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Multiple Choice General Knowledge Quiz #1
This is the first instalment of Brainstorm's grand multiple choice quiz, comprising a hundred questions classified under ten categories: History, Geography, Nature and the Environment, Literature, Cinema, Sports, Industry and Innovation, General Science, Philosophy and Religion, and Music and the Arts.
Naturally, this is a very challenging quiz; the pass mark is the one above the average. If there are any errors, kindly inform me in the comments. Best of luck to you all!
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1. HISTORY: Which famed Mexican-American War figure was the Commanding General of the United States from 1841 to 1861?
Ulysses S. Grant
Winfield Scott
Zachary Taylor
George Meade
2. HISTORY: Which semi-legendary prince was the first monarch of the medieval Rus, whose dynasty lasted seven centuries?
Oleg
Askold
Igor
Rurik
3. HISTORY: The Plague of Justinian - the first recorded outbreak of a plague pandemic - swept the Old World in which century?
1st century BCE
3rd century CE
6th century CE
9th century CE
4. HISTORY: Which of these modern-day territories or nations was the first to be colonised by the Spanish Empire?
Guam
Cuba
Panama
Florida
5. HISTORY: Which of these Middle Eastern empires was founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 BCE?
Babylonia
Sasanian Empire
Akkadian Empire
Achaemenid Empire
6. HISTORY: Lord Palmerston's second tenure as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom was marked by the cessation of which major war?
First Opium War
Crimean War
First World War
Emu War
7. HISTORY: Which of these battles occurred first - won by the Persian forces commanded by Xerxes I?
Battle of Teutoburg Forest
Battle of Tours
Battle of Thermopylae
Battle of the Metaurus
8. 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?
Benjamin Harrison
Rutherford Hayes
Theodore Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland
9. 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?
Kingdom of Sweden
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Holy Roman Empire
Walachia
10. HISTORY: In which year did the Berlin Airlift - an organised effort by the Western allies to supply West Berlin - initiate?
1945
1959
1953
1948
11. GEOGRAPHY: Which is the largest Francophone nation by the quantity of proficient French speakers?
France
Algeria
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Egypt
12. GEOGRAPHY: Which is the most populated constituent state of Germany?
Berlin (metropolitan region)
North Rhine-Westphalia
Bayern
Hamburg (metropolitan region)
13. GEOGRAPHY: Which of these countries is the closest to Turkmenistan in terms of the distance between their centres?
Japan
Australia
Germany
Algeria
14. GEOGRAPHY: Clipperton Island and Wallis and Futuna are overseas territories possessed by which country?
United Kingdom
France
Australia
Botswana
15. GEOGRAPHY: Which constituent state of the United States of America is also known as the Hoosier State?
Tenessee
Indiana
Oklahoma
Texas
16. GEOGRAPHY: Which of these country flags is less than 50% blue in colour?
Cabo Verde
El Salvador
Paraguay
Saint Lucia
17. GEOGRAPHY: Which of these stratovolcanoes is situated in Ecuador, making part of the Andes?
Concepción
Mount Mayon
Chimborazo
Mount Elbrus
18. GEOGRAPHY: Which of these seas is located within the Pacific Ocean?
Labrador Sea
Adriatic Sea
Yellow Sea
Sea of Azov
19. GEOGRAPHY: Assuming typical climatic conditions, which of these countries is most likely to have an annual mean temperature of 79°F (26°C)?
New Zealand
Argentina
Slovenia
Indonesia
20. GEOGRAPHY: Which state, forming part of the Southern United States, is the birthplace of such figures as Ray Charles, Jimmy Carter and Bill Elliott?
Kentucky
Georgia
Louisiana
Virginia
21. NATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT: Which botanical group consists of plants with thickened flesh for prevention of water loss?
Xerophytes
Succulents
Ferns
Orchids
22. NATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT: The habitat of the two-toed sloth is primarily located within what part of the world?
Central Africa
Northern South America
Patagonia
Indochina
23. NATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT: 'Equus caballus' is the scientific name for which animal?
Goat
Pig
Horse
Cow
24. NATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT: 'Speleology' is the scientific study of which type of natural feature?
Rivers
Canyons
Valleys
Caves
25. NATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT: Which endangered vulture is the national bird of Bolivia, Chile, Columbia, and Ecuador?
Cape vulture
Bearded vulture
Black vulture
Andean condor
26. NATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT: Which of these trees is not deciduous, but evergreen?
Birch
Ash
Maple
Yew
27. NATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT: What is the biological interaction between two species depending on how much their niches overlap?
Parasitism
Competition
Mutualism
Predation
28. NATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT: In the 1880s, Australia constructed a fence to inhibit the movement of which indigenous species?
Emu
Koala
Dingo
Rupert Murdoch
29. NATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT: Which of these animals are typically carnivorous?
Elk
American bison
Brown tang
Badger
30. NATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT: Which layer of the earth's atmosphere is at the lowest altitude?
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
31. LITERATURE: Which of the following plays by George Bernard Shaw is centred around Greek mythology?
The Doctor's Dilemma
Caesar and Cleopatra
Pygmalion
Mrs Warren's Profession
32. LITERATURE: At a total of four, which of the Brontë siblings independently wrote the most novels?
Emily Brontë
Charlotte Brontë
Branwell Brontë
Anne Brontë
33. LITERATURE: Which Russian author was the first to use the literary technique of the 'grotesque'?
Leo Tolstoy
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Nikolai Gogol
Anton Chekhov
34. LITERATURE: In 1609, Shakespeare published a quarto comprising all his sonnets. How many did it contain?
24
184
154
454
35. LITERATURE: Which literary device is used in the following phrase: 'I haven't seen my friend for ages'?
Symbolism
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
36. LITERATURE: Which novel starts with the famous line: "Call me Ishmael"?
Lolita
1984
The Good Soldier
Moby Dick
37. LITERATURE: Holly Golightly is a charming and self-sufficient female character in which 1955 novel?
The Return of the King
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Beezus and Ramona
The End of Eternity
38. LITERATURE: Which of these French authors was born in 1804, in Paris?
Marquis de Sade
George Sand
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Honoré de Balzac
39. LITERATURE: Which Shakespeare play features the line: "The course of true love never did run smooth"?
Romeo and Juliet
Othello
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hamlet
40. LITERATURE: Victor Hugo's 'Les Misérables' is categorised as which type of novel?
Comedy
Horror
Melodrama
Science fiction
41. CINEMA: Which actor starred as Indiana Jones in 'Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark'?
Paul Freeman
Mel Gibson
Harrison Ford
Tom Cruise
42. CINEMA: Which early cinematography device did Thomas Edison pioneer in 1894?
Shotgun Microphone
Kinetoscope
Phenakistiscope
Title Cards
43. CINEMA: Which of the following renowned British actresses was born the earliest?
Audrey Hepburn
Vanessa Redgrave
Julie Andrews
Angela Lansbury
44. CINEMA: The 1957 film 'Paths of Glory' chronicles the lives of soldiers during which major war?
American Civil War
Korean War
First World War
Vietnam War
45. CINEMA: When was 'The Jazz Singer' - the first "talkie" film with a synchronised soundtrack - released?
1897
1907
1917
1927
46. CINEMA: The first film to gross $1 billion achieved this feat 74 days after its release. Which is it?
Gone With the Wind
Titanic
The Godfather
2001: A Space Odyssey
47. CINEMA: Which of the following films was not directed by Federico Fellini?
La Strada
La Dolce Vita
Amarcord
Cinema Paradiso
48. CINEMA: Which of the following television sitcoms is based on the character of Sam Malone: a former relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox?
Frasier
Gilmore Girls
Cheers
Seinfeld
49. CINEMA: Released in 1903, which film - directed by Edwin S. Porter - was the first of the action genre?
A Trip to the Moon
The Great Train Robbery
Mary Jane's Mishap
Pride of the Range
50. CINEMA: How many members did the original Monty Python crew comprise?
Three
Four
Eight
Six
51. SPORTS: In standard boxing, the weight division ranging from 168lb (76.2kg) to 175lb (79.4kg) is referred to by which term?
Light Heavyweight
Lightweight
Welterweight
Flyweight
52. SPORTS: Tied with the Boston Celtics, which NBA team has won the most championships, at a total of 17?
Los Angeles Lakers
Detroit Pistons
Philadelphia 76ers
Chicago Bulls
53. SPORTS: In 1964, the first Olympic Games in Asia took place. In which country were they held?
Japan
South Korea
Indonesia
India
54. SPORTS: In golf, which term indicates finishing the hole one shot above par?
Bogey
Eagle
Albatross
Caddie
55. SPORTS: Professional baseball outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. played for which team from 1989 to 1999?
Seattle Mariners
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
56. SPORTS: When was the first ever international cricket game played?
1844
1884
1924
1954
57. 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
4
19
1
58. SPORTS: In tennis, a set ending in a score of 6-0 is called a --------.
Bagel
Doughnut
Muffin
Red Velvet Cake
59. SPORTS: Under which manufacturer did Niki Lauda win his third Formula One World Championship in 1984?
McLaren
Ferrari
Lotus
Brabham
60. SPORTS: Which of the following female gymnasts has won the most medals at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships?
Simone Biles
Larisa Latynina
Olga Korbut
Natalia Kuchinskaya
61. INDUSTRY & INNOVATION: Which industrialist is most infamous for his role in the Homestead strike of 1892?
Henry Clay Frick
Cornelius Vanderbilt
James Fisk
Jay Gould
62. INDUSTRY & INNOVATION: Which of these devices is most closely linked to Nikola Tesla, not Thomas Edison?
Wireless telegraphy
Phonograph
Vitascope
Movie camera
63. INDUSTRY & INNOVATION: In 1979, which electronics company pioneered the Walkman: the first mainstream portable cassette player?
Sony
Samsung
Panasonic
Intel
64. 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
Panic of 1819
Panic of 1873
Panic of 1857
65. INDUSTRY & INNOVATION: Who is mostly responsible for the creation of the World Wide Web?
Tim Berners-Lee
Larry Page
Steve Wozniak
Al Gore
66. INDUSTRY & INNOVATION: Which of the following was invented first, in 1904?
Tractor
Neon lamp
Ballpoint pen
Frozen food
67. INDUSTRY & INNOVATION: Which industrial process is used to manufacture ammonia?
Haber process
Contact process
Esterification
Electrolysis
68. INDUSTRY & INNOVATION: As of June 2023, which is the second most valuable company in terms of net worth?
Microsoft
Apple
Alphabet
Amazon
69. INDUSTRY & INNOVATION: The Great Western is what type of industrial feature pioneered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel?
Railway
Steamship
Bridge
Skyscraper
70. 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
Morganism
Otisism
Carverism
71. GENERAL SCIENCE: Which of the following substances is considered to be a desiccator?
Vanadium oxide
Silica gel
Bauxite
Limestone
72. GENERAL SCIENCE: Ascorbic acid is the chemical name for which essential vitamin?
Vitamin B12
Vitamin A
Vitamin E
Vitamin C
73. GENERAL SCIENCE: The second law of thermodynamics states that the universe is gradually progressing into a maximum state of -----.
Entropy
Magnetism
Temperature
Light
74. GENERAL SCIENCE: How many cubic centimetres are in a millilitre?
1
10
100
1000
75. GENERAL SCIENCE: Which of the following scientists is linked to the establishment of quantum mechanics?
Niels Bohr
Marie Curie
Isaac Newton
Archimedes
76. GENERAL SCIENCE: Which of the following theories or laws details the emission of electrons when electromagnetic radiation strikes a material?
Photoelectric effect
Coulomb's laws of electrostatics
Brownian motion
Faraday's laws of electrolysis
77. GENERAL SCIENCE: The eighteenth element of the periodic table is classified as which type of substance?
Halogen
Metalloid
Noble Gas
Actinoid
78. GENERAL SCIENCE: The renal artery supplies blood from the heart to which body organs?
Lungs
Kidneys
Ears
Intestines
79. GENERAL SCIENCE: What is the standard SI unit for radioactivity?
Coulomb
Becquerel
Pascal
Candela
80. GENERAL SCIENCE: Which part of the flower produces the pollen grains: the male gametes?
Ovary
Sepal
Nectary
Anther
81. PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION: Which Greek philosopher is known for his claim that 'man is the measure of all things'?
Pythagoras
Protagoras
Zeno of Citium
Diogenes of Sinope
82. PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION: How many practices did the Buddha advise one to follow, in order to achieve enlightenment?
2
8
15
53
83. PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION: Complete the famous quote coined by French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre: "------- is what you do with what's been done to you".
Commitment
Love
Freedom
This
84. PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION: The English theologian Anselm principally advocated for reform in which city?
Oxford
Canterbury
Swansea
Cardiff
85. 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'?
Strawman fallacy
Ad hominem fallacy
Slippery slope fallacy
Appeal to authority fallacy
86. PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION: According to the Quran, which angel appeared in front of Muhammed in his first revelation?
Mika'il
Israfeel
Uriel
Jibrīl
87. PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION: Which of the following Greek philosophers wrote over 25 texts? One of his renowned ones is 'The Republic'.
Socrates
Anaxagoras
Paramenides
Plato
88. PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION: In 1850, German anthropologist Ludwig Feuerbach, famous for his advocation of atheism, wrote which well-known phrase?
"I think therefore I am"
"Man is what he eats"
"To be is to be perceived"
"God is dead"
89. PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION: The Russian political theorist Peter Kropotkin is known for his influence on which ideology?
Fiscal conservatism
Liberalism
Anarchism
Centrism
90. PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION: Which philosophical theory postulates that all empirical objects are dependent on how the mind perceives them?
Empiricism
Absurdism
Transcendental idealism
Stoicism
91. MUSIC & THE ARTS: The Beatles' classic track: 'Yesterday', is featured in which of their albums?
Beatles For Sale
Let It Be
Help!
None (released as a single)
92. MUSIC & THE ARTS: In music, which of the following tempo markings is the fastest, at 168-200bpm?
Lento
Presto
Largo
Grave
93. 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 Apollo
The Birth of Minerva
The Birth of Juno
The Birth of Venus
94. MUSIC & THE ARTS: The Notre-Dame de Reims in France is most associated with which type of architecture?
Romanesque
Gothic
Baroque
Neo-futurism
95. MUSIC & THE ARTS: Which of these German music composers was born the earliest, in 1810?
Georg Philipp Telemann
George Frederic Handel
Carl Maria von Weber
Robert Schumann
96. MUSIC & THE ARTS: Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque founded which art movement?
Surrealism
Cubism
Expressionism
Impressionism
97. MUSIC & THE ARTS: Giacomo Puccini's 'Tosca' is categorised under which type of classical music?
Concerto
Sonata
Opera
Cantanta
98. MUSIC & THE ARTS: Which music composer is primarily famed for the 'Boléro'?
Felix Mendelssohn
Maurice Ravel
Georges Bizet
Dmitri Shostakovich
99. MUSIC & THE ARTS: Which of these prominent paintings was completed most recently?
Impression, Sunrise
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Napoleon Crossing the Alps
Guernica
100. MUSIC & THE ARTS: Which 80s rock band released 'The Final Countdown'?
Bon Jovi
Guns N' Roses
Van Halen
Europe
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