General Knowledge quiz

General Knowledge quiz




1. Shogi


The popular Japanese game of shogi closely resembles another game that is much better known internationally. Which one?


A) Backgammon
B) Checkers (draughts)
C) Chess ✔
D) Go




2. Pica and not pica


Which of the following four definitions does not apply to the word “pica”?


A) Ornithology: The magpie
B) Osteology: An abnormal spur on a neck vertebra
C) Printing: A measure of type size
D) Psychology: A compulsion to eat non-food substances




3. Vitiate


What is the meaning of the verb vitiate?


A) Bite or gnaw
B) Corrupt or impair
C) Laze or sprawl
D) Revive or reawaken




4. Vitiate


What is the meaning of the verb vitiate?


A) Bite or gnaw
B) Corrupt or impair ✔
C) Laze or sprawl ✕
D) Revive or reawaken





5. Treasure trove of science


In recent decades, scientists working in
eastern Africa have made numerous discoveries. One important site is
Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, where scientists found:


A) The first complete pterodactyl skeleton
B) Stone tools similar to those used by North American natives
C) Proto-human fossils
D) A buried city, almost perfectly preserved




6. Hamesucken


What is the meaning of the Scottish word “hamesucken”?


A) Assaulting a person in his or her own dwelling
B) Boiled candy flavoured with barley
C) Homelessness
D) Inheritance through the female line




7. First and last


W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
collaborated fourteen times in creating their famous series of comic
operas. Their first and last works were:


A) H.M.S. Pinafore and The Yeomen of the Guard
B) The Sorcerer and The Gondoliers
C) Thespis and The Grand Duke
D) Trial By Jury and Utopia Limited



8. The oldest republic


Which country is the oldest surviving republic in the world?


A) Denmark
B) Greece
C) San Marino
D) Switzerland



9. Morph fun for all


Of the following four words, one applies
to flowers, one to rabbits and one to spiders. Then there’s the fourth
word. Which is it?


A) Lagomorph
B) Mygalomorph
C) Zigamorph
D) Zygomorph




10. Tooth and consequences


In 1991, a fossilized tooth belonging to
a prehistoric relative of the platypus was discovered in the region
known as Patagonia. Just where is Patagonia?


A) Between Borneo and New Guinea
B) In Australia’s Northern Territory
C) In New Zealand
D) In South America

According to tradition, San Marino was founded about A.D. 350.


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