The Ultimate General Knowledge Quiz #1
We’ve already tested you on every aspect of Galway and Ireland, from Geography and History to Music and Movies. But now we want to really grill you with The Ultimate General Knowledge Quiz.
Not for the faint hearted, this quiz will challenge every area of your understanding. Do you have what it takes? Go on, give it a go. Don’t forget to test your friends and find out, once and for all, who wins the Trivia Title!
Good Luck….
1. What is the most abundant gas in the Earth’s atmosphere?
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Helium
Carbon Dioxide
2. Which country’s name means “The Shallows”?
Bahamas
Madagascar
Argentina
Tasmania
3. Name the English Premier League football club that carries the motto “Superbia in Proelio” or “Pride in Battle”?
Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur
Aston Villa
Arsenal
4. What is the capital city of Peru?
Lima
Havana
San Juan
Santiago
5. Who was the first man to reach the South Pole?
Roald Amundsen
Tom Creen
Robert Falcon Scott
Edmund Hillary
6. Which of the Canary Islands is the largest and most populous?
Tenerife
Gran Canaria
Lanzarote
La Palma
7. Name the English actor who won the 2014 Oscar for Best Actor, for his role in “The Theory of Everything”?
Eddie Redmayne
Benedict Cumberbatch
Colin Firth
Tom Hiddlestone
8. What type of rock is marble?
Metamorphic
Igneous
Sedimentary
Granite
9. Which colour is the most common on the national flags of the world, featuring on 75% of national flags?
Red
Blue
White
Green
10. Name Hermoine’s cat in the “Harry Potter” series of books and movies?
Crookshanks
Ginger
Granger
Snowball
11. Which actor was the first female to be paid $1million dollars for a role?
Elizabeth Taylor
Audrey Hepburn
Sandra Bullock
Judi Dench
12. William Bailey is the real name of which famous rock star?
Axl Rose
Slash
Prince
David Bowie
13. What colour is Lightning McQueen in “Cars”?
Red
Yellow
Purple
Black
14. Although they have since been re-designed, the national flags of Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso and East Timor once featured what item?
Assault Rifle
Flying Eagle
Ocean Waves
The Sun
15. Who wrote the original “Rocky” film?
Sylvester Stallone
Clint Eastwood
Steve McQueen
Arnold Schwarzeneger
16. In which country would you find Mecca?
Saudi Arabia
Abu Dhabi
Israel
Syria
17. The word “ananas” means what, in almost every other major language apart from English?
Pineapple
Banana
Antartic
Dog
18. What type of animal is Timon, in “The Lion King”?
Meerkat
Orangutan
Sloth
Warthog
19. Eric Clapton wrote the song “Layla” about his unrequited love for the wife of which Beatle?
George Harrison
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr
20. Who ran against Bill Clinton in the 1996 US Presidential Election?
Bob Dole
John McCain
George Bush
Barack Obama
21. During WWII; Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword were nicknames for what?
Beaches
Airfields
Submarines
Tanks
22. Name the type of erosion which occurs when rocks grind along the bed and banks of a river to wear it down?
Abrasion
Hydraulic Action
Attrition
Freeze-Thaw
23. What was the surname of Leonardo DiCaprio’s character, Jack, in “Titanic”?
Dawson
O’Leary
Lynch
Smith
24. Name the only nation to appear at every single FIFA World Cup?
Brazil
Spain
Germany
France
25. “The Muppets” character, Animal, plays which instrument?
Drums
Electric Guitar
Trumpet
Saxophone
26. How much was Paul McCartney paid to play at the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics?
£1
£1 Million
£2012
£125,000
27. Who was the first man to defeat Muhhamed Ali in professional boxing?
Joe Frazier
Sonny Banks
Sonny Liston
George Foreman
28. The 1915 “Birth of a Nation” was a controversial recruitment propaganda tool for which organisation?
Ku Klux Klan
Nazi Party
Manson Family
US Republican
29. What is the capital city of Canada?
Ottawa
Vancouver
Toronto
Ontario
30. In what type of role did Oprah Winfrey make her first TV appearance in the 1970s?
News Anchor
Actress
Talk Show Host
Producer
31. Who was the first cartoon character to be given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
Mickey Mouse
Donald Duck
Simba
Pop Eye
32. In what year did the Chernobyl nuclear disaster occur?
1978
1980
1986
1990
33. Which of these companies was formed first?
Netflix
Google
Facebook
Bing
34. What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
Sicily
Monaco
Sardinia
Corsica
35. Which country produced the most F1 World Championship winning drivers?
UK
Italy
Spain
Germany
36. Which company uses the advertising slogan “Good to the last drop”?
Maxwell House
Pepsi
Galway Hooker
Punjana
37. According to Ray Davies, who “walked like a woman and talked like a man”?
Lola
Layla
Larry
Lionel
38. Ted Kaczynski was better known as what?
The Unabomber
Jihad John
The Big Lebowski
Jack the Ripper
39. Who was the oldest woman to win a Wimbledon Championship?
Martina Navratilova
Martina Hingis
Serena Williams
Betty White
40. Kabul is the capital city of which country?
Afghanistan
Iraq
Israel
Iran
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