General Knowledge (UK) 2020

Question 1

The Dali Lama is the head of which religion?

Accepted Answer

Buddhist

Question 2

Why did the dinosaurs become extinct 65 million years ago?

Accepted Answer

a meteor hit the Earth

Question 3

Where is the Islamic holy city of Mecca?

Accepted Answer

Saudia Arabia

Question 4

What is a republic?

Accepted Answer

a country that does not have a king or queen

Question 5

Which music album is the biggest seller of all time?

Accepted Answer

Michael Jackson - Thriller

Question 6

What is the capital of China?

Accepted Answer

Beijing

Question 7

Who is the leader of the Labour Party?

Accepted Answer

Keir Starmer

Question 8

Is the UK Conservative Party on the left or right-wing of the political spectrum?

Accepted Answer

Right-Wing

Question 9

Which country has the death penalty for being gay?

Accepted Answer

Iran, Saudia Arabia

Question 10

How long would it take a present day spaceship to reach our nearest star, Alpha Centauri - 4 light years away?

Accepted Answer

78,000 years

Question 11

What is the speed of light? Is it approx...

Accepted Answer

186,000 miles per second (or 300,000 km per second)

Question 12

Which post-impressionist painter went mad and cut off his ear?

Accepted Answer

Vincent Van Gogh

Question 13

Evolution says dinosaurs didn't die out, but evolved into which other group of creatures?

Accepted Answer

Birds

Question 14

Which century was the Victorian period in?

Accepted Answer

19th Century

Question 15

Who is the Prime Minster of the UK?

Accepted Answer

Boris Johnson

Question 16

Abuja is the capital of which African country?

Accepted Answer

Nigeria

Question 17

What year did all women final get the vote in the UK?

Accepted Answer

1928

Question 18

What is a 'habitat'?

Accepted Answer

The environment where an animal lives

Question 19

What is the definition of 'imperialism'? Is it...

Accepted Answer

...to take over another country & colonise it.

Question 20

The country of Eritrea is on which continent?

Accepted Answer

Africa

Question 21

What is the name of the Jewish holy book?

Accepted Answer

The Tanakh

Question 22

The ancient Romans originally came from which modern day country?

Accepted Answer

Italy

Question 23

What is the capital city of Pakistan?

Accepted Answer

Islamabad

Question 24

The Pope is the head of which Christian religion?

Accepted Answer

Roman Catholic

Question 25

What is at the center of an atom?

Accepted Answer

Nucleus

Question 26

Who first explained the Theory of Evolution?

Accepted Answer

Charles Darwin

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General Knowledge (UK) 2020

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