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The General Trivia Quiz
The General Trivia Quiz
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This collection of quiestions tests your knowledge of the world and beyond.
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1
Who wrote David Copperfield?
H.G.Wells
Charles Dickens
Mary Shelley
Sir Walter Scott
2
Which Russian gave his name to the famous AK47assault rifle?
Gorbachev
Gagarin
Chernenko
Kalashnikov
3
What are the flat, treeless plains of Argentina called?
Tundra
Savannah
Pampas
Prairie
4
Which continent has the larger land mass: Africa or North America?
Africa
North America
5
Which food item takes its name from the French for‘twice cooked’?
biscuit
chips
cupcake
crisps
6
Which colour is produced by adding together yellow and cyan?
pink
green
brown
blue
7
What sort of creature is a cotinga?
reptile
insect
mammal
bird
8
By the end of which period in Earth’s history had most dinosaurs become extinct?
Createceous
Triassis
Silurian
Jurassis
9
What is the British English word for the eggplant?
parsley
calliflower
cabbage
aubergine
10
In which city is the Doge’s Palace?
Venice
Rome
Milan
Florence
11
In what did Cleopatra supposedly bathe to remain beautiful?
Wine
Asses' milk
Golden liquid
Mineral water
12
In which country did the rottweiler originate?
Germany
Russsia
Italy
The UK
13
Which actor played James Bond in GoldenEye?
Sean Connery
Rodger Moore
Pierce Brosnan
Timothy Dalton
14
The film Jerry Maguire featured which sport?
Ice hokey
Basketball
American football
Rugby
15
Which animal has the biggest eyes of any living creature?
Lion
Elephant
Cow
Horse
16
Of which planet is Phoebe a satellite?
Saturn
Mars
Jupiter
Uranus
17
Which sign of the zodiac is also called TheWaterbearer?
Scorpio
Saggitarius
Leo
Aquarius
18
In which US state is the Mojave Desert?
Mississippi
Colorado
California
Alabama
19
Which German motor manufacturer was set up in 1937 to produce a ‘people’s car’?
Mercedes-Benz
Opel
Volkwagen
BMW
20
What is the capital of Vietnam?
Ho Shi Minh
Danang
Hanoi
Haiphong
21
Of which Caribbean country is Montego Bay the main tourist centre?
Haiti
Jamaica
Dominican Republic
Cuba
22
Who was the youngest member of the Beatles?
George Harrison
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr
John Lennon
23
To which part of the body does the adjective ‘rhinal’refer?
ears
tongue
eyes
nose
24
In which country is the ski resort of Val Gardena?
Austria
Italy
Spain
France
25
The name of which animal is an Aboriginal term meaning ‘no water’?
Sloth
Panda
Koala
Cangaroo
26
The name of which Roman god means ‘shining father'in Latin?
Mars
Mercury
Pluto
Jupiter
27
Which Roman god of the sea is identified with the Greek god Poseidon?
Bacchus
Apollo
Neptune
Vulcan
28
Which US state is further east: Ohio or Wyoming?
Wyoming
Ohio
29
What nationality is author Gabriel Garcia Marquez?
American
Brazilian
Argentinian
Colombian
30
Who was the first president of the United States of America?
Theodore Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
John Kennedy
George Washington
