General Knowledge Flashcards
In which year was the Battle of Hastings?
1066
In what year did Cleopatra die?
30BC
What were the names of Henry VIII’s six wives?
Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr
In which year was the fall of the Berlin Wall?
1989
Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States?
France
In which year was the Magna Carta signed?
1215
In what year did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat on an Alabama bus?
1955
What was the name of the nuclear disaster which occurred in Ukraine in April 1986?
CHERNOBYL
Which US Presidents did Alexander Hamilton serve under?
GEORGE WASHINGTON & JOHN ADAMS
When did World War Two end?
1945
Beyoncé is married to which famous rapper, producer and businessman?
JAY-Z
Which film did Oprah Winfrey star in first?
The Color Purple
Which three actors has Angelina Jolie been married to?
JONNY LEE MILLER, BILLY BOB THORNTON & BRAD PITT
What nationality is Justin Bieber?
Canadian
Who scored a hat-trick in the 1966 football World Cup Final?
Geoff Hurst
Who was the last British woman to win the Wimbledon Ladies Singles title?
VIRGINIA WADE
How many balls are bowled in a standard cricket over?
6
Who was the first British cyclist to win the Tour de France?
Bradley Wiggins
How old was Tiger Woods when he won his first major?
21
What are Africa’s big five game animals?
LION, LEOPARD, RHINO, ELEPHANT & CAPE BUFFALO
What causes high and low tides?
THE GRAVITATIONAL PULL OF THE MOON
What is the name for a baby rabbit?
Kitten
About which issue does Malala Yousafzai famously campaign?
FEMALE EDUCATION
Where are the European Parliament’s headquarters?
STRASBOURG
Who famously developed the Theory of Relativity?
ALBERT EINSTEIN
The pH Scale ranges from 0 to what number?
14
Who invented the World Wide Web?
TIM BERNERS-LEE
Water is made up of which two elements?
HYDROGEN & OXYGEN
Which letters of the alphabet are used to identify the chromosomes determining gender?
X & Y
Born in 1820, who was known as the founder of modern nursing?
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
How many sides does a dodecahedron have?
12
What is the basic unit of measurement of electric current?
AMP
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
MERCURY
Who wrote A Brief History of Time?
STEPHEN HAWKING
Which two countries share the world’s longest land border?
CANADA & THE UNITED STATES
In which continent would you find the Himalayas?
Asia
Great Britain is made up of which countries?
ENGLAND, WALES & SCOTLAND
Manet, Monet, Degas, Renoir and Pissarro were famously associated with which art movement?
IMPRESSIONISM
Who was the second President of the United States?
John Adams
What are the first three books of The Old Testament?
GENESIS, EXODUS & LEVITICUS
Banksy is most-associated with which city?
Bristol
Which famous painting is otherwise known as La Gioconda?
THE MONA LISA
In Romeo and Juliet, to which family did Juliet belong?
THE CAPULETS
How many centimetres make up an inch?
2.54
Which chess pieces can’t move in a straight line?
KNIGHTS
When is International Women’s Day?
March 8th
How many teeth should an average adult human have?
32
What is the world’s largest religion?
CHRISTIANITY
Name the longest river in the UK.
River Severn
We’re all missing a cool IPA in the pub – what does the acronym stand for?
India Pale Ale
How many hearts does an octopus have?
3
Which city will host the 2028 Olympic Games?
Los Angeles
Pret a Manger is a popular sandwich chain in the UK, but what does the French name mean in English?
Ready to Eat
If you completed the Three Peaks challenge, which three UK mountains would you have climbed?
Ben Nevis, Snowdon, Scafell Pike
What do the French call the English Channel?
la Manche
What temperature centigrade does water boil at?
100 degrees centigrade
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Everest
How many elements are in the periodic table?
118
Which year did the Vietnam War start?
1955
Which year did the European Union first introduce the Euro as currency?
1999
Where is the original Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh housed?
Museum of Modern Art, New York
What is the largest animal on the planet?
The Blue Whale
In which European country was there a civil war between 1946 and 1949?
Greece
Who discovered the wreckage of the Titanic?
Robert Ballard
What is Shakespeare’s shortest play?
The Comedy of Errors
Who designed the Eiffel Tower?
Gustave Eiffel
To a single decimal point, many kilometers in a mile?
1.6km
What’s the hottest chilli pepper in the world?
Carolina Reaper
What is Japanese sake made from?
Rice
Which UK city is also known as The Potteries?
Stoke-on-Trent
What was the name of the UK’s first ever newspaper?
The Daily Courant
What does the “SD” in SD card stand for?
Secure Digital
How many feet make a yard?
3
What does Bastille Day celebrate?
The storming of the Bastille, which was a military fortress and prison that held political prisoners in France. It happened on July 14th 1789 (the early days of the French revolution)
In France it is called ‘Fete Nationale’
What are 3 possible causes of Resource Wars?
Rising population, dwindling resources, climate change
What is the address of the White House?
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Where does Route 66 start and finish?
Route 66 starts in Chicago and finishes in Los Angeles
