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?

Gold

Sandstone

Brick

Marble

2 / 40

Category: General knowledge

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

Christmas Pie

Cherry Pie

Apple Pie

Meat Pie

3 / 40

Category: General knowledge

What was the currency of Portugal before the Euro?

Lira

Dollar

Escudo

Peseta

4 / 40

Category: General knowledge

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

France

India

China

America

5 / 40

Category: General knowledge

Which popular toy's younger version is called Duplo?

Meccano

Lego

Scrabble

Monopoly

6 / 40

Category: General knowledge

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

Mom

Girlfriend

Prostitutes

Mates

7 / 40

Category: General knowledge

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

Feast Day

Big Celebration

Fat Tuesday

Mask Day

8 / 40

Category: General knowledge

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

Regolith

Spar

Shingle

Scree

9 / 40

Category: General knowledge

What is the most commonly used punctuation mark?

Period

Hyphen

Colon

Comma

10 / 40

Category: General knowledge

Which cartoon cat's favourite food is Lasagne?

Garfield

Felix

Tom

Top Cat

11 / 40

Category: General knowledge

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

Ear

Eye Brows

Moustache

Nose

12 / 40

Category: General knowledge

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

Nautilus

Jolly Roger

Princess

Black Swan

13 / 40

Category: General knowledge

A polo player is the motif for which designer label?

Tommy Hilfiger

Versace

Prada

Ralph Lauren

14 / 40

Category: General knowledge

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

Their Mittens

Their Mother

Their Milk

Their Whiskers

15 / 40

Category: General knowledge

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

Rifling

Furrow

Fluting

Chamber

16 / 40

Category: General knowledge

Which of these is the odd one out?

Orange

Purple

Pink

Blue

17 / 40

Category: General knowledge

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

Goldilocks

Sleeping Beauty

Alice

Rapunzel

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?

Yellow

Black

Blue

White

20 / 40

Category: General knowledge

What colour do Morris Dancers mostly wear?

White

Blue

Black

Red

21 / 40

Category: General knowledge

Which tree does Mistletoe grow on?

Fig

Hawthorn

Orange

Apple

22 / 40

Category: General knowledge

A Rasp is a type of which tool?

Hammer

Saw

File

Pliers

23 / 40

Category: General knowledge

In which decade was Everest conquered?

1910's

1950's

1920's

1930's

24 / 40

Category: General knowledge

What was sold by an Apothecary?

Chocolates

Jewellery

Medicines

Insurance

25 / 40

Category: General knowledge

What is a spinney?

Bird

Spider

Small Wood

Fox

26 / 40

Category: General knowledge

Which day of the week is the Muslim holy day?

Saturday

Monday

Friday

Sunday

27 / 40

Category: General knowledge

What is the plural of radius?

Radiuses

Radius

Radii

Radials

28 / 40

Category: USA

Which is the driest state of America?

Texas

Alaska

Arizona

Nevada

29 / 40

Category: USA

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

Horse

Racoon

Beaver

Rabbit

30 / 40

Category: USA

Which is the oldest university in America?

Yale

Harvard

Stanford

Princeton

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?

Bowls

Golf

Snooker

Table Tennis

34 / 40

Category: Sport

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

Queen

Bishop

King

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

King

Pawn

Knight

39 / 40

Category: Sport

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

4 foot

5 foot

7 foot

6 foot

40 / 40

Category: Sport

What sport features snatches and clean jerks?

Cricket

Golf

Rugby

Weight lifting

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