General Knowledge Questions and Answers
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE - QUIZ 1. How many rings are there on the Olympic flag? Five
2. What colour is vermilion a shade of? Red
3. Where can you find London bridge today? USA ( Arizona )
4. Who was the first man in space? Yuri Gagarin
5. What would you do with a Yashmak? Wear it - it's an Arab veil
6. Who betrayed Jesus to the Romans? Judas Escariot
7. What was given on the fourth day of Christmas? Calling birds
8. Who invented the television? John Logie Baird
9. Which company is owned by Bill Gates? Microsoft
10. Which part of the human body contains the most gold? Toenails
11. La Giaconda is better known as what? Mona Lisa
12.What is the name of the official national anthem of the USA? The Star-Spangled Banner
13. Who is the current Prime Minister of Australia? Hon. Julia Gillard MP
14. What is the capital city of Afghanistan? Kabul
15. Which two colours are on the flag of Poland? Red and white
16. Which is the only US state to begin with the letter ‘P’? Pennsylvania
17. On a Monopoly board, which street shares the same colour as Leicester Square and Piccadilly? Coventry Street
18. Paraguay has borders with Brazil, Bolivia and which other country? Argentina
19. In which country is Mount Everest? Nepal
20. What is the national currency of Egypt? The Pound
21. Which musical term means ‘getting gradually louder and louder’? Crescendo
22. Who is the Greek God of music? Apollo
23. Who won the very first series of ‘X Factor’? Steve Brookstein
24. What was the first Disney animated film that was not based on an already existing story? The Lion King
25. Before 2012, in what year did Britain last host the Summer Olympics? 1948
26. Which National football team does Chelsea star Fernando Tores play for? Spain
27. In which sport would you find the terms madhouse, bed and leg? Darts
28. What is the largest and longest bone in the human body? The Femur
29. Where in the heart does the aorta originate from? Left Ventricle
30. Which of the two
2. What colour is vermilion a shade of? Red
3. Where can you find London bridge today? USA ( Arizona )
4. Who was the first man in space? Yuri Gagarin
5. What would you do with a Yashmak? Wear it - it's an Arab veil
6. Who betrayed Jesus to the Romans? Judas Escariot
7. What was given on the fourth day of Christmas? Calling birds
8. Who invented the television? John Logie Baird
9. Which company is owned by Bill Gates? Microsoft
10. Which part of the human body contains the most gold? Toenails
11. La Giaconda is better known as what? Mona Lisa
12.What is the name of the official national anthem of the USA? The Star-Spangled Banner
13. Who is the current Prime Minister of Australia? Hon. Julia Gillard MP
14. What is the capital city of Afghanistan? Kabul
15. Which two colours are on the flag of Poland? Red and white
16. Which is the only US state to begin with the letter ‘P’? Pennsylvania
17. On a Monopoly board, which street shares the same colour as Leicester Square and Piccadilly? Coventry Street
18. Paraguay has borders with Brazil, Bolivia and which other country? Argentina
19. In which country is Mount Everest? Nepal
20. What is the national currency of Egypt? The Pound
21. Which musical term means ‘getting gradually louder and louder’? Crescendo
22. Who is the Greek God of music? Apollo
23. Who won the very first series of ‘X Factor’? Steve Brookstein
24. What was the first Disney animated film that was not based on an already existing story? The Lion King
25. Before 2012, in what year did Britain last host the Summer Olympics? 1948
26. Which National football team does Chelsea star Fernando Tores play for? Spain
27. In which sport would you find the terms madhouse, bed and leg? Darts
28. What is the largest and longest bone in the human body? The Femur
29. Where in the heart does the aorta originate from? Left Ventricle
30. Which of the two