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Easy General Knowledge #5

You should be able to get at least 90% on this easy general knowledge test!
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First submittedNovember 7, 2019
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Answer
What fairy tale character wore a glass slipper?
Cinderella
In what city would you find the Eiffel Tower?
Paris
Unscramble these letters to make the name of an animal: ACEEHHT
Cheetah
What is the longest river in Africa?
Nile
What 1975 Steven Spielberg movie was about a man-eating shark?
Jaws
What is the largest brass instrument in an orchestra?
Tuba
What is the only U.S. state that starts with the letter P?
Pennsylvania
Which continent has the lowest population?
Antarctica
If you have arachnophobia, what are you afraid of?
Spiders
(and other arachnids)
What country is Justin Bieber from?
Canada
Who traditionally wears something old, something new, something borrowed,
and something blue?
Bride
What country did the Spanish Armada attempt to invade?
England
What is the largest desert in Africa?
Sahara
What was the last name of inventors Orville and Wilbur?
Wright
If 2 is bi, and 3 is tri, what is 4?
Quad
What is the largest city in Illinois?
Chicago
Which planet in the solar system is furthest from the sun?
(Note: Pluto isn't a planet anymore)
Neptune
What sport did Wayne Gretzky play?
Ice Hockey
A female sheep is a ewe. What is a male sheep?
Ram
Who founded the city of Alexandria, Egypt?
Alexander the Great
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65 Comments
TWalker
+18
Level 99
Nov 7, 2019
I think that for the "bi, tri" question, the answer "tetra" should also be accepted...
APHill
+11
Level 77
Nov 7, 2019
And if we are being technical, "quadri" is the correct prefix.
sumguy
+38
Level 87
Nov 7, 2019
Nope. This is a Greek vs. Latin prefix situation. Latin goes "uni", "bi", "tri", "quadri". Greek goes "mono", "di", "tri", "tetra". Based on "bi" instead of "di", the correct answer is "quadri" (though "quad" should be accepted).
Yanni47
+2
Level 79
Jun 22, 2020
"Quadri" is the correct term? That's right, if I multiply something by 4, I quadriple. What are four in a litter called? Quadriplets of course. And most animals are quadripeds, right?
NotBlankName
+1
Level 55
Mar 21, 2025
*quadruple
barmanitan
+13
Level 83
Jun 22, 2020
Just because it has been cut off to quad in English doesn't mean that it's no longer quadri in Latin...
sumguy
+50
Level 87
Nov 7, 2019
For those geeky enough to wonder, the whole list:

LatinGreek
unimono
bidi
tritri
quadritetra
quinquepenta
sexahexa
septemhepta
octoocto
novemennea
decemdeca

Latin is used for numbers (billion, quadrillion, quintillion, etc.), and Greek for chemistry (dihydrogen monoxide) and geometry (pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, etc.), with the odd exception of the 2-dimensional four side "quadrilateral" instead of, say, "tetragon", despite using Greek for the 3-dimensional "tetrahedon" instead of, say, "quadrahedron".

OfficerDibble
+24
Level 85
Nov 8, 2019
Always suspected nonagon was some kind of satanic anomaly
Dollyfroggy
+2
Level 63
Feb 11, 2024
Nonagon should really be a 0-sided shape. What that would entail, I'm not sure.
PearlP
+1
Level 36
Jan 1, 2025
0-sided shape is a Circle
quantum12354
+1
Level 54
Mar 20, 2025
I'd say a circle has an infinite number of sides, with 0 sides being a point or nonexistent, but to each his own.
blizzrd33
+3
Level 80
Nov 7, 2019
Suggestion to add a group tag/link to the other similar general knowledge quizzes
Sifhraven
+23
Level 76
Mar 20, 2020
I disagree that the sport, illinois and instrument questions are to be considered easy. They stood out quite a bit (maybe the 1st 2 not for americans, but if you want to keep it equally accessible for everyone).

Expecting people knowing the states on an easy quiz is fair game imo (the pennsylvania question), but knowing in which specific states cities are is not. Nor is knowing about someone that people that do not follow that specific sport would have heard of. (that one belongs on a hard quiz, the other two on a normal one)

AlfredBenjamin
+5
Level 73
May 14, 2020
Agree with you on the sport. I just guessed what Americans watch. Disagree with the instrument question, I think that should be general knowledge..
Malbaby
+6
Level 70
Jun 22, 2020
I agree that the 'Ice Hockey' question is only easy for US or Canadian jetpunkers, and a hard question for most others in the world (I just know someone somewhere is going to answer 'I knew it') How many US/Canadians would know some sports people that are household names in Australia for instance: Gary Ablett / Wayne Carey / Ray Lindwall / Ricky Ponting / Shane Warne etc.
Yanni47
+7
Level 79
Jun 22, 2020
You're right, I knew it, and I'm European! :) Seriously, I think Gretzky - "the greatest hockey player ever" - is better known in the world than you think, at least to over 30-year-olds.
Kalleanon
+6
Level 66
Jun 23, 2020
Ice hockey is pretty popular in large chunks of Europe as well, and anyone who knows anything about it will have heard of Gretzky.

Also, I met Ricky Ponting when he was the new kid in the team, he signed my brother's rizlas.

Jezilly
+3
Level 80
Jun 25, 2020
I'm Aussie, dislike sports and I got the Gretzy question. But then again, I do a lot of quizzes.
Hammond7249
+7
Level 49
Jun 27, 2020
I don't agree. Wayne Gretzky is not a difficult question for anyone around the world as he is the most famous ice hockey player ever. Even many Americans would know who Pele is even if they never followed football.
Hampus
+1
Level 56
Sep 8, 2020
The Ice hockey one was easy, I'm European and totally uninterested in any kind of sport.
MeMeMe333
+2
Level 70
Jun 20, 2025
In my opinion, the sporting knowledge doesn't depend too much on liking sports, but on how famous the sport is. Australians do not play ice hockey (nor is there much ice).
jkabq
+2
Level 67
Jun 22, 2020
then i would ask that any question about soccer be placed on only those rated as very hard since i know absolutely nothing about it.
Pontifex
+7
Level 47
Jun 22, 2020
Gretzky isn't American (he's Canadian) and he is the most famous hockey player in the history of the sport. In North America and Northern Europe the name recognition of Gretzky probably rivals that of Pele.

If a hypothetical "what sport did Pele play?" question would be considered "easy" then this question should be as well because it's just as "easy" for opposite sections of the world to answer each question.

Sputnix
+13
Level 69
Jun 22, 2020
I can only speak for myself, but I have never heard the Gretzky name before and here in Denmark hockey is not very popular at all. Everyone knows Pele here, but if this also apply globally I don't know
ddddan
+5
Level 85
Jun 22, 2020
@Sputnix Frederik Andersen is sad now.
kiwiquizzer
+6
Level 68
Jul 16, 2022
Here in New Zealand I have known about Pele since I was a small child, but have never heard of Greztky before. However I quickly guessed the sport figuring it would be American. And I have learned something new.
camus
+1
Level 80
Jun 22, 2020
Just asked my mom (who doesn't speak English) about this. She knew that Greztky is a sportsman and needed a little while for the Chicago question.
camus
+1
Level 80
Mar 16, 2021
Oh, and Gretzky is one of my father's favorite sportsmen and everyone who followed sports a bit where he grew up (Poland) would know the name.
Meloxon
+1
Level 29
Mar 21, 2025
If you ask anyone that isn't American or Canadian to 'name an ice hockey player' most won't know any at all, but of those that do I reckon 99% will say Wayne Gretzky.
callmekeeper
+1
Level 41
Mar 20, 2025
im american and i had no idea about those ones, so yeah calling them easy was not the move
RealDad12
+4
Level 67
Jun 22, 2020
Only 62% knew that a male sheep was a ram? R U kidding me?
mattBk
+18
Level 74
Jun 22, 2020
I suspect many people taking this quiz are not native English speakers
Algarve
+7
Level 70
Jun 22, 2020
That's my case. I failed in this one
SaulGoodman
+3
Level 25
Jun 22, 2020
@Zolder, a male sheep is also a ram in Dutch. Which judging by your name is where you are from, so that's no excuse!
JackintheBox
+3
Level 82
Jun 23, 2020
I didn't know that and English is my native language.
ander217
+4
Level 74
Jun 22, 2020
A wether is also a male sheep - one that has been castrated.
AbiA
+2
Level 87
Jul 18, 2022
Rams are also called tups in the UK.
NV1
+1
Level 55
Jun 22, 2020
95%
JackintheBox
+2
Level 82
Jun 23, 2020
I tried about every sport I knew EXCEPT ice hockey!!!!
EthanColaco
+2
Level 27
Jun 23, 2020
89 even tough I'm a blatant dumbass
Chronikhiles
+3
Level 49
Jun 25, 2020
Everything except the instrument. Don't think that's common knowledge, really.
MrDinosaur
+3
Level 46
Feb 7, 2024
Yes it is
MarcelVos
+8
Level 66
Jun 29, 2020
I don't get the bride answer or question at all, can someone explain it to me?
BigLaing
+4
Level 69
Nov 19, 2020
It's an old English saying that has been repeated in movies and books for a century.
Freedom84
+1
Level 64
Oct 11, 2021
Appreciate the 5 points 😂
zack22
+1
Level 66
Jan 27, 2022
This is wild, I grew up in Chicago, am currently sitting in Pennsylvania and my high school mascot was the Rams! What are the odds!?
YouLoveEagle
+3
Level 49
Jul 16, 2022
I am feeling so dumb right now just because I missed Antarctica, why didn’t I think of that, that just so obvious
Otterpotter63
+1
Level 59
Feb 7, 2024
Exactly the same I kept saying oceania
SlicedTomatillos
+1
Level 40
Jul 20, 2022
I indeed did not get 90% on this quiz.
powderpuff
+1
Level 46
Dec 6, 2022
Could not think of where Justin Bieber was from... I think I tried everywhere except Canada...
coolboyAarav
+1
Level 37
Aug 17, 2023
This "easy" quiz was complicated.
EmreBozkurt
+1
Level 67
Sep 10, 2023
Who found the alexandria? HUMANS.
photobirding26
+2
Level 49
Feb 7, 2024
I don't think that the Spanish Armada is the best question for this, there are so many different countries they tried, but failed to invade.
BaconFlake007
+1
Level 33
Feb 7, 2024
55% XD
GlassMonkeyCode
+1
Level 69
Feb 7, 2024
I had to Google the third question.
Evan1111111
+1
Level 52
Dec 4, 2024
This quiz reminded me how single I am lol
TheLongDark
+3
Level 74
Mar 20, 2025
"Pluto isn't a planet anymore."

Them's fightin' words, son!

TheBlueWhale
+1
Level 23
Mar 20, 2025
I had to look up the third question, sorry.
emwcee
+1
Level 47
Mar 20, 2025
I guessed a few countries and finally got it right.
jf15
+1
Level 63
Mar 20, 2025
How about 100%? :)
emwcee
+1
Level 47
Mar 20, 2025
Thank you. It's a good feeling to get them all right for once.
AntimatterYT
+1
Level 55
Jun 9, 2025
no i got 8/20 (because i'm bad at english)
nations12345eat
+1
Level 47
Jun 20, 2025
accept las vegas for the eiffel tower question
Triptych
+1
Level 58
Jul 18, 2025
Apparently I couldn't spell Jaws.

Repeatedly.

Feel better about yourselves 🧡

MelvinHaze
+1
Level 55
Dec 18, 2025
May I express my surprise that I have never seen a question on this site about Guy Lafleur? I know that Gretzky is a hero to those who follow ice hockey, but isn't Lafleur up there among the greatest?

I could say the same thing about Amy Johnson - a very important aviator in the early days, but never mentioned here: it's always Amelia Earhart.

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