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General Knowledge Quiz

Let's dive into 14 questions of pure brain-teasing delight. Good luck, and have a blast!

Shai K. 7/11/2024

Welcome to our General Knowledge Extravaganza! Whether you're a trivia titan or just love learning new facts, this quiz is packed with fun and fascinating questions to test your smarts. From historical events and literary classics to geographical wonders and scientific marvels, we've got a little bit of everything to keep you entertained. So grab your thinking cap, gather your friends, and let's dive into 14 questions of pure brain-teasing delight. Good luck, and have a blast!

Which 1980 film features the iconic line, "Here's Johnny!"?

Ghostbusters

The Shining

Aliens

The Thing

In Greek mythology, who was condemned to hold up the sky for eternity?

Atlas

Prometheus

Hades

Herakles (Hercules)

Which historical figure is known as the "Maid of Orléans"?

Joan of Arc

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Catherine de Medici

Anne Boleyn

Which composer wrote the "Four Seasons"?

Johann Sebastian Bach

Antonio Vivaldi

Franz Schubert

George Frideric Handel

Which famous writer died of tuberculosis in 1821 at the age of 25?

Lord Byron

Percy Bysshe Shelley

John Keats

William Wordsworth

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1990 to 1997?

John Major

Tony Blair

Gordon Brown

Margaret Thatcher

What was the cause of death of the famous physicist Albert Einstein in 1955?

Liver Infection

Heart failure

Aneurysm

Pneumonia

What is the primary setting of the book: "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien?

World War II Europe

The Vietnam War

The Korean War

The Gulf War

Which ancient civilization is credited with the invention of the wheel?

Mesopotamian

Babylonian

Persian

Pheonician

Complete this line by Emily Dickinson: "Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the ___. "

Soul

Heart

Mind

Trees

Which 1922 modernist novel is considered one of the greatest works of Irish author James Joyce?

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Dubliners

Ulysses

Finnegans Wake

What is the highest mountain in Australia?

Mount Kosciuszko

Mount Bogong

Mount Ossa

Mount Zeil

Which vitamin is essential for blood clotting?

Vitamin A

Vitamin C

Vitamin D

Vitamin K

Which World War I battle, fought in 1916, is known for being one of the largest and bloodiest battles in history?

Battle of Verdun

Battle of the Somme

Battle of Gallipoli

Battle of Ypres

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