Easy General Knowledge Quiz

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Here are a few easy general knowledge quiz questions with multiple choice. The questions are chosen at random and remember: a question is easy only if you know its answer. If you get stuck, you can find the correct answers at the end of this quiz.

Easy General Knowledge Quiz and Answers

1.Proverbially, what is rubbed into the wound to make things worse?

1. Salt
2. Vinegar
3. Chocolate
4. Sugar

2. What name is given to a country’s song played on official occasions?

1. National anthem
2. National curriculum
3. National debt
4. National Gallery

3. The radio time signal is made up of a series of what?

1. Pips
2. Peels
3. Piths
4. Pulps

4. What name is given to the control column of an aircraft?

1. Joystick
2. Broomstick
3. Slapstick
4. Lipstick

5. What is the name of the tough Vietnam veteran played on film by Sylvester Stallone?

1. Rambo
2. Bubbles
3. Twinky
4. Jack

6. In fairy tales, which item is used to transport people through the air?

1. Magic carpet
2. Magic mattress
3. Magic blanket
4. Magic bed

7. Which of these is a popular type of biscuit?

1. Digestive
2. Ingestive
3. Suggestive
4. Festive

8. What is worn by a baby to keep its clothes clean while eating?

1. Bib
2. Dib
3. Rib
4. Fib

9. Which of these is a world famous natural wonder of Africa?

1. Vanessa Stumbles
2. Victoria Falls
3. Virginia Drops
4. Violet Dives

10. Which of these means an eccentric person?

1. Crackpot
2. Jackpot
3. Chamberpot
4. Flowerpot

11. A ‘goatee’ is a small type of what?

1. Fork
2. Goat
3. Cucumber
4. Beard

12. Which of these was a successful pop star of the 1980s?

1. Adam Ant
2. Billy Bug
3. Chris Cricket
4. Dave Dragonfly

13. Vinnie Jones is most commonly associated with which sport?

1. Football
2. Motor racing
3. Polo
4. Yachting

14. What was the nickname of William I of England?

1. The Lionheart
2. The Warrior
3. The Sun King
4. The Conqueror

15. ‘I Just Called To Say I Love You’ was a number one hit for which singer in the 1980s?

1. Stevie Marvel
2. Stevie Wonder
3. Sam Johnes
4. Bob Marley

16. The caterpillar is the larval stage of which animal?

1. Butterfly
2. Wasp
3. Dragonfly
4. Daddy-long-legs

17. Numbered balls and game cards are a feature of which popular game of chance?

1. Roulette
2. Backgammon
3. Blackjack
4. Bingo

18. Sandringham and Balmoral are residences of which public figure?

1. Prime Minister
2. Queen
3. US President
4. Bobby Davro

19. Stephenson’s Rocket was an early example of which means of transportation?

1. Hovercraft
2. Bicycle
3. Train
4. Hydrofoil

20. Which animals metaphorically constitute a heavy rainstorm?

1. Frogs and toads
2. Sheep and goats
3. Cats and dogs
4. Lions and tigers

21. What is put into a novel to indicate the place where you finished reading?

1. Bookmatthew
2. Bookmark
3. Bookluke
4. Bookjohn

22. Which type of carriageway takes traffic around, instead of through, UK towns and cities?

1. Belt road
2. Ring road
3. Watchstrap road
4. Lowstreet road

23. What is the reverse fold at the bottom of some trouser legs?

1. Turn on
2. Turn up
3. Turn off
4. Turnip

24. According to the saying, where does, charity begins?

1. Over the wall
2. At home
3. On the farm
4. In the bank

25. In the rhyme, Simple Simon met a pieman going where?

1. To the market
2. To the fair
3. To the bank
4. To the pub

26. Which of these is a punctuation mark?

1. Semicircle
2. Semiconductor
3. Semicolon
4. Semiconscious

27. What is the name of a person with whom you regularly correspond to exchange news?

1. Pencilmate
2. Biropal
3.   Ballpointchum
4.   Penpal

28. If the information is from a reliable source, it is said to come straight from where?

1. Dog’s paw
2. Horse’s mouth
3. Rat’s tail
4. Pig’s ear

29. What does a boxer use to protect his teeth during a match?

1. Gumdrop
2.   Gumshield
3.   Gumsafe
4.   Gumprot

30. Which of these words means ‘deceive’?

1. Hoodwink
2. Capblink
3. Scarftic
4. Hatsquint

31.  Which word means ‘to go to a party uninvited’?

1. Windowlash
2.   Gatecrash
3. Doorbash
4.   Hatchmash

32. Which of these might be used to make a path or patio?

1. Crazy paving
2. Mad concrete
3. Dotty flagstone
4. Potty asphalt

33. Which of these is the name of a type of trousers?

1. Flares
2.   Flickers
3. Flames
4.   Flashes

34. A person at his wit’s end is said to be losing what?

1. His draughts
2. His marbles
3. His chessmen
4. His tiddlywinks

35.  If someone gets out of a difficult situation, he is said to have saved his what?

1. Ham
2. Bacon
3. Sausage
4. Salami

36. Which of these symbolises the election of a new pope?

1. White feathers
2. White smoke
3.   White doves
4. White chocolate

37. Which ‘test’ was originally used to determine whether something was made of gold?

1. Reflex test
2.   Acid test
3. Bite test
4. Spelling test

38. What is someone said to run if he risks danger or ridicule?

1. Gauntlet
2. Apron
3.   Shinpad
4. Gumboot

39. Which word describes something humorous said with a straight face?

1. Milkpan
2. Fryingpan
3. Deadpan
4. Bedpan

40. Which of these is a nickname for a noisy upper-class young man?

1. Cheerio Charle
2.   Hooray Henry
3. Jeepers Jeremy
4. Spiffing Spencer

41. Which of these phrases describes someone who is extremely angry?

1. Hopping mad
2. Jumping crazy
3. Skipping dippy
4.   Leaping loopy

42. Which of these phrases refers to a snobbish person?

1. Toffe-nosed
2. Pie-eyed
3.   Fudge-mouthed
4. Chocolate-eared

Answers

1. Salt
2. National Anthem
3. Pips
4. Joystick
5. Rambo
6. Magic Carpet
7. Digestive
8. Bib
9. Victoria Falls
10. Crackpot
11. Beard
12. Adam Ant
13. Football
14. The Conqueror
15. Stevie Wonder
16. Butterfly
17. Bingo
18. Queen
19. Train
20. Cats and dogs
21. Bookmark
22. Ring Road
23. Turn up
24. At home
25. To the fair
26. Semicolon
27. Penpal
28. Horse’s mouth
29. Gumshield
30. Hoodwink
31. Gatecrash
32. Crazy paving
33. Flares
34. His marble
35. Bacon
36. White smoke
37. Acid test
38. Gauntlet
39. Deadpan
40. Hooray Henry
41. Hooping mad
42. Toffe-nosed

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