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General Knowledge, Part II

This quiz is more of the trivia/general facts stuff found in my most popular quiz to date, General Knowledge.

Quiz created by: Andria

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1. What is the last name of the current British Royal Family?

Windsor.
Leicester.
Spencer.
York.

2. What was "the beer that made Milwaukee famous"?

Pabst Blue Ribbon.
Heileman's Old Style.
Miller.
Schlitz.

3. What was the best-selling automobile of all time?

The original Mini (built in the United Kingdom from 1959 to 2000).
The Model T Ford.
The Toyota Corolla.
The original Volkswagen Beetle.

4. What is the most widely spoken language in the world?

English.
Hindi.
Mandarin Chinese.
Spanish.

5. Who or what company invented the 8-track tape?

Sony.
William Lear.
Steve Jobs.
RCA.

6. What two countries was Benjamin Franklin ambassador to?

Spain and Italy.
Germany and Denmark.
France and Sweden.
England and France.

7. Where can a "fungo circle" be found?

On a mushroom.
In Japan.
On a baseball.
In the forest.

8. Which country was Joan of Arc from?

France.
England.
Belgium.
Germany.

9. What is the square root of 1 million (1,000,000)?

One thousand (1,000).
One hundred (100).
Ten thousand (10,000).
One hundred thousand (100,000).

10. What is the significance of the number 666?

It is a lucky lottery number in certain third-world countries.
It is the half-life (in years) of uranium.
It is identified with the devil.
It is identified with extraterrestrials.

11. Who is the only non-US-born Caucasian musician to record under the Motown label, and what is his/her signature song?

R. Dean Taylor ("Indiana Wants Me").
Elvis Costello ("Alison").
Petula Clark ("Downtown")
Sheena Easton ("Morning Train [Nine to Five]").

12. Which large international chemical firm with a checkered history invented nylon?

Dow.
DuPont.
Celanese.
Monsanto.

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<h1>General Knowledge, Part II</h1><p>This quiz is more of the trivia/general facts stuff found in my most popular quiz to date, General Knowledge.</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/andria.shtml">Andria</a></p><br>1. What is the last name of the current British Royal Family?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Windsor.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Leicester.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Spencer.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) York.</div>
<br>2. What was "the beer that made Milwaukee famous"?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pabst Blue Ribbon. </div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Heileman's Old Style.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Miller.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Schlitz.</div>
<br>3. What was the best-selling automobile of all time?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The original Mini (built in the United Kingdom from 1959 to 2000).</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Model T Ford.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Toyota Corolla.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The original Volkswagen Beetle.</div>
<br>4. What is the most widely spoken language in the world?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) English.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hindi.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mandarin Chinese.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Spanish.</div>
<br>5. Who or what company invented the 8-track tape?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sony.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) William Lear.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Steve Jobs.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) RCA.</div>
<br>6. What two countries was Benjamin Franklin ambassador to?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Spain and Italy.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Germany and Denmark.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) France and Sweden.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) England and France.</div>
<br>7. Where can a "fungo circle" be found?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) On a mushroom.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) In Japan.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) On a baseball.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) In the forest.</div>
<br>8. Which country was Joan of Arc from?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) France.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) England.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Belgium.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Germany.</div>
<br>9. What is the square root of 1 million (1,000,000)?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) One thousand (1,000).</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) One hundred (100).</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ten thousand (10,000).</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) One hundred thousand (100,000).</div>
<br>10. What is the significance of the number 666?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) It is a lucky lottery number in certain third-world countries.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) It is the half-life (in years) of uranium.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) It is identified with the devil.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) It is identified with extraterrestrials.</div>
<br>11. Who is the only non-US-born Caucasian musician to record under the Motown label, and what is his/her signature song?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) R. Dean Taylor ("Indiana Wants Me").</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Elvis Costello ("Alison").</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Petula Clark ("Downtown")</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sheena Easton ("Morning Train [Nine to Five]").</div>
<br>12. Which large international chemical firm with a checkered history invented nylon?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Dow.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) DuPont.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Celanese.</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Monsanto.</div>
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