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General Knowledge Quiz II
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1
Constantinople is better known as which modern day city?
Istanbul
Tehran
Baghdad
Ankara
2
Which of these is the highest rank currently achievable by serving officers in the British Army?
General
Lieutenant General
Major General
Colonel
3
999 in the UK will put you immediately through to one of 4 main emergency services. Police, Fire, Ambulance and..?
Lifeboat
HM Coastguard
Mountain Rescue
Bomb Disposal
4
Which of these UK Prime Ministers does not currently hold a University degree?
John Major
Theresa May
Gordon Brown
Boris Johnson
5
Which of these British TV programmes has been on air the longest?
Panorama
Songs of Praise
Coronation Street
Blue Peter
6
Which of these is not a middle name of Prince Charles?
Phillip
Louis
Arthur
George
7
In UK politics, how many seats are there in the House of Commons?
450
550
350
650
8
Gordon Matthew Sumner is better known by what stage name?
Bono
Sting
Drake
Ozzy Osbourne
9
Which of these famous films never won the Oscar for Best Picture?
Rocky
Lawrence of Arabia
Gone With The Wind
The Graduate
10
Which of these UK TV presenters appeared on TV for the longest duration?
David Dimbleby
Jools Holland
Sir Terry Wogan
Alan Titchmarsh
11
What is the first name of the Count of Monte Cristo?
Franz
Edmond
Abbé
Albert
12
Which of these sports have never appeared in the Olympic games?
Rope Climbing
Squash
Hot Air Ballooning
Underwater Swimming
13
If I was stood at 20 W 34th St, New York which famous attraction would I see?
One World Trade Center
Times Square
The Chrysler Building
The Empire State Building
14
The crab is associated with which astrological star sign?
Cancer
Taurus
Gemini
Aries
15
In a January 2020 poll what was revealed to be the UK's favourite chocolate bar?
Snickers
Galaxy
Cadbury Dairy Milk
Kit Kat
16
Which of these popular musicians never had a UK Christmas No.1?
Michael Jackson
Whitney Houston
Queen
Rod Stewart
17
The most expensive hotel room to spend 1 night in is in Las Vegas at $10,000 - but in which hotel would you find it?
Palms Casino Resort
MGM Grand
Bellagio Hotel and Casino
The Venetian Las Vegas
18
In the book of Genesis, Adam lived until what age?
830
630
730
930
19
Which of these is not a 'Royal' borough of London?
Kensington and Chelsea
Westminster
Greenwich
Kingston Upon Thames
20
Which of these schools is the most expensive in the UK per annum at £32,800
Winchester College
Tonbridge School
Harrow School
Eton College
21
Which of the following is the more common surname of people living in England?
Johnson
Wilson
Williams
Brown
22
Who delivered a speech coining the phrase 'a date which will live in infamy' ?
Winston Churchill
Nelson Mandela
Franklin Roosevelt
Charles De Gaulle
23
Which of these current US state capitals was the earliest to be founded?
Boston, Massachusetts
Providence, Rhode Island
Albany, New York
Santa Fe, New Mexico
24
As of March 23rd 2020, what is the price of one First Class stamp?
76p
86p
66p
56p
25
At the time of writing this quiz - how much would it cost you to buy a gram of gold rounded to the nearest £?
£45
£55
£65
£35
26
Which of these is the best selling games console of all time?
Game Boy
Xbox 360
Playstation 2
Nintendo DS
27
In the United States in 2020 which Federal holiday was held on May 25th?
Memorial Day
Martin Luther King Jr Day
Labour Day
Veterans Day
28
What is the main spirit used in the cocktail 'Rob Roy' ?
Tequila
Rum
Whiskey
Vodka
29
Which fruit is known as a Chinese goosebury?
Kiwi
Papaya
Pomegranate
Passion Fruit
30
How many tube stations on the London Underground are south of the River Thames?
29
34
24
20
31
Which capital city is the world's lowest lying?
Baku
Panama City
Tunis
Amsterdam
32
Which of these is the tallest building in Europe?
Lakhta Center, Saint Petersburg
The Shard, London
Commerzbank Tower, Frankfurt
Skyland Istanbul, Istanbul
33
Which of these buildings were NOT built by Sir Christopher Wren?
Hampton Court Palace
St Paul's Cathedral
The Victoria and Albert Museum
Royal Hospital Chelsea
34
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" is from which Shakespeare play?
Henry V
Richard III
Julius Caesar
Henry IV Part 1
35
Pons Aelius was the original settlement of which modern day English city?
Liverpool
Manchester
Newcastle
Leeds