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?

Marble

Brick

Sandstone

Gold

2 / 40

Category: General knowledge

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

Meat Pie

Apple Pie

Cherry Pie

Christmas Pie

3 / 40

Category: General knowledge

What was the currency of Portugal before the Euro?

Dollar

Escudo

Peseta

Lira

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?

Lego

Monopoly

Scrabble

Meccano

6 / 40

Category: General knowledge

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

Prostitutes

Girlfriend

Mom

Mates

7 / 40

Category: General knowledge

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

Feast Day

Big Celebration

Mask Day

Fat Tuesday

8 / 40

Category: General knowledge

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

Scree

Shingle

Regolith

Spar

9 / 40

Category: General knowledge

What is the most commonly used punctuation mark?

Comma

Period

Hyphen

Colon

10 / 40

Category: General knowledge

Which cartoon cat's favourite food is Lasagne?

Top Cat

Felix

Garfield

Tom

11 / 40

Category: General knowledge

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

Moustache

Eye Brows

Nose

Ear

12 / 40

Category: General knowledge

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

Black Swan

Jolly Roger

Nautilus

Princess

13 / 40

Category: General knowledge

A polo player is the motif for which designer label?

Versace

Tommy Hilfiger

Ralph Lauren

Prada

14 / 40

Category: General knowledge

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

Their Whiskers

Their Mittens

Their Milk

Their Mother

15 / 40

Category: General knowledge

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

Chamber

Fluting

Furrow

Rifling

16 / 40

Category: General knowledge

Which of these is the odd one out?

Pink

Blue

Purple

Orange

17 / 40

Category: General knowledge

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

Sleeping Beauty

Goldilocks

Rapunzel

Alice

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

Yellow

White

Blue

20 / 40

Category: General knowledge

What colour do Morris Dancers mostly wear?

Red

Black

White

Blue

21 / 40

Category: General knowledge

Which tree does Mistletoe grow on?

Orange

Hawthorn

Fig

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?

1930's

1950's

1920's

1910's

24 / 40

Category: General knowledge

What was sold by an Apothecary?

Insurance

Jewellery

Medicines

Chocolates

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?

Sunday

Saturday

Monday

Friday

27 / 40

Category: General knowledge

What is the plural of radius?

Radiuses

Radius

Radials

Radii

28 / 40

Category: USA

Which is the driest state of America?

Texas

Nevada

Alaska

Arizona

29 / 40

Category: USA

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

Horse

Rabbit

Racoon

Beaver

30 / 40

Category: USA

Which is the oldest university in America?

Princeton

Yale

Stanford

Harvard

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?

Bishop

Knight

Queen

King

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?

Knight

King

Pawn

Bishop

39 / 40

Category: Sport

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

6 foot

5 foot

4 foot

7 foot

40 / 40

Category: Sport

What sport features snatches and clean jerks?

Cricket

Golf

Weight lifting

Rugby

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