General Knowledge Quiz

3 rounds of 10 questions with the answers at the bottom.

Round 1

1. What is the common name for sodium chloride?
2. What is the capital of New Zealand?
3. Who directed the 1983 film ET?
4. Which two colours make purple?
5. Which is the only Portuguese speaking country in the Americas?
6. What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
7. In a rainbow what colour is the outer part of the arch?
8. Which drink did Dr John Pemberton invent in 1886?
9. In which year were the Nobel Prizes first awarded?
10. Which two colours feature on the flag of Bangladesh?

Round 2

1. Which American actor starred in ‘Interstellar’, ‘The Dallas Buyer’s Club’ and ‘How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days’?
2. What is 0.07 multiplied by 0.3?
3. Name the official languages spoken in Switzerland?
4. Which organisation has the motto ‘Faster, higher, stronger’?
5. Which chess piece can only move diagonally?
6. What is superhero Spidermans real name?
7. A ukulele has how many strings?
8. Which is the nearest star to planet earth?
9. In which city would you find the Petronas Towers?
10. Which organisation founded in 1949 has its headquarters in Brussels?

Round 3

1. What river flows through the city of Vienna?
2. In which month and year did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbour?
3. In computer terminology what does the acronym HTTP stand for?
4. In which year did Elizabeth II become Queen?
5. Nay Pyi Taw is the capital of which country?
6. One and a half litres of champagne is known as what?
7. What is the colour of the bull of an archery target?
8. How many edges does a cube have?
9. From which fish is caviar obtained?
10. Edible, blue and hermit are all types of which creature?

Bonus

As of 2018 list the four most populated countries in the world in order.

 

Answers