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General knowledge part 9
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Dihydrogen monoxide
means...
Cancer-causing asbestos
Toxic gas
Dangerous water
Poisonous liquid
2
What kind of animal is the Komodo dragon?
Fish
Amphibian
Mammal
Reptile
3
What is the name of this breed of dog?
Shetland Sheepdog
Cavalier King Spaniel
Border Collie
Beagle
4
Lay's chips in Great Britain are known as...
Zapp's
Walker's
Ruffles
Herr's
5
What is the name of this iconic singer, songwriter and guitarist?
Jim Morrison
Kurt Cobain
David Gilmour
Bruce Springsteen
6
Which country was the first to create concentration camps?
Spain
Soviet Union
Great Britain
Germany
7
"To burn the midnight oil" idiom means...
To use the last resources you had
To work late into the night
To become a fan of the rock band Midnight Oil
To get tired very easily
8
Which year did Robert Lewandowski score 4 goals in one game against Real Madrid in Champions League semifinal?
2023
2020
2013
2015
9
The law of force pushing objects upward in fluid is named...
Thales principle
Archimedes principle
Zeno's paradox
Pythagoras theorem
10
Where is the Lotus Temple located?
Sydney, Australia
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Orlando, USA
New Delhi, India
11
The name of this plant, which also means a very smart person, is...
Parsley
Sage
Rosemary
Thyme
12
Who was Alan Turing?
Mathematician, creator of modern IT, tried to break Enigma codes in WW II
He was a great biologist who invented penicilin antibiotic
He coached English national team to 1966 football World Cup win
He discovered dinosaur remains in Stonehenge
13
What is the name of the space mission that saw humans land on the Moon in 1969?
Apollo 11
Project Gemini
Pioneer 10
Sputnik 1
14
This is the most successful flying ace of World War One. What was his name?
Manfred von Richthofen
Hermann Göring
Max Immelmann
Erich Hartmann
15
Why did Alfred Nobel invent dynamite in 1867?
To make it easier to destroy ship wrecks
To help workers in mines
To create the most destructive weapon ever
To help open locked steel door
16
Which player scored NBA record 100 points in one game?
Michael Jordan
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Wilt Chamberlain
Kobe Bryant
17
Which sports equipment company uses this logo?
Select
Diadora
Umbro
Lotto
18
One of Metallica's most famous songs is named: "Fade to ..."
Black
Blue
Red
White
19
"Crocodile tears" idiom means...
Fake, dishonest tears
Crying crocodile, because he can't get any food
Being so sad that you can't stop crying
Tears of joy after accomplishing something big
20
What is the name of the dog that guarded Hades in Greek mythology?
Pickles
Smoky
Lassie
Cerberus
21
What is the name of this great Austrian psychiatrist?
Erich Fromm
Carl Gustav Jung
Sigmund Freud
Alfred Adler
22
What is the name of this Marvel character?
Scott Summers
Wolverine
Bobby Drake
Cable
23
Carefully is...
Verb
Adverb
Noun
Adjective
24
Which composer created
Four Seasons
?
Mozart
Chopin
Beethoven
Vivaldi
25
What is the name of this football player, who later became president of his country?
Didier Drogba
Samuel Eto'o
Jay-Jay Okocha
George Weah
26
Which country has this flag?
Venezuela
Romania
Ecuador
Colombia
27
What is the oldest pyramid in the world? Built around 2650 before Christ
Menkaure pyramid
Cheops pyramid
Caral pyramid
Djoser pyramid
28
What is the Pentagon?
Place of secret Illuminati meetings
United States National Bank
The main temple of the American Protestant Church
United States Department of Defense
29
What is the name of this communist leader?
Leonid Brezhnev
Lev Trotsky
Iosif Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
30
How long is the Olympic swimming marathon?
10 km
5 km
15 km
2 km
31
Holy Grail is...
A bowl used to contain liquids used for absolution by early Christians
A bowl which was used on Noah's Arc to hold sweet water to drink
The only piece of the Arc of the Covenant that survived to our time
A bowl that Jesus used during the Last Supper and where his blood was put
32
Sardinia island, considered of the most beautiful places in Europe, belongs to...
Italy
Portugal
Greece
France
33
Which animals kill the most people?
Sharks
Mosquitoes
Dogs
Snakes
34
The legend of Robin Hood is connected with which English city?
Nottingham
Liverpool
Birmingham
Manchester
35
What was the name of Abraham's son that God asked him to kill as sacrifice?
Solomon
David
Noah
Isaac
36
Why did people want to build the Tower of Babel according to the Bible?
To praise God by showing their effort
To see their enemies from a large distance so they can defend easier
To reach the Heaven while still alive
Because they wanted to live in one place, it was a huge apartment
37
Which famous philosopher is also known as one of the greatest biologists of all-time?
Aristotle
Socrates
Plato
Parmenides
38
Who created Star Wars?
George Lucas
J.R.R Tolkien
David Lynch
JK Rowling
39
What is the name of this painting?
Lamentation of Christ by Andrea Mantegna
The Baptism of Christ by Piero della Francesca
The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci
The School of Athens by Raphael Santi
40
Which of these presidents wasn't featured on Mount Rushmore?
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Jefferson
41
Rhine river doesn't go through...
France
Netherlands
Germany
Italy
42
The real name of American rapper Eminem is...
O'Shea Jackson
Shawn Carter
Marshall Mathers
Andre Young
43
What is the name of the process when a liquid turns into gas?
Melting
Evaporation
Sublimation
Condensation
44
In Harry Potter, what is the primary ingredient of Polyjuice potion?
Leaves
Hair
Oranges
Soap
45
Which continent has the most countries?
Africa
Europe
South America
Asia
46
This logo belongs to...
Avon
Amazon
Ariston
Adobe
47
This company creates...
Clothes
Chocolate
Wrist watches
Cars
48
Which ball is the most valuable in snooker (7 points)?
Red
Blue
Black
Pink
49
In which country was Christopher Columbus born?
USA
Portugal
Italy
Spain
50
Which fashion designer created uniforms for German military forces during World War II?
Hugo Boss
Christian Dior
Giorgio Armani
Karl Lagerfeld
51
Where is the Silicon Valley, known for being the centre of new technologies and international corporations?
West Coast of the USA - California (San Jose, San Diego, Palo Alto)
Industrial areas of Sydney in Australia
London and its suburbs in England
East Coast of the United States (Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washington)
52
Who is credited with discovering electricity in the middle of the 18th century?
Benjamin Franklin
Carl Friedrich Gauss
Thomas Edison
Nikola Tesla
53
Holy Grail is...
A bowl which was used on Noah's Arc to hold sweet water to drink
The only piece of the Arc of the Covenant that survived to our time
A bowl used to contain liquids used for absolution by early Christians
A bowl that Jesus used during the Last Supper and where his blood was put
54
Jeff Bezos, one of the richest people in the world, is the founder of...
Apple
Facebook
Amazon
Louis Vuitton
55
Which number is considered bad luck in Italy?
7
17
45
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