Statistics for General Knowledge Quiz #114

Click here to take the quiz!

General Stats
Answer Stats
Score Distribution
Your Score History

General Stats

This quiz has been taken 63,633 times
(31,013 since last reset)
The average score is 11 of 20

Answer Stats

Question	Answer	% Correct
What do devout Muslims do five times a day?	Pray towards Mecca	99%
What historical leader is often thought to have been extremely short - despite being average (or possibly above average) for his era?	Napoleon Bonaparte	85%
What substance famously has a "double helix" structure?	DNA	77%
In what country is it common for "salarymen" to stay at "capsule hotels"?	Japan	72%
What is the highest mountain range that is NOT in Asia?	Andes	70%
What is the most populous city that is located on two different continents?	Istanbul	70%
Who led a group of ne'er-do-wells that included Will Scarlet, Alan-a-Dale, and Friar Tuck?	Robin Hood	62%
What were the V2 and Saturn V?	Types of {rocket}s	59%
Which South American country was once a Dutch colony?	Suriname	58%
What is the biggest city where the Wu dialect is spoken?	Shanghai	55%
What classic play was the musical "West Side Story" based on?	Romeo and Juliet	54%
What country does Pippi Longstocking come from?	Sweden	46%
What construction project, completed in 1914, killed over 30,000 workers (mostly due to yellow fever and malaria)?	Panama Canal	44%
What best-selling book was originally a work of "Twilight" fan fiction?	Fifty Shades of Grey	39%
What famous author wrote many plays but just one novel, "The Picture of Dorian Gray"?	Oscar Wilde	39%
What type of animal was Ham, who was launched into space (and safely returned) in 1961?	Chimpanzee	38%
Who is credited with writing most of the Bible book of Psalms?	King David	33%
What oft-ridiculed movie director has defended his work by saying "I make movies for teenage boys. Oh, dear, what a crime"?	Michael Bay	29%
What part of the brain regulates the heart rate and breathing?	Brain stem	26%
What Basque sport is sometimes called "the fastest sport in the world" because its ball can reach a speed of 300 km/h?	Jai alai	17%