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General Knowledge #1

Can you answer these general knowledge questions? All of them actually came from my own trivia submissions that weren’t accepted.
I know this is different from my usual quizzes, but oh well.
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1. In 1698, an April Fools’ prank invited people to the Tower of London to watch the washing of which animals?
Dogs
Lions
Cats
Bears
2. In what year were the first modern Olympic Games held?
1884
1896
1892
1888
3. Otalgia refers to pain in which part of the body?
Eye
Mouth
Ear
Nose
4. Dzongkha is the official language of which country?
Mongolia
Nepal
Tibet
Bhutan
5. Which of these singers died from a heart attack on the toilet?
Elvis Presley
Prince
Michael Jackson
Frank Sinatra
6. Which U.S. territory has Charlotte Amalie as its capital?
Puerto Rico
US Virgin Islands
Northern Mariana Islands
American Samoa
7. On January 2, 2026, Equatorial Guinea changed its capital from Malabo to what city?
Ciudad de La Paz
Bata
Ebebiyín
Aconibe
8. How did Ernest Hemingway die?
Suicide by hanging
Suicide by gunshot
Suicide by jumping
Suicide by poisoning
9. What is a “Tom Collins”?
A tool company
A cocktail
A type of collar
A type of hat
10. Who popularized the moonwalk?
Elvis Presley
Prince
James Brown
Michael Jackson
11. Pilaf is usually made with which ingredient?
Barley
Lentil
Rice
Corn
12. Bir Tawil lies between which two countries?
Ethiopia and Eritrea
Egypt and Sudan
Algeria and Morocco
Libya and Chad
13. What is the name of the polygon whose interior angles add up to 1080 degrees?
Octagon
Heptagon
Nonagon
Decagon
14. How many capital cities does South Africa have?
3
1
4
2
15. Volkswagen is based in what country?
Netherlands
Germany
Belgium
Austria
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