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Multiple Choice - General Knowledge 2

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1. The World's highest waterfall - Angel Falls in Venezuela (807 m (2,648 ft), was named for what?
The Imagined hair of an Angel
Saint Angelo of Sicily
Angel's Hair Pasta
Aviator Jimmie Angel
2. The Volga River discharges into which body of water?
The Black Sea
The North Sea
The Arctic Ocean
The Caspian Sea
3. The State Capital of Kansas, USA is ?
Topeka
Helena
Carson City
Kansas City
4. Which planet in the Solar System revolves backwards compared to Earth?
Neptune
Jupiter
Venus
Mercury
5. Which Island is Brunei a part of?
New Guinea
Mindanao
Borneo
Java
6. Whose quote is "The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read"?
Winston Churchill
Abraham Lincoln
Mark Twain
Oscar Wilde
7. Who made the famous and successful 'Midnight Ride' from Lexington to warn Concord of the advance of the British?
Samuel Prescott
Israel Bissell
William Dawes
Paul Revere
8. What is a 'Wombat'?
An Australian Marsupial Animal
A Maori Weapon from New Zealand
An Asian Fruit Bat
A Tahitian Cocktail
9. In which country was the composer and virtuoso pianist Chopin born?
Poland
Austria
Czechia
Germany
10. Bishkek is the capital of which country?
Uzbekistan
Azerbaijan
Kyrgyzstan
Bhutan
11. Cordelia, Regan and Goneril are characters from which Shakespeare play?
Richard III
Macbeth
King Lear
Hamlet
12. The top Coffee drinking Nation at 12 Kilo per person per year is?
Turkey
Italy
Finland
USA
13. How many 'Ribs' has a Frog?
None
6
2
8
14. 'B' is the periodic symbol for which Element?
Beryllium
Boron
Barium
Bromine
15. 'The Man in Black' .... the nickname for which performer?
Hank Williams
Willie Nelson
Bruce Springsteen
Johnny Cash
16. Which 'Children's Book' character is censored in China because it is said to resemble President Xi Jinping?
The Cat in the Hat
The Grinch
Paddington Bear
Winnie the Pooh
17. Which Nation holds the Athletic World Record for the 4 X 1mile relay at 15:49:08?
Kenya
USA
Ethiopia
Ireland
18. Which Canal is longest at 193 km (120 ml) ?
Suez Canal
Panama Canal
Manchester Ship Canal
Kiel Canal
19. What did the famous diarist Samuel Pepys bury in his garden during the 'Great Fire of London'?
3 pair of Leather Boots
A Silver Tea Set
A Parmesan Cheese
An Ivory Statuette
20. What is the 'Surname' of the family with 5 daughters in the Jane Austen novel Pride & Prejudice?
Churchill
Bennett
Willoughby
Dashwood
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Level 62
Mar 26, 2021
There are five daughters in the family in Pride and Prejudice.
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Level 71
Mar 26, 2021
Quite correct and I've only seen the film about ten times.