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Multiple Choice - General Knowledge 2

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1. The World's highest waterfall - Angel Falls in Venezuela (807 m (2,648 ft), was named for what?
Saint Angelo of Sicily
Angel's Hair Pasta
Aviator Jimmie Angel
The Imagined hair of an Angel
2. The Volga River discharges into which body of water?
The North Sea
The Arctic Ocean
The Caspian Sea
The Black Sea
3. The State Capital of Kansas, USA is ?
Helena
Carson City
Kansas City
Topeka
4. Which planet in the Solar System revolves backwards compared to Earth?
Venus
Jupiter
Neptune
Mercury
5. Which Island is Brunei a part of?
Mindanao
New Guinea
Borneo
Java
6. Whose quote is "The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read"?
Oscar Wilde
Abraham Lincoln
Mark Twain
Winston Churchill
7. Who made the famous and successful 'Midnight Ride' from Lexington to warn Concord of the advance of the British?
Paul Revere
Samuel Prescott
Israel Bissell
William Dawes
8. What is a 'Wombat'?
An Asian Fruit Bat
A Tahitian Cocktail
A Maori Weapon from New Zealand
An Australian Marsupial Animal
9. In which country was the composer and virtuoso pianist Chopin born?
Germany
Poland
Czechia
Austria
10. Bishkek is the capital of which country?
Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan
Azerbaijan
Bhutan
11. Cordelia, Regan and Goneril are characters from which Shakespeare play?
Hamlet
Richard III
King Lear
Macbeth
12. The top Coffee drinking Nation at 12 Kilo per person per year is?
USA
Finland
Turkey
Italy
13. How many 'Ribs' has a Frog?
2
8
6
None
14. 'B' is the periodic symbol for which Element?
Barium
Beryllium
Boron
Bromine
15. 'The Man in Black' .... the nickname for which performer?
Willie Nelson
Hank Williams
Bruce Springsteen
Johnny Cash
16. Which 'Children's Book' character is censored in China because it is said to resemble President Xi Jinping?
Winnie the Pooh
The Cat in the Hat
The Grinch
Paddington Bear
17. Which Nation holds the Athletic World Record for the 4 X 1mile relay at 15:49:08?
USA
Ireland
Ethiopia
Kenya
18. Which Canal is longest at 193 km (120 ml) ?
Kiel Canal
Suez Canal
Manchester Ship Canal
Panama Canal
19. What did the famous diarist Samuel Pepys bury in his garden during the 'Great Fire of London'?
3 pair of Leather Boots
A Parmesan Cheese
A Silver Tea Set
An Ivory Statuette
20. What is the 'Surname' of the family with 5 daughters in the Jane Austen novel Pride & Prejudice?
Willoughby
Bennett
Churchill
Dashwood
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3 Comments
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Level 66
Mar 26, 2021
There are five daughters in the family in Pride and Prejudice.
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Level 70
Mar 26, 2021
Quite correct and I've only seen the film about ten times.
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Level 66
May 4, 2025
And their surname is BENNET, not Bennett.