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General Knowledge Marathon

Welcome to our newest General Knowledge Marathon! This test of knowledge is divided into five escalating levels of difficulty!

Shai K. 8/2/2023

Welcome to our newest General Knowledge Marathon! This test of knowledge is divided into five escalating levels of difficulty, each offering a unique set of questions from various fields. Make sure you come prepared! If you answer incorrectly, you'll return to the beginning of the highest level you've reached. Each level contains roughly five questions, with the final level offering four challenging queries. Ready to test your limits? Let's begin this exciting journey into the world of general trivia!

Welcome to Level 1!

LET'S BEGIN!

What food makes up nearly all (around 99%) of a Giant Panda's diet?

Bamboo

Eucalyptus leaves

Insects

Grass

In which year did World War II end?

1945

1943

1950

1947

What is the powerhouse of the cell?

Mitochondria

Nucleus

Ribosome

Endoplasmic Reticulum

What is the chemical symbol for silver?

Who was the President of the United States during the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Lyndon B. Johnson

John F. Kennedy

Richard Nixon

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Welcome to Level 2!

CONTINUE

What is the DNA sequence of genes called?

Genome

Chromosome

Allele

Codon

Which of the following is a Noble Gas?

Argon

Oxygen

Nitrogen

Hydrogen

Who won the 2018 FIFA World Cup?

France

Brazil

Italy

Croatia

What does GDP stand for in economics?

General Domestic Price

Gross Domestic Product

Gross Development Plan

General Development Process

Which blood group is known as the universal donor?

Welcome to Level 3!

CONTINUE

What style of painting is Vincent van Gogh known for?

Post-Impressionism

Impressionism

Cubism

Realism

In economics, what is a 'bear market'?

A market in which share prices are falling

A market that has stabilized and is neither rising nor falling

A market exclusively for selling bear-related products

A market in which share prices are rising

What is the lifespan of a queen honeybee?

2-3 years

5-6 months

6 months to 1 year

5-6 years

Who directed the Japanese film "Seven Samurai"?

Akira Kurosawa

Kenji Mizoguchi

Yasujirō Ozu

ayao Miyazaki

What is the fourth state of matter?

Plasma

Gravity

Electricity

Gas

Welcome to Level 4!

CONTINUE

Which film was the first to win the "Big Five" at the Academy Awards, meaning it won Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, and Screenplay?

It Happened One Night

The Silence of the Lambs

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nes

The Godfather

What does DNA stand for?

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid

Deoxy Nucleic Acid

Di-nucleic Acid

What does E=mc^2 represent?

Energy equals mass times the speed of light squared

Energy equals momentum times the speed of light squared

Entropy equals mass times the speed of current squared d)

Entropy equals momentum times the speed of current squared

Which composer wrote the famous operas "Tristan und Isolde" and "The Ring Cycle"?

Richard Wagner

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Antonio Vivaldi

Johann Sebastian Bach

What is the name of the fictional town where Stephen King set many of his books?

Derry

Hill Valley

Sunnydale

Arkham

Welcome to Level 5, this is the last one...

CONTINUE

Who wrote the modernist novel "To the Lighthouse"?

Virginia Woolf

Sylvia Plath

Emily Dickinson

Katherine Mansfield

"In Search of Lost Time", a novel known for its length and intricate narrative, was written by which author?

Marcel Proust

James Joyce

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Thomas Mann

What is the highest peak in the Alps?

Mont Blanc

Matterhorn

Mount Etna

Mount Vesuvius

Which Russian czar is known as "The Terrible"?

Ivan IV

Peter I

Nicholas II

Catherine II

In which city can you find the Uffizi Gallery, one of the oldest and most famous art museums in the world?

Florence

Paris

Rome

Vienna

Don't give up just yet...

We all make mistakes sometimes, it doesn't mean you can't get a second chance. Click on 'Try Again" and then "restart from last level" to try again from the highest level you've reached.

You made it!

Congratulations! You made it all the way to the end, and you're a winner in our books! Superb work, our dear reader, well done. You have bested all SIX parts of our Trivia Marathon! You must be a walking encyclopedia!