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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?
The Imagined hair of an Angel
Aviator Jimmie Angel
Saint Angelo of Sicily
Angel's Hair Pasta
2. The Volga River discharges into which body of water?
The Black Sea
The Arctic Ocean
The Caspian Sea
The North Sea
3. The State Capital of Kansas, USA is ?
Kansas City
Carson City
Helena
Topeka
4. Which planet in the Solar System revolves backwards compared to Earth?
Venus
Neptune
Jupiter
Mercury
5. Which Island is Brunei a part of?
New Guinea
Borneo
Mindanao
Java
6. Whose quote is "The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read"?
Abraham Lincoln
Oscar Wilde
Winston Churchill
Mark Twain
7. Who made the famous and successful 'Midnight Ride' from Lexington to warn Concord of the advance of the British?
William Dawes
Paul Revere
Israel Bissell
Samuel Prescott
8. What is a 'Wombat'?
An Australian Marsupial Animal
An Asian Fruit Bat
A Maori Weapon from New Zealand
A Tahitian Cocktail
9. In which country was the composer and virtuoso pianist Chopin born?
Czechia
Austria
Poland
Germany
10. Bishkek is the capital of which country?
Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan
Azerbaijan
Bhutan
11. Cordelia, Regan and Goneril are characters from which Shakespeare play?
Richard III
Macbeth
Hamlet
King Lear
12. The top Coffee drinking Nation at 12 Kilo per person per year is?
USA
Italy
Finland
Turkey
13. How many 'Ribs' has a Frog?
8
6
2
None
14. 'B' is the periodic symbol for which Element?
Boron
Bromine
Beryllium
Barium
15. 'The Man in Black' .... the nickname for which performer?
Bruce Springsteen
Willie Nelson
Hank Williams
Johnny Cash
16. Which 'Children's Book' character is censored in China because it is said to resemble President Xi Jinping?
Paddington Bear
The Grinch
The Cat in the Hat
Winnie the Pooh
17. Which Nation holds the Athletic World Record for the 4 X 1mile relay at 15:49:08?
Ethiopia
Ireland
Kenya
USA
18. Which Canal is longest at 193 km (120 ml) ?
Suez Canal
Manchester Ship Canal
Kiel 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 Silver Tea Set
A Parmesan Cheese
An Ivory Statuette
20. What is the 'Surname' of the family with 5 daughters in the Jane Austen novel Pride & Prejudice?
Dashwood
Bennett
Churchill
Willoughby
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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 71
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.