BIG General knowledge quiz No. 2

October 25, 2020October 27, 2020 David Anderson

The BIG General Knowledge Quiz No. 2 is now online. There are 40 questions in the quiz.

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BIG General knowledge Quiz No. 2

1 / 40

Category: General knowledge

What is the Taj Mahal made of?

Brick

Gold

Marble

Sandstone

2 / 40

Category: General knowledge

What type of pie did Little Jack Horner stick his thumb into?

Christmas Pie

Meat Pie

Cherry Pie

Apple Pie

3 / 40

Category: General knowledge

What was the currency of Portugal before the Euro?

Lira

Escudo

Peseta

Dollar

4 / 40

Category: General knowledge

Which was the last country visited in "Around the World in 80 Days"?

China

America

France

India

5 / 40

Category: General knowledge

Which popular toy's younger version is called Duplo?

Scrabble

Meccano

Monopoly

Lego

6 / 40

Category: General knowledge

Who do young men call the most on their mobile phones?

Girlfriend

Prostitutes

Mates

Mom

7 / 40

Category: General knowledge

What does the festival 'Mardi Gras' translate into English as?

Feast Day

Mask Day

Fat Tuesday

Big Celebration

8 / 40

Category: General knowledge

What is the name given to loose rocks on the side of a mountain?

Spar

Scree

Regolith

Shingle

9 / 40

Category: General knowledge

What is the most commonly used punctuation mark?

Period

Comma

Colon

Hyphen

10 / 40

Category: General knowledge

Which cartoon cat's favourite food is Lasagne?

Tom

Garfield

Felix

Top Cat

11 / 40

Category: General knowledge

What body part is missing from the Mona Lisa's head?

Nose

Eye Brows

Moustache

Ear

12 / 40

Category: General knowledge

In Peter Pan what's the name of the ship commanded by Captain Hook?

Black Swan

Nautilus

Jolly Roger

Princess

13 / 40

Category: General knowledge

A polo player is the motif for which designer label?

Ralph Lauren

Versace

Tommy Hilfiger

Prada

14 / 40

Category: General knowledge

In the nursery rhyme - what did the three little kittens lose?

Their Whiskers

Their Mother

Their Mittens

Their Milk

15 / 40

Category: General knowledge

What name is given to the grooves on the inside of a gun barrel?

Rifling

Furrow

Chamber

Fluting

16 / 40

Category: General knowledge

Which of these is the odd one out?

Purple

Blue

Pink

Orange

17 / 40

Category: General knowledge

In fairy tales - who let down her hair for the prince to climb?

Goldilocks

Alice

Rapunzel

Sleeping Beauty

18 / 40

Category: General knowledge

Which two letters indicate that something is done in secrecy?

19 / 40

Category: General knowledge

Rupert Bears trousers are predominantly which colour?

Black

White

Yellow

Blue

20 / 40

Category: General knowledge

What colour do Morris Dancers mostly wear?

Blue

Black

Red

White

21 / 40

Category: General knowledge

Which tree does Mistletoe grow on?

Orange

Fig

Hawthorn

Apple

22 / 40

Category: General knowledge

A Rasp is a type of which tool?

File

Saw

Pliers

Hammer

23 / 40

Category: General knowledge

In which decade was Everest conquered?

1920's

1930's

1950's

1910's

24 / 40

Category: General knowledge

What was sold by an Apothecary?

Medicines

Insurance

Chocolates

Jewellery

25 / 40

Category: General knowledge

What is a spinney?

Fox

Spider

Small Wood

Bird

26 / 40

Category: General knowledge

Which day of the week is the Muslim holy day?

Saturday

Friday

Sunday

Monday

27 / 40

Category: General knowledge

What is the plural of radius?

Radius

Radii

Radiuses

Radials

28 / 40

Category: USA

Which is the driest state of America?

Alaska

Arizona

Texas

Nevada

29 / 40

Category: USA

Davey Crocket's famous hat had the tail of which animal hanging from it?

Racoon

Rabbit

Beaver

Horse

30 / 40

Category: USA

Which is the oldest university in America?

Harvard

Yale

Princeton

Stanford

31 / 40

Category: Sport

How old was Tiger Woods when he won his first major?

32 / 40

Category: Sport

How many strikes are needed to score 300 in Ten Pin Bowling?

33 / 40

Category: Sport

Which sport's ball is made from celluloid?

Snooker

Golf

Table Tennis

Bowls

34 / 40

Category: Sport

What's the second tallest piece on a chess board?

King

Queen

Bishop

Knight

35 / 40

Category: Sport

What is the most common letter in Scrabble?

36 / 40

Category: Sport

How many balls are used in a game of Snooker?

37 / 40

Category: Sport

How many utility properties are there on a Monopoly board?

38 / 40

Category: Sport

Which is the only chess piece that can not move backwards?

Bishop

Pawn

King

Knight

39 / 40

Category: Sport

A full size snooker table is 12 foot long but how wide is it?

7 foot

6 foot

5 foot

4 foot

40 / 40

Category: Sport

What sport features snatches and clean jerks?

Golf

Weight lifting

Rugby

Cricket

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