Multiple Choice General Knowledge Quiz #1 - Statistics

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Question	Answer	% Correct
CINEMA: When was 'The Jazz Singer' - the first "talkie" film with a synchronised soundtrack - released?	1927	75%
SPORTS: In tennis, a set ending in a score of 6-0 is called a --------.	Bagel	75%
GENERAL SCIENCE: The renal artery supplies blood from the heart to which body organs?	Kidneys	75%
MUSIC & THE ARTS: Giacomo Puccini's 'Tosca' is categorised under which type of classical music?	Opera	75%
GENERAL SCIENCE: Which of the following theories or laws details the emission of electrons when electromagnetic radiation strikes a material?	Photoelectric effect	75%
MUSIC & THE ARTS: In music, which of the following tempo markings is the fastest, at 168-200bpm?	Presto	75%
SPORTS: Which of the following female gymnasts has won the most medals at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships?	Simone Biles	75%
NATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT: Which botanical group consists of plants with thickened flesh for prevention of water loss?	Succulents	75%
CINEMA: The first film to gross $1 billion achieved this feat 74 days after its release. Which is it?	Titanic	75%
SPORTS: With the exception of his stint with A.C. Milan, which number is Italian football (soccer) player Robert Baggio most closely associated with?	10	50%
PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION: The Russian political theorist Peter Kropotkin is known for his influence on which ideology?	Anarchism	50%
NATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT: Which endangered vulture is the national bird of Bolivia, Chile, Columbia, and Ecuador?	Andean condor	50%
CINEMA: Which of the following renowned British actresses was born the earliest?	Angela Lansbury	50%
GENERAL SCIENCE: Which part of the flower produces the pollen grains: the male gametes?	Anther	50%
HISTORY: Which of these battles occurred first - won by the Persian forces commanded by Xerxes I?	Battle of Thermopylae	50%
SPORTS: In golf, which term indicates finishing the hole one shot above par?	Bogey	50%
LITERATURE: Holly Golightly is a charming and self-sufficient female character in which 1955 novel?	Breakfast at Tiffany's	50%
PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION: The English theologian Anselm principally advocated for reform in which city?	Canterbury	50%
NATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT: 'Speleology' is the scientific study of which type of natural feature?	Caves	50%
CINEMA: Which of the following television sitcoms is based on the character of Sam Malone: a former relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox?	Cheers	50%
GENERAL SCIENCE: The second law of thermodynamics states that the universe is gradually progressing into a maximum state of -----.	Entropy	50%
MUSIC & THE ARTS: Which 80s rock band released 'The Final Countdown'?	Europe	50%
CINEMA: The 1957 film 'Paths of Glory' chronicles the lives of soldiers during which major war?	First World War	50%
INDUSTRY & INNOVATION: Which of the following is a system of mass production pioneered in the early 20th century? The other three are made up.	Fordism	50%
PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION: Complete the famous quote coined by French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre: "------- is what you do with what's been done to you".	Freedom	50%
GEOGRAPHY: Which state, forming part of the Southern United States, is the birthplace of such figures as Ray Charles, Jimmy Carter and Bill Elliott?	Georgia	50%
CINEMA: Which actor starred as Indiana Jones in 'Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark'?	Harrison Ford	50%
NATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT: 'Equus caballus' is the scientific name for which animal?	Horse	50%
LITERATURE: Which literary device is used in the following phrase: 'I haven't seen my friend for ages'?	Hyperbole	50%
GEOGRAPHY: Which constituent state of the United States of America is also known as the Hoosier State?	Indiana	50%
GEOGRAPHY: Assuming typical climatic conditions, which of these countries is most likely to have an annual mean temperature of 79°F (26°C)?	Indonesia	50%
SPORTS: In 1964, the first Olympic Games in Asia took place. In which country were they held?	Japan	50%
CINEMA: Which early cinematography device did Thomas Edison pioneer in 1894?	Kinetoscope	50%
SPORTS: Tied with the Boston Celtics, which NBA team has won the most championships, at a total of 17?	Los Angeles Lakers	50%
MUSIC & THE ARTS: Which music composer is primarily famed for the 'Boléro'?	Maurice Ravel	50%
SPORTS: Under which manufacturer did Niki Lauda win his third Formula One World Championship in 1984?	McLaren	50%
LITERATURE: Victor Hugo's 'Les Misérables' is categorised as which type of novel?	Melodrama	50%
LITERATURE: Which novel starts with the famous line: "Call me Ishmael"?	Moby Dick	50%
GEOGRAPHY: Which of these country flags is less than 50% blue in colour?	Paraguay	50%
GENERAL SCIENCE: Which of the following substances is considered to be a desiccator?	Silica gel	50%
CINEMA: How many members did the original Monty Python crew comprise?	Six	50%
INDUSTRY & INNOVATION: In 1979, which electronics company pioneered the Walkman: the first mainstream portable cassette player?	Sony	50%
MUSIC & THE ARTS: In the mid-1480s, Sandro Botticelli executed one of the most famous paintings. Which one of the below is it; the other three are made up.	The Birth of Venus	50%
CINEMA: Released in 1903, which film - directed by Edwin S. Porter - was the first of the action genre?	The Great Train Robbery	50%
INDUSTRY & INNOVATION: Who is mostly responsible for the creation of the World Wide Web?	Tim Berners-Lee	50%
GENERAL SCIENCE: Ascorbic acid is the chemical name for which essential vitamin?	Vitamin C	50%
GEOGRAPHY: Which of these seas is located within the Pacific Ocean?	Yellow Sea	50%
NATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT: Which of these trees is not deciduous, but evergreen?	Yew	50%
GENERAL SCIENCE: How many cubic centimetres are in a millilitre?	1	25%
LITERATURE: In 1609, Shakespeare published a quarto comprising all his sonnets. How many did it contain?	154	25%
PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION: How many practices did the Buddha advise one to follow, in order to achieve enlightenment?	8	25%
HISTORY: Which of these Middle Eastern empires was founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 BCE?	Achaemenid Empire	25%
PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION: Which logical fallacy appears in the sentence: 'You have no idea what you're talking about; you've only lived here for six months'?	Ad hominem fallacy	25%
NATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT: Which of these animals are typically carnivorous?	Badger	25%
GENERAL SCIENCE: What is the standard SI unit for radioactivity?	Becquerel	25%
LITERATURE: At a total of four, which of the Brontë siblings independently wrote the most novels?	Charlotte Brontë	25%
NATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT: What is the biological interaction between two species depending on how much their niches overlap?	Competition	25%
HISTORY: Lord Palmerston's second tenure as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom was marked by the cessation of which major war?	Crimean War	25%
HISTORY: Which of these modern-day territories or nations was the first to be colonised by the Spanish Empire?	Cuba	25%
MUSIC & THE ARTS: Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque founded which art movement?	Cubism	25%
GEOGRAPHY: Which is the largest Francophone nation by the quantity of proficient French speakers?	Democratic Republic of the Congo	25%
NATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT: In the 1880s, Australia constructed a fence to inhibit the movement of which indigenous species?	Dingo	25%
GEOGRAPHY: Which of these countries is the closest to Turkmenistan in terms of the distance between their centres?	Germany	25%
MUSIC & THE ARTS: The Notre-Dame de Reims in France is most associated with which type of architecture?	Gothic	25%
HISTORY: By the Union of Lublin in 1569, the Kingdom of Poland merged with which other state to form a formidable, multi-ethnic European state?	Grand Duchy of Lithuania	25%
MUSIC & THE ARTS: Which of these prominent paintings was completed most recently?	Guernica	25%
INDUSTRY & INNOVATION: Which industrial process is used to manufacture ammonia?	Haber process	25%
PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION: According to the Quran, which angel appeared in front of Muhammed in his first revelation?	Jibrīl	25%
GENERAL SCIENCE: Which of the following scientists is linked to the establishment of quantum mechanics?	Niels Bohr	25%
GENERAL SCIENCE: The eighteenth element of the periodic table is classified as which type of substance?	Noble Gas	25%
GEOGRAPHY: Which is the most populated constituent state of Germany?	North Rhine-Westphalia	25%
PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION: Which of the following Greek philosophers wrote over 25 texts? One of his renowned ones is 'The Republic'.	Plato	25%
LITERATURE: Which of the following plays by George Bernard Shaw is centred around Greek mythology?	Pygmalion	25%
INDUSTRY & INNOVATION: The Great Western is what type of industrial feature pioneered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel?	Railway	25%
MUSIC & THE ARTS: Which of these German music composers was born the earliest, in 1810?	Robert Schumann	25%
SPORTS: Professional baseball outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. played for which team from 1989 to 1999?	Seattle Mariners	25%
INDUSTRY & INNOVATION: Which of the following was invented first, in 1904?	Tractor	25%
PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION: Which philosophical theory postulates that all empirical objects are dependent on how the mind perceives them?	Transcendental idealism	25%
INDUSTRY & INNOVATION: Which of these devices is most closely linked to Nikola Tesla, not Thomas Edison?	Wireless telegraphy	25%
SPORTS: When was the first ever international cricket game played?	1844	0%
HISTORY: In which year did the Berlin Airlift - an organised effort by the Western allies to supply West Berlin - initiate?	1948	0%
HISTORY: The Plague of Justinian - the first recorded outbreak of a plague pandemic - swept the Old World in which century?	6th century CE	0%
LITERATURE: Which Shakespeare play features the line: "The course of true love never did run smooth"?	A Midsummer Night's Dream	0%
GEOGRAPHY: Which of these stratovolcanoes is situated in Ecuador, making part of the Andes?	Chimborazo	0%
CINEMA: Which of the following films was not directed by Federico Fellini?	Cinema Paradiso	0%
GEOGRAPHY: Clipperton Island and Wallis and Futuna are overseas territories possessed by which country?	France	0%
LITERATURE: Which of these French authors was born in 1804, in Paris?	George Sand	0%
HISTORY: The Panic of 1893 - one of the worst financial depressions in American history, which gave rise to the free silver movement - plagued which president's tenure?	Grover Cleveland	0%
MUSIC & THE ARTS: The Beatles' classic track: 'Yesterday', is featured in which of their albums?	Help!	0%
INDUSTRY & INNOVATION: Which industrialist is most infamous for his role in the Homestead strike of 1892?	Henry Clay Frick	0%
SPORTS: In standard boxing, the weight division ranging from 168lb (76.2kg) to 175lb (79.4kg) is referred to by which term?	Light Heavyweight	0%
PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION: In 1850, German anthropologist Ludwig Feuerbach, famous for his advocation of atheism, wrote which well-known phrase?	"Man is what he eats"	0%
INDUSTRY & INNOVATION: As of June 2023, which is the second most valuable company in terms of net worth?	Microsoft	0%
LITERATURE: Which Russian author was the first to use the literary technique of the 'grotesque'?	Nikolai Gogol	0%
NATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT: The habitat of the two-toed sloth is primarily located within what part of the world?	Northern South America	0%
INDUSTRY & INNOVATION: Which economic downturn was partially caused by Andrew Jackson's dissolution of the Second National Bank of the United States?	Panic of 1837	0%
PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION: Which Greek philosopher is known for his claim that 'man is the measure of all things'?	Protagoras	0%
HISTORY: Which semi-legendary prince was the first monarch of the medieval Rus, whose dynasty lasted seven centuries?	Rurik	0%
NATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT: Which layer of the earth's atmosphere is at the lowest altitude?	Troposphere	0%
HISTORY: Which famed Mexican-American War figure was the Commanding General of the United States from 1841 to 1861?	Winfield Scott	0%

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