This is a "pot luck" quiz for once. No theme. Just ten typical general knowledge questions. I am not even providing multiple choice answers this time. You are on your own mate! Even so, I wish you good luck! Answers will be provided in the comments section but please - no peeping until you have finished!
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1) Name one of the two original "seven wonders of the world" that were in Egypt.
2) What is the capital of Kenya?
3) Who was the second president of the United States of America?
4) Who wrote "The Handmaid's Tale"?
5) A baby cat is a kitten but what is a baby swan called?
6) What is the main unit of currency in Sweden?
7) In terms of land area what is the biggest Australian state?
8) Which British group had hits with "Get It On", "Metal Guru" and "I Love to Boogie"?
9) Who played Odysseus in this year's blockbuster film version of "The Odyssey"?
10) What is 0℃ on the Fahrenheit scale?
How did you do?
ANSWERS
ReplyDelete1) The Great Pyramid at Giza OR The Lighthouse of Alexandria
2) Nairobi
3) John Adams
4) Margaret Atwood
5) cygnet
6) krona
7) Western Australia
8) T Rex
9) Matt Damon
10) 32 degrees F
I got eight, struck out with pop and movie! You kids, get off my lawn!
ReplyDeleteThanks for a bit of fun.
2 3 4 5 6.
ReplyDeleteOnly five out of ten.
Now 13 questions for Mr Pudding :
WHEN IS THE EARTH CLOSEST TO THE SUN ?
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMONLY BROKEN BONE IN HUMANS ?
CAN SHARKS GET CANCER ?
WHICH EUROPEAN DISCOVERED NORTH AMERICA ?
WHAT ARE BABY RABBITS CALLED ?
WHERE IS THE FURTHEST POINT ON EARTH FROM EARTH'S CENTRE ?
WHO BUILT THE FIRST GASOLINE-POWERED AUTOMOBILE ?
WHAT STATE OF MATTER IS GLASS ?
OVER A DAY, WHAT PER CENT OF OUR BRAIN DO WE USE ?
WHAT DOES SUSHI ACTUALLY MEAN ?
HOW MANY RINGS DOES SATURN HAVE ?
WHERE ARE THE 39 STEPS ?
WHO WAS APOLLONIUS OF TYANA ?
1. ?
Delete2. Clavicle
3. Yrs
4. Leif erikson
5 kits
6. Not Everest
7. Benz
8. Amorphous solid
9. 100%
10. Sour rice
11. seven
12. Kent
13?
You did well !
DeleteHaggerty the smarty pants show-off didn't get one correct.
I'd forgotten about Apollonius of Tyana who stopped speaking for years,
I quiz a couple of times a month and read a lot. Unless it is celebrities, sport or 1980-2000 Brit Tv that didn’t cross the pond, I’ll give it a go. I have also dipped my toe into being a Quiz Master
Delete9/10
ReplyDeleteWell, I only got 5/10. But I was CLOSE with the Swedish currency. I said "kroner." And my first guess for the 2nd U.S. President was John Adams but then I switched to Thomas Jefferson, D'OH! I completely missed Nairobi, Western Australia, and T Rex.
ReplyDeleteI misread the first question and thought I was supposed to name two of the seven. (I can name all seven, but didn't pick either of those as my two)
ReplyDeleteI had a brain lapse on Nairobi, said Kroner instead of Krona, blanked on the musical group, and picked Ben Affleck instead of Matt Damon (I always think of them as a pair).
So I guess I didn't do that well.
7/10
ReplyDelete6 out of 10. I should have known Matt Damon but couldn't remember. My excuse? It wasn't yet 6:00 am when I started reading the questions and thinking about the answers. I have to take an early train to Munich today.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I like General Knowledge!
Managed 7 - need to watch more movies and learn US history.
ReplyDelete7/10 for me, I missed #3,6 &8
ReplyDeleteHaggerty is a smarty-pants show-off.
ReplyDeleteThe sad old guy's just drifting through life, River.
DeleteWrong, 2, 3, 9 so 7/10.
ReplyDeleteI got 6 ! MIssed 3.4.8 and 9.
ReplyDeleteOnly 6 for me. Know nuttin' about movies or US presidents and got the wrong Australian state too.
ReplyDeleteWell, at least I knew No 6! - I did also know one of the pyramids in Egypt was among the seven wonders, but couldn't recall the name. On the other hand the name Alexandria did pop to mind - but connected to the famous ancient (lost) library rather than the lighthouse...
ReplyDelete10/10
ReplyDeleteMy brain is having a day off. I didn't even attempt to answer one. I enjoyed reading the answers though!!
ReplyDeleteFour correct, oh well.
ReplyDelete4 correct for me.
ReplyDelete1. The Great Pyramids
ReplyDelete2. Nairobi [I believe it's the only city in Kenya that I know]
3. John Adams
4. I cannot think of her name, gosh darn it.
5 Swannen. I kid because I do not know.
6. The clueless? Again I kid.
7. Now I'm really feeling dumb.
8. Even a music one stumps me!!
9. Chalamet? I don't know.
10. 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
Started off good then sank like a stone.
I got everything but the first one. I thought it was the LIBRARY of Alexandria that was the marvel, not the lighthouse! Oh well.
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