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General Knowledge Quiz for May 12, 2026

Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Which is the main language spoken by the Suriani, a minority religious group in the Turkey-Syria-Iraq area?
1. Aramaic
2. Arabic
3. Persian
4. Kurdish

Which of these US television series most closely fits the description of crime drama?
1. Desperate Housewives
2. The Big Bang Theory
3. Grey's Anatomy
4. The Closer

Which is the biggest ball?
1. Cricket ball
2. Beach volleyball
3. Table tennis ball
4. Ballpoint pen ball

Where is the southern end of the Great Rift Valley?
1. Arizona, USA
2. Zambesi
3. Himalayas, Nepal
4. Yunnan, China

In Alise-Sainte-Reine, Burgundy, France, the famous French battleground of Alesia is remembered. The battle was 52 BCE and was the last great battle between Julius Caesar of Rome and whom?
1. Vercingétorix
2. Cingétorix
3. Cassivellaunus
4. Cartimandua

Who was awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences?
1. Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt
2. Angus Deaton
3. Elinor Ostrom
4. Paul Krugman

What term is applied to the selective breeding of people?
1. Eurythmics
2. Eugenics
3. Endemics
4. Eclectics

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General Knowledge Quiz for May 11, 2026

Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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From which one of these is somebody most likely to issue a call to prayer?
1. Minak
2. Minas Tirith
3. Minato tower
4. Minaret

The "canary girls" in Britain worked during what period?
1. World War I (1914-18)
2. 1830s and 1840s prior to the Mines and Collieries Act 1842
3. The Luddite movement 1811-1816
4. Crimean War (1853-56)

What is the choking, highly invasive freshwater diatom didymosphenia geminata in waterways better known as?
1. Darwin's barberry
2. Oxygen weed
3. Rock snot
4. Blue-green algae

Which former champion sportsperson was known for the phrase "You cannot be serious"?
1. John McEnroe
2. O.J. Simpson
3. Mike Tyson
4. Donald Trump

In total area, in relation to Western Europe, the United States is about … ?
1. Two and a half times the size
2. Four times the size
3. Half the size
4. The same size

Which character brings Petrushka and two other puppets to life in the ballet of the same name?
1. Rothbart
2. The Moor
3. The Fox
4. The Charlatan

What does the "G" stand for in "MGM"?
1. Goldfish
2. Goldwyn
3. Greatness
4. Goldsmith

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General Knowledge Quiz for May 10, 2026

Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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William Harnett, Annibale Carracci, Abraham van Beyeren, Juan Sánchez Cotán, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, Vincent van Gogh, Edouard Manet, Fernand Léger, Georges Braque, Giorgio Morandi, Paul Cézanne and Pablo Picasso all painted what style or genre of painting?
1. Abstract expressionism
2. Pointillism
3. Art Deco
4. Still life

What right of a defendant was last used in "Ashford v Thornton", an 1818 English legal case that was a private appeal from an acquittal for murder?
1. Trial by combat
2. To remain silent
3. A woman can refuse to testify against her husband
4. To challenge potential jurors

Which one of these has no part to play in the ring at a bull fight?
1. The bull
2. Matador
3. Picador
4. Ecuador

Which company was founded and named after the inventor of vulcanised rubber in 1898, almost 4 decades after his death, by Frank Seiberling?
1. Goodyear
2. Dunlop
3. Macintosh
4. Pirelli

Which of these is traditionally shouted by the audience during an English pantomime?
1. There's a fire in the station house
2. I canna hold her cap'n
3. Poor Yorick, I knew him, Horatio
4. Oh no you're not

An astrolabe was used for astrology, navigation and what else?
1. Calculating speed of a star's travel
2. Examination of star chemistry
3. Astronomy
4. Religious festivals

What is the name for the British manufacturing district that includes Wolverhampton, West Bromwich, Dudley, Smethwick and Walsall?
1. Leeds
2. Factory city
3. Industrial county
4. Black country

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General Knowledge Quiz for May 9, 2026

Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Which of the discoveries made by the 17th and 18th century British navigator and explorer William Dampier was of particular help to Captain James Cook and Horatio Nelson?
1. Notes on the fauna and flora of north-western Australia
2. The first data on currents, winds and tides across all the world's oceans
3. Observations and analysis of natural history
4. Observations on the east coast of New Holland

On which dates in the Gregorian calendar do places on Earth currently have approximately 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night?
1. 11 January and 15 June
2. 21 December and 22 June
3. 20 March and 21 September
4. 25 March and 29 December

What is the mistral?
1. A wind
2. A type of oyster
3. A waterfall
4. An amphibious ship

Who played Skylar in the film "Good Will Hunting"?
1. Naomi Watts
2. William Shatner
3. Matt Damon
4. Minnie Driver

In the musical "The Wiz" (1975), who is Addaperle?
1. The Good Witch of the North
2. The Wicked Witch Of The West
3. The Good Witch of the South
4. The Wicked Witch of the East

Who is recognised as the head of the Church of England (C of E), which is the Christian church in England, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, part of Wales and in the Crown Dependencies?
1. The monarch in Britain
2. The Archbishop of Canterbury
3. The Pope
4. The Dalai Lama

In 1892, who became the first heavyweight boxing champion to fight under the Marquess of Queensberry rules?
1. John L. Sullivan
2. Bob Fitzsimmons
3. Joe Louis
4. Jim Corbett

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General Knowledge Quiz for May 8, 2026

Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Which of these is a long-necked water-cooling vessel of porous earthenware?
1. Redruth
2. Goglet
3. Zambora
4. Starling

What is the next in this series: Liesl, Friedrich, Louisa, Kurt, Brigitta, Marta, and ... ?
1. Maria
2. Hans
3. Gretl
4. Franz

Granite is an example of what sort of rock?
1. Metamorphic
2. Sedimentary
3. Igneous
4. Heavy metal

A series of WADA investigations and a McLaren Investigation Agency report released in July 2016 alleged Russia was involved in widespread state-sponsored and prolonged doping violations in world sport; what was the period the McLaren report specified?
1. 2016
2. 2005 to 2015
3. 2013 to 2014
4. At least from 2011 to 2015

Which establishment owes much to the offer by Sir Hans Sloane in 1758 for England to purchase his collections?
1. Harrow College
2. Madam Tussauds
3. St Martin in the Fields
4. British Museum

Who had major hit records in the 1940s with "Beat Me, Daddy, Eight to the Bar", "I'll Be with You in Apple Blossom Time", "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me)", "Near You" and "Underneath the Arches"?
1. The Andrews Sisters
2. The Scissor Sisters
3. The Supremes
4. The Carter Family

Memphis, Tennessee, lies in the river valley of which river?
1. Mississippi
2. Hudson
3. Ottawa
4. Colorado

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General Knowledge Quiz for May 7, 2026

Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Which of Ludwig van Beethoven's symphonies starts with two tempestuous statements, when interpreted by the Morse code, of the letter "V"?
1. 5th
2. 9th
3. 3rd
4. 1st

Around the beginning of the 17th century, the first what were circulated in the West?
1. Results of international sporting fixtures
2. Comparisons of hotels worldwide
3. Lists of veterinarian surgeons
4. Printed regular public newspapers

Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837), revered as a great poet, also wrote which play or drama?
1. The Stone Guest
2. Ruslan and Ludmila
3. Eugene Onegin
4. Boris Godunov

How many players from each team usually make up a rugby sevens scrum?
1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5

An intense rotating storm system in the western North Pacific (around the Philippines, Japan, and China) will be referred to as what?
1. Monsoon
2. Typhoon
3. Parsoon
4. Tarpoon

Which Scottish writer wrote "Prester John", "The Thirty Nine Steps" and "Witchwood"?
1. Samuel Butler
2. John Buchan
3. John Dryden
4. Robert Burns

Which of these territories was ceded by France to Great Britain under the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713?
1. Nova Scotia
2. Louisiana
3. Prince Edward Island
4. Cape Breton Island

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General Knowledge Quiz for May 6, 2026

Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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In which of these places is tundra most likely to be found?
1. The Sahara
2. The Arctic
3. Australia
4. Panama Canal

At which event is milk, not champagne, the celebration drink?
1. Tour de France
2. America's Cup
3. Indianapolis 500
4. Kentucky Derby

Thomas Lanier Williams III, American playwright, became better known under what name?
1. Roy Williams
2. Tennessee Williams
3. Roger Williams
4. Mark Williams

The character "Eliza Doolittle" in "My Fair Lady" was originally created by whom?
1. Oscar Wilde
2. Christopher Marlowe
3. James Joyce
4. George Bernard Shaw

From 752 BCE to 664 BCE the Kings of Kush in Nubia, ruled over what other area as well?
1. Kenya
2. Ethiopia
3. Libya
4. Egypt

Study of fossil bones using isotopes of strontium, boron and nitrogen are likely to be looking for information about what?
1. The ethnic or species heritage of the organism
2. How long since the organism was alive
3. The environment and migration patterns of the organism during its lifetime
4. The social links of the organism

Another word for "fossick" is what?
1. Display
2. Fuss
3. Restyle
4. Rummage

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General Knowledge Quiz for May 5, 2026

Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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What are the principal components of brine?
1. Carbon and cobalt
2. Mercury and methane
3. NaCl and water
4. Sulphuric acid and rust

Who beat Roger Federer in the men's Wimbledon final in 2008?
1. Juan Martin del Potro
2. Marat Safin
3. Rafael Nadal
4. Andy Roddick

Which of these philosophers would come closest to being considered an explorer of solipsism?
1. Bertrand Russell
2. Plato
3. René Descartes
4. St Augustine

Who wrote the song with which the Rolling Stones had their first top 20 hit in the UK?
1. Smokey Robinson
2. John Lennon & Paul McCartney
3. Berry Gordy
4. Mick Jagger & Keith Richards

Where is Baffin Island?
1. In the Gulf of St Lawrence
2. In Hudson Bay
3. Between the Canadian mainland and Greenland
4. Off the coast of Alaska

In what field is John Galliano famous?
1. Circus performance
2. Architecture
3. Cocktail bartending
4. Fashion

The phrase "beyond the pale" refers to the history of which country?
1. Ireland
2. India
3. Wales
4. South Africa

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General Knowledge Quiz for May 4, 2026

Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Double Pom at the 2025 World Games was a competition in what discipline?
1. Cheerleading
2. Casting
3. Korfball
4. Muaythai

What can Ehlers-Danlos syndrome relate to?
1. Deafness
2. Aortic aneurysm
3. Dwarfism
4. Hypermobility, or double-jointedness

A UN tribunal ruling under the auspices of the UN Convention on the Laws of the Sea was asked for in 2013 by the Philippines on claims by what other country?
1. Australia
2. USA
3. Malaysia
4. People's Republic of China

Which of these is not a character in the TV series "Friends"?
1. Chandler
2. Kramer
3. Joey
4. Ross

What is the official currency of Suriname?
1. Sterling
2. Surinamese guilder
3. Surinamese dollar
4. Euro

Who was the wine merchant in Bercy, Paris, France, who crafted a cognac which in 1869 earned the title of "Official Supplier to the Imperial Court" from Napoléon III?
1. Richard Hennessy
2. Rémy Martin
3. Jean Martell
4. Emmanuel Courvoisier

What name is given to a man's cotton or silk cloak buttoned down the front, with full sleeves, reaching to the ankles and worn with a sash?
1. Keratin
2. Kaftan
3. Kaolin
4. Kilmarnoch

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General Knowledge Quiz for May 3, 2026

Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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He is an American artist whose work is characterised by astonishing geometrics and distortions, and brilliant deep vivid colours. What is his name?
1. Frederic Remington
2. Norman Rockwell
3. Maxfield Parrish
4. Rockwell Kent

Where is the Bayerische Staatsoper's home base?
1. Munich
2. Stockholm
3. Prague
4. London

Benjamin Franklin is usually credited with the creation of the first of what items of optical equipment in the early 1760s?
1. Opera glasses
2. Binoculars
3. Monocles
4. Bifocals

In September 2009, it was rumoured that which 5 foot 5 inch (1.65 m) politician ensured that people who stood around him when he was on television were no taller than him?
1. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
2. US President Barack Obama
3. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
4. French President Nicolas Sarkozy

Prior to its independence in 1964, the Mediterranean island of Malta belonged to which country?
1. France
2. Great Britain
3. Greece
4. Turkey

Playing squash involves...?
1. Getting to the shopping counter first
2. A pumpkin
3. Sumo wrestlers
4. A racquet and ball

The city was founded under the rule of King Byzas around 660 BCE, served as the capital of three empires and is still the largest city in its country. What name was officially adopted for the city in 1930?
1. Byzantium
2. Constantinople
3. Istanbul
4. Bosphorus

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General Knowledge Quiz for May 2, 2026

Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Which year did the International Association of Athletics Federations first recognise a women's record in pole vault?
1. 1948
2. 1994
3. 1962
4. 1958

What would you do with a fricassee?
1. Sit on it
2. Eat it
3. Wear it
4. Drive it

In 17th century England James Hind became notorious as what?
1. Highwayman
2. Pirate
3. Privateer
4. Smuggler

Who wrote the theme tune to the hit TV show "The Big Bang Theory"?
1. Theorist
2. Barenaked Ladies
3. Red Hot Chili Peppers
4. Darkness

In astronomical terms when is the diamond ring effect seen?
1. During supernova
2. During a solar flare
3. During a total eclipse of the sun by the moon
4. In the last stages of supernova

The first secular school in Britain was established in 1860 in order to train what professional practitioners?
1. Anaesthetists
2. Nurses
3. Nutritionists
4. Hospital managers

The Yakshas, Nagas and later Tamils are some of the early peoples of what modern country?
1. Pakistan
2. Singapore
3. Borneo
4. Sri Lanka

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General Knowledge Quiz for May 1, 2026

Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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At the Grand National 1967 a major upset halted one of the races causing some of the horses to turn and run the wrong way. What caused the upset?
1. A streaker ran onto the track waving a banner
2. A riderless horse cut across the front row of the riders
3. Children let off a string of firecrackers on the track
4. An earthquake

Who preceded George W Bush as president of the USA?
1. Ronald Reagan
2. George Bush Snr.
3. Bill Clinton
4. Jimmy Carter

Which of these is a character in Charles Dickens's "David Copperfield"?
1. Mrs. Malaprop
2. Pip
3. Fagin
4. Mr Micawber

Doves Type created in the late 19th century by, and exclusively for, Doves Press based on a 1470s typeface and used to print special works, now highly prized, was resurrected in 2015 after 100 years by Robert Green; why was it not used in the meantime?
1. The man who commissioned the type threw the matrices into the River Thames
2. Doves Press was destroyed by bombing in WW I
3. When the Doves Press partnership was dissolved the partners put a 100 year stop on use of the type
4. It fell out of fashion

Which of these countries does not have a coastline on the Mediterranean Sea?
1. Pakistan
2. Greece
3. Spain
4. Morocco

The rafflesia, a parasitic plant which has no leaves or stems but the largest flower in the world, is native to which area?
1. Bangladesh
2. Brazil
3. South-eastern Asia
4. Australia

Which Greek God is the equivalent of the Roman God Neptune?
1. Apollo
2. Eros
3. Poseidon
4. Pluto

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General Knowledge Quiz for April 30, 2026

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Which of these was a German fighter pilot in World War I?
1. Baron Manfred von Richthofen
2. Graf Zeppelin
3. Joseph Goebbels
4. Baron von Munchausen

What was the subtitle of "Star Wars - Episode 1", released in 1999?
1. The Phantom Menace
2. A New Hope
3. Attack of the Clones
4. Revenge of the Sith

What gas when condensed and frozen below 80 K (-193 degrees C) into a solid is a dark violet?
1. Argon
2. Helium
3. Ozone
4. Sulphur dioxide

In what field is Dr Anatoly Karpov best known internationally?
1. Chess
2. Heart surgery
3. Weightlifting
4. Opera

Where is the seat of the Pan-African Parliament?
1. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2. Midrand, South Africa
3. Alexandria, Egypt
4. Kampala, Uganda

What are Hakurei?
1. Japanese noodles
2. Small sweet white turnips
3. Deep cooking utensils
4. Clotted goat's cream confections

Despite playing a major role in setting it up and despite support for membership by Presidents Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, and Roosevelt from 1920 when its predecessor was set up, the USA never joined it. What is it?
1. The International Monetary Fund (IMF)
2. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
3. World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
4. The International Court of Justice (ICJ)

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General Knowledge Quiz for April 29, 2026

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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What region of the Mediterranean Sea separates Italy from Bosnia and Herzegovina?
1. Adriatic
2. Aegean
3. Ionian
4. Tyrrhenian

Who, when she released her second album, became the first female artist in Billboard 200 history whose album made its debut at number one on the chart?
1. Gloria Estefan
2. Whitney Houston
3. Nena
4. Irene Cara Escalera

In 1954 Obninsk, USSR, was the place for what ?
1. Launch of Sputnik 1
2. A devastating earthquake, killing over 200,000
3. Coming online of the world's first grid-connected nuclear power plant
4. A meteor strike

What is the name for the individual leaves of the calyx or outer whorl of a flower?
1. Sepal
2. Stamen
3. Seed
4. Stalk

What does the Federation Internationale de Natation administer?
1. Dog crossbreeding principles
2. Birth control
3. Lettering standards
4. Aquatic sports

What is a "scion"?
1. A learned person
2. A lineal descendant of a noble family
3. A notable ancestor
4. An agent of retributive justice

Which one of these planets was not represented in the musical work by Gustav Holst called “The Planets”?
1. Venus
2. Saturn
3. Mercury
4. Earth

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General Knowledge Quiz for April 28, 2026

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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If a pig is termed "tantony" what is meant?
1. One ear sits differently from the other
2. It is the runt of the litter, or the one who follows people around
3. It is particularly large and well-grown
4. It is multi-coloured

A litre is a measure of what?
1. Length
2. Volume
3. Area
4. Weight

Which of Rudyard Kipling's poems has the shortest title?
1. And
2. If
3. Or
4. But

What does the Statute of Anne 1709 in Great Britain provide for?
1. Copyright of written work to be regulated by the government and courts rather than private parties
2. Regulation of privateers
3. Censorship of theatre performances
4. Freedom of the press

Who coined the expressions 'a curate's egg' and 'bedside manner', and wrote three novels, including "Peter Ibbetson" (adapted to a 1935 film starring Gary Cooper and an opera), and another which gave its name to the trilby, a type of hat?
1. J B Priestley
2. Samuel Pepys
3. George du Maurier
4. T. S. Eliot

Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian-born American sports coach and innovator, invented which sport in 1891?
1. Basketball
2. Chess
3. Javelin
4. Hopscotch

Where is Brasilia, the capital city of Brazil, situated?
1. In the Planalto Central highlands, at 1,172 m (3,845 ft) height
2. At the mouth of the Tocantins River, on Brazil's northern coast
3. At the north-eastern edge of the Pantanal wetlands
4. On the Parana River delta

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General Knowledge Quiz for April 27, 2026

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Which of these sugar substitutes is fermentable?
1. Pure monk fruit extract
2. Stevia
3. Dextrose
4. Aspartame

What cocktail is made with advocaat and lemonade?
1. Harvey Wallbanger
2. Screwdriver
3. Snowball
4. Black Russian

The Tri Nations Championship played between South Africa, New Zealand and Australia, was in what sport?
1. Rugby union
2. Cricket
3. Baseball
4. Hockey

These are the last lines of which musical: "Eliza? Where the devil are my slippers"?
1. West Side Story
2. The Sound of Music
3. My Fair Lady
4. The Music Man

Who took the lead role in the 2014 film "The Imitation Game"?
1. Eddie Redmayne
2. Benedict Cumberbatch
3. Derek Jacobi
4. Ed Stoppard

Which country administers the uninhabited subantarctic Campbell Island, which lies at 52°32′24″S 169°8′42″E?
1. Australia
2. New Zealand
3. USA
4. UK

The US state of Virginia was named after which queen?
1. Freddie Mercury
2. Elizabeth II
3. Victoria
4. Elizabeth I

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General Knowledge Quiz for April 26, 2026

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Formula One racing has officials called what?
1. Marshals
2. Sir
3. Umpires
4. Linesmen

Which of these is an example of a simile?
1. The food wasn't half bad
2. He was a tiger in the ring
3. A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle
4. The play could have been better

Which of these was the first to be invented?
1. Machine gun
2. Stethoscope
3. Dynamite
4. Telescope

What 2009 film by Matt Tyrnauer documents the life of a fashion designer, his empire and his long-term companion between 2005 and 2007?
1. Coco Before Chanel
2. Inside Versace
3. Calvin Klein: After a Fashion
4. Valentino: The Last Emperor

Which of these is the furthest north?
1. Estonia
2. France
3. Greenland
4. Denmark

The best known works of which sculptor who aroused hostility over the depiction of sexuality, are 18 large nude sculptures in 1908 for the British Medical Association building on The Strand, the tomb of Oscar Wilde in Pere Lachaise cemetery, Paris, "Rush of Green" in Hyde Park, London, and "St Michael's Victory over the Devil" in Coventry Cathedral?
1. Peter Randall-Page
2. Richard Westmacott
3. Jacob Epstein
4. Leslie Harradine

Which inn that stood on the east side of Borough High Street in Southwark accommodated pilgrims headed on annual pilgrimage to the Shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral, and is mentioned in Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales"?
1. The Rover's Return
2. The Tabard
3. Admiral Benbow
4. The Queen Victoria

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General Knowledge Quiz for April 25, 2026

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Which composer's works include the operas "La Bohème", "Tosca", and "Madama Butterfly", and the arias "O mio babbino caro", "Che gelida manina", and "Nessun dorma"?
1. Ludwig van Beethoven
2. Giuseppe Verdi
3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
4. Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini

Which 19th century French physicist erected a pendulum 200 feet high in the Pantheon in Paris to demonstrate the earth's rotation?
1. Jean Foucault
2. Augustin-Jean Fresnel
3. René Descartes
4. Nicholas Mercator

Vindaloo is a type of what?
1. Curry
2. Car
3. Religion
4. Clothing

Where is Saskatoon?
1. Sweden
2. New York, USA
3. New South Wales, Australia
4. Saskatchewan, Canada

The USA purchased Alaska in 1867 from which country?
1. Canada
2. Argentina
3. Russia
4. Portugal

Which football (soccer) teams played in the last game at the historic Boleyn Ground, London, UK, on 10 May 2016?
1. Argentine v Croatia
2. West Ham v Manchester United
3. West Ham v Swansea City
4. West Ham v Tottenham Hotspur

How many toes does a llama have?
1. 10
2. 12
3. 8
4. 16

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General Knowledge Quiz for April 24, 2026

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Where was co-founder of the band which became Crowded House, Neil Finn, born and raised?
1. Australia
2. New Zealand
3. UK
4. USA

Cannes is a resort in which country?
1. Monaco
2. Estonia
3. France
4. Italy

A deficiency of iodine in the human body is likely to cause what?
1. Fibromyalgia
2. Swollen lymph nodes
3. Goitre
4. Ankylosing Spondylitis

Which country won its first Winter Olympics medal, a gold, in 2026?
1. Brazil
2. Andorra
3. Malta
4. Romania

Under the Treaty of Utrecht (1713), which followed the War Of The Spanish Succession, Spain ceded Minorca and which other area to Britain?
1. Sark
2. Canary Islands
3. Gibraltar
4. Barcelona

Which of these could be appropriate to describe the arches in a vault?
1. Conjugation
2. Fornication
3. Pointillism
4. Rondeau

In 1945, which of these joined the British "Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service" as a Second Subaltern, trained as a driver and mechanic, drove a military truck, and rose to the rank of Junior Commander?
1. Princess (later Queen) Elizabeth
2. Lady Astor
3. Clementine Churchill
4. Florence Nightingale

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General Knowledge Quiz for April 23, 2026

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Before conservative American commentator Tucker Carlson appeared in television and video his career included writing for what magazine?
1. The Weekly Standard
2. Arena
3. The Narwhal
4. Prospect

Which mosquito-borne virus, though known since 1947, caused concern during outbreaks in 2015 and 2016 particularly for its suspected effect on foetuses?
1. Zika
2. Dengue
3. Chikungunya
4. Ebola

Who won the most of the first ten tournaments called the Women's Hockey World Cup (the field hockey World Cup competition for women), which was inaugurated in 1974?
1. Germany
2. Netherlands
3. Australia
4. Argentina

Which of these could not be an "arabesque"?
1. A ballet position
2. A florid, decorative, melodic passage of music
3. A flowing and voluted acanthus composition in European or Byzantine art
4. An extravagantly decorated grotesque or artificial cave

The 1981 American film "Pennies from Heaven" based on the UK television serial by Dennis Potter was adapted to what American setting?
1. 1910s Manhattan and rural Detroit
2. New York City in the prohibition era and downtown Queens
3. 1930s Las Vegas and the Texas Dust Bowl
4. Depression-era Chicago and rural Illinois

Which of these became an independent country in 1971?
1. Belgium
2. Australia
3. Bangladesh
4. Sweden

What is the shortest-serving capital in the current states of the USA?
1. Juneau
2. Providence
3. Oklahoma City
4. Sacramento

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General Knowledge Quiz for April 22, 2026

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Victoria Falls is on the border between which two countries?
1. Zambia and Zimbabwe
2. Zambia and Namibia
3. Zimbabwe and Botswana
4. Zambia and Mozambique

What opened in 1932 on land donated by two countries to demonstrate their links?
1. The International Peace Garden (Canada-US border)
2. Øresund Bridge (Denmark-Sweden border)
3. Friendship Bridge (Afghanistan-Uzbekistan)
4. UNESCO Garden of Peace, Paris

What are faience, raku and majolica?
1. Kinds of earthenware
2. Oil paints
3. Folk dances
4. Types of intricate interlaced curling patterns

When was the NHL's James Norris Memorial Trophy first awarded?
1. 2004/5 season
2. 1917/18 season
3. 1953/4 season
4. 1938/9 season

What was the main element in the UK television series "Last Tango in Halifax"?
1. The romance and marriage of two widowed septuagenarians
2. The acting ambitions of a Marlon Brando lookalike
3. The retirement celebration of two dance instructors
4. A drug trial

Who was the Philistine warrior, famous for his battle with David, the future king of Israel, as described in the Hebrew Bible/Christian Old Testament and, more briefly, in the Quran?
1. The Hulk
2. Titan
3. Goliath
4. The Joker

Magnetometers, resistance meters, ground-penetrating radar and field walking are tools commonly used in what?
1. Agricultural science
2. Archaeology
3. Architecture
4. Beekeeping

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