, what is the result?
1. 385
2. 583
3. 853
4. 55

The islands of Zanzibar and Madagascar are in which ocean?
1. Pacific
2. Indian
3. Atlantic
4. Arctic

According to the Guinness Book of Records, what film became, in 1995, the biggest box office failure?
1. Cutthroat Island
2. Waterworld
3. Plan 9 from Outer Space
4. Around the World in 80 Days

Which of these was a rocket physicist and astronautics engineer who was involved in the development of rocket technology in Germany during World War II?
1. Bertolt Brecht
2. J. Robert Oppenheimer
3. Albert Speer
4. Wernher von Braun

How long, to the nearest mile, is an Olympic marathon?
1. 26
2. 52
3. 10
4. 100

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General Knowledge Quiz for August 1, 2026

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Typically, what is the main component of the windblown sediment known as loess?
1. Phosphorus pentoxide
2. Calcium oxide
3. Calcium carbonate
4. Silica

In what country was the first World Championship in Field Archery held, in 1969, the discipline used for the recurve and barebow competitions at the World Games?
1. UK
2. USA
3. Switzerland
4. Poland

The "Don and Eleanor Taffner Best Comedy Show" is awarded at which event?
1. Montreux Comedy Festival
2. Edinburgh Festival Fringe
3. Just for Laughs Festival
4. Kamloops International Buskers Festival

What is the term for someone a young woman will keep on good terms with so she will be bought presents?
1. Treacle sister
2. Honey mummy
3. Sugar daddy
4. Fudge brother

As a student, the polymath Charles Babbage, originator of the concept of a digital programmable computer, was a member of a club which investigated what?
1. Boxing science
2. Social mores
3. Odds in horserace betting
4. Supernatural phenomena

According to Jacobus de Voragine's Golden Legend, who, in Silene, Libya, saved a princess from a dragon by capturing it, and then led it to the king, promising to kill it if his people converted to Christianity?
1. Saint George
2. Saint Michael
3. Saint Patrick
4. Saint Andrew

The term "Teutonic" means relating to what country?
1. Germany
2. Norway
3. Spain
4. France

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