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General Knowledge Quiz for June 1, 2026

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Navier-Stokes equations mathematically express momentum balance for what?
1. Non-Newtonian fluids
2. Newtonian fluids
3. Bodies in motion
4. Ocean currents

Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson wrote most of the songs for which pop group?
1. Oasis
2. ABBA
3. Madness
4. Beatles

What, among other things, was special about 2015?
1. The first same sex civil partnerships in Scotland are celebrated
2. The highest global average temperature on record
3. The sixteenth country joins the Eurozone
4. Iran's Pishgam rocket successfully completed a return trip of sending a monkey into space

Which sport was developed in 1895 when the Rugby Union refused to allow professionalism?
1. Rugby League
2. Australian Rules
3. American Football
4. Gaelic Football

Where are The Kerguelen Islands, a territory of France, also known as Desolation Island?
1. Pacific Ocean
2. Atlantic Ocean
3. Indian Ocean
4. Arctic Ocean

What is the word for the minimum number of people necessary to formally constitute a meeting?
1. Kangaroo Court
2. Quorum
3. Agendum
4. Quern

In 1920 the architect Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (1887 - 1965) adopted what pseudonym?
1. Le Corbusier
2. Viollet-le-Duc
3. Auguste Perret
4. Jean Nouvel

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General Knowledge Quiz for May 31, 2026

Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Which of these is a popular ball game?
1. Pumpkin
2. Squelch
3. Squish
4. Squash

Broadly, what is the setting for Samuel Beckett's play "Happy Days"?
1. Three large pots
2. An old man's desk
3. A tree
4. A pile of sand

Where are the "Spanish Steps"?
1. Denmark
2. Madrid
3. London
4. Rome

Which of these phrases means "make it up as you go"?
1. Ad lib
2. Ad infinitum
3. Ad hoc
4. Ipso facto

Which place between York and Knaresborough in the UK was the site of a decisive battle in 1644 when Cromwell defeated Royalist forces?
1. Culloden
2. Ilkley Moor
3. Oakham Common
4. Marston Moor

James Boswell is best known for his biography of whom?
1. Thomas Edison
2. Benjamin Franklin
3. Robbie Williams
4. Samuel Johnson

Which of these is another word for graphite?
1. Impetigo
2. Plumbago
3. Caruso
4. Rallentando

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General Knowledge Quiz for May 30, 2026

Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Which 1960s sitcom family lived at 1313 Mockingbird Lane?
1. Addams
2. Munster
3. Cunningham
4. Cosby

Which of these is a dish originating in Louisiana, USA?
1. Disco
2. Combo
3. Mambo
4. Gumbo

Where are the epithelial cells in the body?
1. Lining the cavities and surfaces of blood vessels and organs
2. Supporting, connecting, or separating different types of tissues and organs
3. In nervous tissue
4. In muscle tissue

What is the correct term for the furthest forward line a cricketer must observe when bowling, batting or running in order for the bowl, bat or run to be accepted?
1. Anchor
2. Crease
3. Popping crease
4. Line

What ancient structures have been recorded and excavated as being built for tombs, religious and monumental use, throughout China, India, Nubia (southern Egypt and Sudan), Middle America, Greece, Mesopotamia, and Egypt?
1. Pagodas
2. Wigwams
3. Igloos
4. Pyramids

Which Austrian performed the winning song, "Rise Like a Phoenix", at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014?
1. Conchita Wurst
2. Måns Zelmerlöw
3. The Makemakes
4. Ann Sophie

Where is the county of Barsetshire, which contains the county town and cathedral town of Barchester, near the towns of Silverbridge, Hogglestock and Greshamsbury?
1. It is fictional
2. Southwest England, bordering Cornwall & Devon
3. On the northern border of Norwich
4. Southwest England, bordering Cheshire

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General Knowledge Quiz for May 29, 2026

Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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When are the first daily gazettes, effectively newspapers, recorded as being published?
1. 1609
2. 400 CE
3. 130 BCE
4. 801

Who wrote the "Discworld" series of books?
1. Margaret Mahy
2. Frank Herbert
3. Roald Dahl
4. Terry Pratchett

What is the capital of Serbia?
1. Copenhagen
2. Paris
3. Istanbul
4. Belgrade

What is the result of applying the operations, in order, of product, division, addition and subtraction to integers successively increasing by 1, starting with 8?
1. 6.2
2. 11
3. 2.2
4. 8.9

What is the name for a loose mock-biographical quatrain such as "When Alexander Pope / Accidentally trod on the soap / And came down on the back of his head / Never mind what he said"?
1. Spinney
2. Limerick
3. Sonnet
4. Clerihew

What is the next in this series: Moscow, Los Angeles, Seoul …
1. Atlanta
2. Sydney
3. Barcelona
4. Athens

Which of these is the title of a film made by Oliver Stone about a president of the USA?
1. 40
2. D
3. W
4. K

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General Knowledge Quiz for May 28, 2026

Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Who created the sculptures “Single Form”, in memory of Dag Hammarskjöld, at the United Nations building in New York City, and "Construction (Crucifixion): Homage to Mondrian" in the grounds of Winchester Cathedral?
1. Sir Jacob Epstein
2. Henry Moore
3. Dame Barbara Hepworth
4. David Smith

What describes factors in an ecosystem such as temperature, water and land?
1. Contextual
2. Peripheral
3. Abiotic
4. Systemic

What was the name of the scheme approved by U S Congress in 1948 for the long term financing of the reconstruction of Europe following World War II?
1. Marshall Plan
2. Domino Theory
3. Apartheid
4. Value Added Tax

If a boat or yacht is luffed what does it do?
1. Sails close to the wind
2. Heels over and takes water
3. Takes a ninety degree turn
4. Hauls to and stops

Where was the first official Women's World Cup, at that time called Women's World Championship, held?
1. China
2. USA
3. Germany
4. Norway

Most of the coastline of the southern half of Africa is characterised by what?
1. Plains
2. Swamp
3. Narrow mountain ranges
4. Fiord-like inlets

Pope St. Victor I (reigning around 10 years at the end of the second century CE) was the first pope from where?
1. England
2. Rome
3. Africa
4. Spain

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General Knowledge Quiz for May 27, 2026

Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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For what does Greek legend generally agree that Prometheus received eternal punishment?
1. Going AWOL
2. Getting blind drunk
3. Stealing fire from the gods and giving it to mankind
4. Tripping Zeus with a skipping rope

Sir John Tenniel whose illustrations became synonomous with Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" was also a graphic humourist and political cartoonist for 50 years for which publication?
1. Punch
2. Fun
3. Private Eye
4. Mad

How many different calendars are in use in the world for some or all of the year, for religious, administrative or social purposes?
1. 5
2. More than 20
3. 15
4. 10

How many times has cricket been an Olympic sport?
1. 4
2. 2
3. 3
4. 1

What was the first formal alliance entered by the U. S. A. in peacetime after World War II?
1. United Nations
2. N A T O
3. League of Nations
4. Treaty of Utrecht

Which of these is not a British prison?
1. Belmarsh
2. Holloway
3. Cardrona
4. Parkhurst

Which can create an oceanic whirlpool?
1. Migrating fish
2. An earthquake
3. Changeable weather
4. Tidal change

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General Knowledge Quiz for May 26, 2026

Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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What is the name of the system whereby a number of persons subscribe to an invested fund which becomes the property of the last survivor?
1. Mutual fund
2. Tontine
3. Lotto
4. Roulette

World Boxing, a breakaway body formed to replace the troubled IBA, was publicly launched in 2023 with what explicit principles?
1. Integrity, honesty and excellence
2. To lead and unite the sport of boxing, to promote, support and govern the sport of boxing worldwide
3. Greater efficiency and uniformity in the supervision of professional boxing
4. To unify all the boxing commissions of the world and develop the expansion of boxing

Which book about a castaway was written by Daniel Defoe?
1. Man of La Mancha
2. Man Friday
3. Robinson Crusoe
4. Mutiny on the Bounty

What statistical term is used in government, marketing or opinion research to denote the characteristics of a population?
1. Demographic
2. Democratic
3. Demonisation
4. Denomination

The Khalkha dialect predominates in the language of what area?
1. Georgia
2. Mongolia
3. Finland
4. Tibet

Major and continuing protests in France during 18 months in 2018 to 2020 were known as what in the media?
1. Jeunes Jaunes
2. Maillots Jaunes
3. Outremer
4. Gilets Jaunes

Which 13th century Mongol Emperor of China set up his capital in Peking?
1. Kublai Khan
2. Genghis Khan
3. Alexander the Great
4. Vlad the Impaler

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General Knowledge Quiz for May 25, 2026

Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Which of these words means the granting of powers from central government to government at a lower level?
1. Dissention
2. Depravity
3. Dissolution
4. Devolution

What fate made Spencer Perceval unique among British Prime Ministers?
1. He was deported
2. The King removed him from office
3. He was assassinated
4. He was beheaded for treason

Hadrian's Wall, built following 122 CE, stretches for 73 miles from Solway Firth to where?
1. The Firth of Forth
2. Settle
3. Carlisle
4. Wallsend-on-Tyne

For the first time in its 43 year history to that point, the 2025 World Disc Golf Open Championships were held other than in what country?
1. South Africa
2. USA
3. Germany
4. Japan

Early investigations, in 1985, into the existence of a carbon molecule C60 later called a fullerene tried to replicate the conditions of what?
1. The carboniferous geologic period
2. Coral creation
3. The atmospheres of red giant stars
4. The magma chamber of a volcano

What was the main form of transport used by the Japanese army in their invasion of Singapore in World War II?
1. Aeroplanes
2. Bicycles
3. Ships
4. Trucks

Which children's book character was named after the London railway station where he was first met?
1. Paddington
2. Euston
3. Victoria
4. St Pancras

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General Knowledge Quiz for May 24, 2026

Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Which of these countries is immediately north of Bulgaria?
1. Romania
2. Belgium
3. Netherlands
4. Estonia

For what was Thomas Bewick renowned in the 18th century?
1. Metal sculpture
2. Ceramics
3. Oil painting
4. Wood engraving

In 1979 Briton Anthony Blunt was exposed as a Soviet spy. What was his area of interest?
1. International trade
2. Banking
3. Engineering
4. Art

What was the name of the official newspaper of the USSR before it broke up?
1. Politburo
2. TASS
3. PRAVDA
4. Aeroflot

How many black keys are there on a standard modern piano?
1. 36
2. 52
3. 88
4. 72

The asteroid belt is a series of rocks that orbit the sun between Mars and which other planet?
1. Venus
2. Earth
3. Jupiter
4. Saturn

After the World Cup in 1962, the government of Brazil declared which player an "official national treasure" to prevent him from being transferred out of the country when wealthy European clubs tried to sign him?
1. Ronaldo
2. Pelé
3. Cafu
4. Zico

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General Knowledge Quiz for May 23, 2026

Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Not all human digits are the same length; which is usually the shortest?
1. Ring finger
2. Thumb
3. Little toe
4. Little finger

Where in Paris, France, is the Notre Dame cathedral?
1. On the Île de la Cité
2. Beside the Sorbonne
3. Near to the Moulin Rouge
4. In the Pompidou Centre

Which conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic from 1922 to 1945 was charged, after World War II, with supporting the Hitler regime?
1. Victor de Sabata
2. Wilhelm Furtwängler
3. Vladimir Horowitz
4. Arthur Rubinstein

In 2016 Dubai, UAE, hosted the first international Grand Prix in what discipline?
1. Hawk and eagle slalom racing
2. Land yacht racing
3. Solar powered car racing
4. Drone racing

If someone takes a person for a ride what could they be said to do?
1. Accompany them on a hike
2. Adjust the saddle
3. Tell them a bedtime story
4. Deceive them

Which music dance band founded (in 2004) and fronted by Natalie Horler represented their country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden?
1. Mrs. Greenbird
2. Zedd
3. Rammstein
4. Cascada

Where was the earliest high-speed rail line in Europe built?
1. Italy
2. France
3. Germany
4. Spain

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General Knowledge Quiz for May 22, 2026

Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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What word had as one of its early meanings "to shoot an arrow short or wide"?
1. Drib
2. Drab
3. Drub
4. Drob

How is an ice hockey puck prepared for a game?
1. It is painted green to increase visibility for TV broadcasts
2. It is polished to increase slideability
3. It is heated to increase flexibility
4. It is frozen to reduce bouncing during the game

The second incarnation of which organisation was formed at a meeting led by William J Simmons on the top of Stone Mountain, Georgia, in 1915?
1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
2. Ku Klux Klan
3. Knights of the White Camellia
4. Knights of Mary Phagan

Which of these is not a species of Chipmunk?
1. Most chipmunk
2. Durango Chipmunk
3. Merriam's Chipmunk
4. Least Chipmunk

What is the title of the unfinished novel by Robert Louis Stevenson?
1. Paradise Revisited
2. The Mystery of Edwin Drood
3. The Weir of Hermiston
4. A Study in Scarlet

Performer David Seth Kotkin is better known under which name?
1. David Attenborough
2. David Mitchell
3. David Copperfield
4. David Jones

What position represents the head of government in Germany?
1. President
2. Chancellor
3. Prime Minister
4. Premier

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General Knowledge Quiz for May 21, 2026

Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Which of these is a woman?
1. English writer Evelyn Waugh
2. French novelist George Sand
3. Actor, producer & dramatist Emlyn Williams
4. US musician and lead singer of a rock band, Marilyn Manson

What is "lutein"?
1. The yellow colouring in the yolk of an egg
2. The tuning peg on a lute string
3. An airtight stopper
4. Woods from which lutes are usually made

Which UK television series was, unusually, adapted from a US series of the same name?
1. The Office
2. House of Cards
3. The X Factor
4. Law & Order

Which of these was invented by French physician René Laennec early in the 19th century?
1. Telescope
2. Stethoscope
3. Microscope
4. X Rays

Which country that achieved independence in 1962 has had leaders named Milton Obote and Idi Amin Dada?
1. Algeria
2. Uganda
3. Thailand
4. Sri Lanka

Which equipment is needed for disc golf?
1. Specialised clubs
2. An aerated table
3. A basket
4. Hoops

Wholesale trade in diamonds, and diamond cutting, is limited to few locations. Which of these is not one of them?
1. Cape Town, South Africa
2. Surat, India
3. Tel Aviv, Israel
4. Antwerp, Belgium

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General Knowledge Quiz for May 20, 2026

Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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In Spain, what does "cortes" refer to?
1. Doctor
2. Motorway
3. Cabbage
4. Parliament

In which city were the first meetings held of the General Assembly and the Security Council of the United Nations in January 1946?
1. San Francisco
2. London
3. New York
4. Geneva

Five spice powder is commonly used in which ethnic cuisine?
1. Chinese
2. Japanese
3. Indonesian
4. Indian

Who was the first black woman, second African American, and the second woman to serve as U S Secretary of State?
1. Condoleezza Rice
2. Hillary Rodham Clinton
3. Madeleine Albright
4. Colin Powell

The aim of which board game, which is based on one created in India around 500 BC, is to move pawns from the "nest" to "home"?
1. Snakes and Ladders
2. Ludo
3. Parcheesi
4. Draughts

Areas of variably soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone, marble, dolomite and gypsum, where the rock is relatively pure, rainfall is high and the land is hilly, are known to produce what?
1. Mesas
2. Karst
3. Loess
4. Ribbon deltas

Surtitles (lyrics/dialogue projected above a stage or displayed on a screen for opera or other musical performance) were used in televised opera in the late 1970s but were first used for live opera in 1983 by which company?
1. Metropolitan Opera
2. New York City Opera
3. Canadian Opera Company
4. Bavarian State Opera

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General Knowledge Quiz for May 19, 2026

Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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To which of these places would you go to find a lemur in its native habitat?
1. Brazil
2. New Zealand
3. France
4. Madagascar

Where is the lowest point in the USA?
1. Niagara
2. Grand Canyon
3. Death Valley
4. North Dakota

What usually completes the phrase "to spoil the ship for a ha'porth of ..."?
1. Care
2. Canvas
3. Rum
4. Tar

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America following its formation in 1861?
1. Ulysses S. Grant
2. John A Lee
3. Robert E Lee
4. Jefferson Davis

When was the longest established women's organisation in Denmark, the Danish Women's Society, formed?
1. 1868
2. 1792
3. 1920
4. 1871

In baseball, what is the name of the position where the pitcher stands to throw the ball to a batter of the opposing team?
1. Home base
2. Footplate
3. Mound
4. Jack

What was the setting for the 1980 film "Fame"?
1. New York High School of Performing Arts
2. The Juilliard School, at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York City
3. Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood
4. American Musical and Dramatic Academy, Los Angeles, California

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General Knowledge Quiz for May 18, 2026

Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Where are the FAI European Championships and World Cups in Canopy Piloting held?
1. Up mountains
2. In a desert
3. Over water
4. Along aerodrome runways

Who was killed when a helicopter crashed in dense fog on 27 August 1990 in East Troy, Wisconsin?
1. Robert Cray
2. Eric Clapton
3. Buddy Guy
4. Stevie Ray Vaughan

Sigurd I, King of Norway from 1103 to 1130 ruling with two half-brothers for part of the period, is regarded as the first king to do what?
1. Rule jointly
2. Take the title of the King of the Isles (the Hebrides, Isle of Man, the islands of Clyde)
3. Convert to Christianity
4. Take part in a crusade

What instrument for measuring radiant heat was devised by Langley, an American physicist, in 1881?
1. Radiometer
2. Radiator
3. Bolometer
4. Sphygmomanometer

Where is Bass Strait?
1. Between Alaska and Siberia
2. Between Tasmania and the Australian mainland
3. Between Ireland and Iceland
4. Between Australia and New Zealand

Which of these words means to decline in strength or effort?
1. Pennant
2. Flag
3. Ensign
4. Standard

What science features in the "Indiana Jones" film series?
1. Chemistry
2. Archaeology
3. Physiotherapy
4. Hydraulic engineering

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General Knowledge Quiz for May 17, 2026

Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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What name was given to a group of painters who first exhibited at the Salon d'Automne in Paris in 1905, including Matisse, Braque, Derain, van Dongen and Dufy, who presented bold forms, brilliant colours and clearly defined patterns?
1. Impressionists
2. Les Sauvages
3. Les Fauves
4. Neoplasticists

Which of these is at one end of the Suez Canal?
1. Bangkok
2. Port Said
3. Mumbai
4. Acapulco

How many verbs are in the following sentence: "Roger told his dog not to jump on the furniture with muddy feet"?
1. 2
2. None
3. 1
4. 3

What was the title of Gracie Field's autobiography?
1. Old Man River
2. Sing as we go
3. The White Cliffs of Dover
4. What an Aspidistra!

Where is the calcaneus bone?
1. Heel
2. Knee
3. Hip
4. Spine

In 1961, orienteering organisations representing 10 European nations founded the International Orienteering Federation (IOF); what does orienteering involve?
1. Navigating, using a map and compass only, in usually unfamiliar surroundings
2. Finding your way in strange places using all resources available
3. Travelling in the Middle East
4. Following the rising sun in the fastest round-the-world route

Who, legend has it, led Phoenicians to found Carthage?
1. Tristan
2. Leda
3. Dido
4. Siegfried

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General Knowledge Quiz for May 16, 2026

Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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In sheep's stomach put finely minced heart, lungs & liver of sheep, 2 chopped onions, 1lb suet, juice of 1 lemon, 1/2pt oatmeal, 2tsp salt, 1tsp pepper, 1/2 grated nutmeg, 1/2pt gravy; boil 3 hrs is a recipe for what?
1. Cottage pie
2. Tripe
3. Irish stew
4. Haggis

Sir Anthony Caro was a leading figure in which of these?
1. Sculpture
2. Music
3. Photography
4. Ballet

Which natural landmark features on the paper currency of Zimbabwe and as the logo of the country's Reserve Bank?
1. Three balancing boulders
2. Table Rock mountain
3. Mount Kilimanjaro
4. Red dunes

Where did the name of the 1986 tile matching computer game "Tetris" come from?
1. The tiles are tetrahedron-shaped
2. A Georgian monetary unit
3. The number 4 and the game of tennis
4. From the designer's imagination

Who wrote the text on which the musical “Cats” was based?
1. E E Cummings
2. Tim Rice
3. Bernie Taupin
4. T S Eliot

Which description best fits an enzyme?
1. Antibiotic
2. Metabolic process
3. Macromolecular biological catalyst
4. Protein

The Yom Kippur War in 1973 was between Israel and which other forces?
1. China
2. Germany
3. Egypt, Syria and a coalition of other Arab countries
4. Palestine

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General Knowledge Quiz for May 15, 2026

Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Which of these is an alternative name for blacklead?
1. Lumbago
2. Plumbago
3. Plumb-bob
4. Strychnine

What was founded in 1960 in the Brazil Highlands?
1. The city of Brasilia
2. Clube da Esquina
3. The public park and recreation area known as Flamengo Park
4. Thermas dos Laranjais water park

What word means to watch other people play a game?
1. Twitch
2. Kibitz
3. Surveille
4. Audit

Why was Tyson Fury stripped of his International Boxing Federation World Heavyweight title in 2015 just ten days after gaining it?
1. He admitted taking performance-enhancing drugs
2. He refused to defend it against the IBF nominated opponent
3. Widely derided homophobic and sexist comments
4. An alleged hate crime

Who had the lead roles in the TV series "Callan" and "The Equaliser"?
1. Brad Pitt
2. Sean Connery
3. David McCallum
4. Edward Woodward

What body of water do the waters of the River Ganges empty into?
1. Bay of Bengal
2. English Channel / La Manche
3. Sea of Japan
4. The Great Australian Bight

In 2001 at least how many films released in the USA were sequels, prequels, or the start of a series?
1. 3
2. 7
3. 12
4. 4

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General Knowledge Quiz for May 14, 2026

Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Alexander III, or Alexander the Great, was ruler of which ancient Greek kingdom?
1. Macedon
2. Macaroon
3. Mastic
4. Maastricht

The name of what American music group originally formed in 1967 in New York City, was possibly indirectly inspired by a line from Winston Churchill's first speech as Prime Minister of Great Britain?
1. Bell, book and candle
2. Hook, line and sinker
3. Lock, stock and barrel
4. Blood, sweat and tears

How many wooden blocks are used in the standard game of Jenga?
1. 35
2. 20
3. 15
4. 54

Bayesian data analysis is increasingly used in what kind of research?
1. Levels of fishing quotas
2. Social and behavioural science
3. Rodent capture
4. Space debris

What gave rise initially to the introduction of Standard Time?
1. Invention of the telephone
2. Transoceanic exploration
3. Establishment of Greenwich Mean Time
4. Rail travel

How many African countries are crossed by the equator?
1. 10
2. 5
3. 6
4. 8

The BBC coverage of the moon landing and the first episode of "Dr Who" have what in common?
1. They shared the same producer
2. They used the same technical consultants
3. They were broadcast in the UK on the same day
4. The master tapes of both were wiped

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General Knowledge Quiz for May 13, 2026

Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 +1200

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Who was "Monty Python's Life of .. "?
1. Barry
2. Brian
3. Kylie
4. Wayne

Which of these actors was often featured in films as a dancer?
1. Perry Como
2. Leslie Caron
3. Cyd Charisse
4. Hugh Laurie

Where digital computers deal in bits what do quantum computers involve?
1. Bobs
2. Cubits
3. Cubbyholes
4. Qubits

Which New Zealand driver, in the Chip Ganassi Racing team since 2003, has been the Indycar Series Champion 6 times - 2003, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2018 and 2020?
1. Ryan Hunter-Reay
2. Scott Dixon
3. Bruce McLaren
4. Dario Franchitti

Which of these is a portmanteau word?
1. Motel
2. Verandah
3. Window
4. Psychology

In general terms what shape is an atoll?
1. Spiral
2. Triangular
3. Circular
4. Oblong

The Union of South Africa was formed in 1910: which of these did not join?
1. Orange Free State
2. Natal
3. Transvaal
4. South West Africa

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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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