General Knowledge I Flashcards

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1
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What is the radio station in the Simpsons called?

A

KBBL

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2
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What is the fear of long words called?

A

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

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3
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Which year in the 20th century had 3 kings ruling England one after each other?

A

1936

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4
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What is the longest word in the English Dictionary?

A

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis - 45 letters

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5
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What do you have two of that look like beans?

A

Kidneys

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6
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Chris Tarrant presented the show ______ which was broadcasted from 5 January 1974 to 3 April 1982.

A

Tiswas

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7
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Edward II was said to have a Branding Iron stuck __ ___ ______

A

Up his bottom

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8
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Which British explorer went to Antarctica BEFORE Robert Falcon Scott in 1909?

A

Ernest Shackleton

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9
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How many illegitimate children did Charles II have?

A

Fourteen

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10
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What form of carbon conducts electricity?

A

Graphite

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Indie games producer Mojang produced which computer game which has now been released on the Smartphone?

A

Minecraft

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12
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Name the chairman of Twitter.

A

Jack Dorsey

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