Daily Quiz Daily

Our daily general knowledge quiz

Quiz Archive Archive

A complete history of our quiz challenges

By Subject Subjects

Choose from seven quiz categories

Personalised Personalised

Build a quiz by subject and difficulty

Daily Quiz #728

General Knowledge Quiz for Saturday, 15 January 2011

A new general knowledge quiz is available every day. Try today's quiz or work through our archive of daily and themed quizzes.

0 out of ?

Q1. Which Canadian-born bandleader and violinist was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2002 for his accomplishments in hydroplane racing, such as winning the Gold Cup in 1946 and the Ford Memorial competition in 1948?

A
Guy Lombardo
B
Benny Goodman
C
Paul Whiteman
D
"Jelly Roll" Morton
Select from the options above.

Q2. Which state of the USA calls itself the "Lone Star State"?

A
Montana
B
Texas
C
Hawaii
D
Idaho
Select from the options above.

Q3. Which of these is a fragrant climbing shrub?

A
Honeysuckle
B
Jamnibble
C
Marmaladechomp
D
Treaclemunch
Select from the options above.

Q4. Which English sculptor's famous works in London are the lions at the British Museum, "Peter Pan" in Kensington Gardens and "Edith Cavell Memorial" outside the National Portrait Gallery?

A
Sir George Frampton
B
Henry Moore
C
Sir Jacob Epstein
D
Dame Barbara Hepworth
Select from the options above.

Q5. What is a besom used to do?

A
Prune
B
Dig
C
Mulch
D
Sweep
Select from the options above.

Q6. In which field is Auguste Escoffier famous?

Note: This question was updated in July 2020
A
Mountaineering
B
Hairdressing
C
Fashion design
D
Cuisine
Select from the options above.

Q7. In September 2009, where was it proposed to castrate paedophiles?

Note: This question was updated in March 2020
A
India
B
China
C
Poland
D
Thailand
Select from the options above.
0%
There are 0 questions in this quiz.
You've completed 0 questions.
You've answered 0 questions correctly.
You've answered 0 questions incorrectly.