Question 1

Which UK coin has the highest value with respect to its mass?

Accepted Answer

£2

Question 2

What is the part of the Ganges which is in Bangladesh called

Accepted Answer

Padma

Question 3

Starting with the earliest, put these Abrahamic prophets in chronological order.

Accepted Answer

Noah Abraham Moses Solomon Jesus

Question 4

Everybody has heard of Jaffa Cakes and Jaffa oranges. But where is Jaffa?

Accepted Answer

Israel

Question 5

Standard Italian is based primarily on the style of language in which city?

Accepted Answer

Florence

Question 6

Modern English descended primarily from the language of which part of England?

Accepted Answer

East Midlands

Question 7

What was the region of the East Midlands known as in medieval times?

Accepted Answer

Mercia

Question 8

Which of these things is NOT haram?

Accepted Answer

Praying after eating onions/garlic

Question 9

What day of the week did Vikings traditionally bathe?

Accepted Answer

Saturday

Question 10

Rank the Olympic barbell plate colours by weight, starting with the lightest

Accepted Answer

Grey Green Yellow Blue Red - Corresponding to 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25kg

Question 11

What part of a car does the differential act on?

Accepted Answer

Steering

Question 12

Starting with the least, rank these colours of mold in terms of how dangerous they generally are.

Accepted Answer

Orange White Dark Green

Question 13

Starting with the lowest, rank these beverages by caffeine content.

Accepted Answer

Arizona Iced Tea Pepsi Max Black Tea Red Bull Dragon Soop

Question 14

Which Native American tribe has the most members in modern times?

Accepted Answer

Navajo

Question 15

How many months are in the International Fixed Calendar?

Accepted Answer

13

Question 16

Which of these wines is NOT named after the place it comes from

Accepted Answer

Merlot

Question 17

What is the name of this song?

Accepted Answer

Children

Question 18

What is the name of this song?

Accepted Answer

Creep

Question 19

The US Secret Service was founded to combat what?

Accepted Answer

Counterfeiting

Question 20

How many emirates make up the United Arab Emirates?

Accepted Answer

7

Question 21

What disease is consumption also known as?

Accepted Answer

Tuberculosis

Question 22

What poisonous plant is the source of the monarch butterfly's poison?

Accepted Answer

Milkweed

Question 23

During the Prohibition Era, what did the Volsted act do?

Accepted Answer

Make alcohol illegal and begin the Prohibition

Question 24

What popular game did Luigi Mangione work on?

Accepted Answer

Civilisation 6

Question 25

Named after its inventor, what was the name of the first printing press?

Accepted Answer

Gutenberg, Gutenberg Printing Press

Question 26

Which country gets the most tornadoes relative to its area?

Accepted Answer

United Kingdom

Question 27

Which of these films DOES have a female character?

Accepted Answer

1917

Question 28

What did Phil Leotardo eat off the radiator in the can?

Accepted Answer

Grilled cheese sandwich

Question 29

Which of these Marvel characters was introduced earliest?

Accepted Answer

Namor

Question 30

What is the capital of Texas?

Accepted Answer

Austin

Question 31

Pictured is a highly aerial bird called a swift, which can go 10 months without landing and is unable to walk. What species is its closest relative?

Accepted Answer

Hummingbird

Question 32

The pectoralis major has 3 "heads". What is the head highlighted in blue known as?

Accepted Answer

Sternal head

Question 33

The bands Fleetwood Mac and The Cranberries have two different songs with the same title. What is the name of the song?

Accepted Answer

Dreams, Dream

Question 34

What is the Arc de Triomphe in Paris at the centre of?

Accepted Answer

Roundabout, a roundabout

Question 35

What radioactive element is used in smoke detectors

Accepted Answer

Americium

Question 36

What word more often seen in the context of organic chemistry, also means "related to ants"?

Accepted Answer

Formic

Question 37

What is the name of the muscle on the front of the shin which is the antagonist of the calf muscles?

Accepted Answer

Tibialis, Tibialis Anterior

Question 38

What is the name for the speed record challenge of driving from New York to Los Angeles?

Accepted Answer

Cannonball Run

Question 39

Which 2 time Academy Award winning actor popularised T-shirts?

Accepted Answer

Marlon Brando

Question 40

Name a band you might find in the desert or in Manchester

Accepted Answer

Oasis

Question 41

What name could refer to a brand of rum or a variety of wild mushroom?

Accepted Answer

Dead Man's Finger,Dead Mans Finger,Dead Man Finger,Dead Man Fingers,Dead Man's Fingers,Dead Mans Fingers

Question 42

Which figure in American History had the nickname of "Detroit Red"?

Accepted Answer

Malcolm X

Question 43

Which country has the Latin word for silver in its name?

Accepted Answer

Argentina

Question 44

The original meaning of the word "orientate" was to position facing...

Accepted Answer

East, Sunrise

Question 45

What word for a specific set of religious/political beliefs has a word referring to Jerusalem in it?

Accepted Answer

Zionism

Question 46

What type of celestial body has a name meaning "like a star"

Accepted Answer

Asteroid

Question 47

What happened to Solomon Grundy on Tuesday

Accepted Answer

Christened

Question 48

Solve the puzzle

Accepted Answer

3

General Knowledge Quiz #1

2) What is the part of the Ganges which is in Bangladesh called

3) Starting with the earliest, put these Abrahamic prophets in chronological order.

4) Everybody has heard of Jaffa Cakes and Jaffa oranges. But where is Jaffa?

5) Standard Italian is based primarily on the style of language in which city?

6) Modern English descended primarily from the language of which part of England?

7) What was the region of the East Midlands known as in medieval times?

8) Which of these things is NOT haram?

9) What day of the week did Vikings traditionally bathe?

10) Rank the Olympic barbell plate colours by weight, starting with the lightest

11) What part of a car does the differential act on?

12) Starting with the least, rank these colours of mold in terms of how dangerous they generally are.

13) Starting with the lowest, rank these beverages by caffeine content.

14) Which Native American tribe has the most members in modern times?

15) How many months are in the International Fixed Calendar?

16) Which of these wines is NOT named after the place it comes from

17) What is the name of this song?

18) What is the name of this song?

19) The US Secret Service was founded to combat what?

20) How many emirates make up the United Arab Emirates?

21) What disease is consumption also known as?

22) What poisonous plant is the source of the monarch butterfly's poison?

23) During the Prohibition Era, what did the Volsted act do?

24) What popular game did Luigi Mangione work on?

25) Named after its inventor, what was the name of the first printing press?

26) Which country gets the most tornadoes relative to its area?

27) Which of these films DOES have a female character?

28) What did Phil Leotardo eat off the radiator in the can?

29) Which of these Marvel characters was introduced earliest?

30) What is the capital of Texas?

31) Pictured is a highly aerial bird called a swift, which can go 10 months without landing and is unable to walk. What species is its closest relative?

32) The pectoralis major has 3 "heads". What is the head highlighted in blue known as?

33) The bands Fleetwood Mac and The Cranberries have two different songs with the same title. What is the name of the song?

34) What is the Arc de Triomphe in Paris at the centre of?

35) What radioactive element is used in smoke detectors

36) What word more often seen in the context of organic chemistry, also means "related to ants"?

37) What is the name of the muscle on the front of the shin which is the antagonist of the calf muscles?

38) What is the name for the speed record challenge of driving from New York to Los Angeles?

39) Which 2 time Academy Award winning actor popularised T-shirts?

40) Name a band you might find in the desert or in Manchester

41) What name could refer to a brand of rum or a variety of wild mushroom?

42) Which figure in American History had the nickname of "Detroit Red"?

43) Which country has the Latin word for silver in its name?

44) The original meaning of the word "orientate" was to position facing...

45) What word for a specific set of religious/political beliefs has a word referring to Jerusalem in it?

46) What type of celestial body has a name meaning "like a star"

47) What happened to Solomon Grundy on Tuesday

48) Solve the puzzle