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 #2840

General Knowledge Quiz for Thursday, 27 October 2016

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. The film actor Maurice Micklewhite is better known by what name?

A
Clark Gable
B
Michael Caine
C
Anthony Hopkins
D
Steve Martin
Select from the options above.

Q2. In which sport did Olympic gold medallists Roger Ducret, Lucien Gaudin, Laura Flessel-Colovic, Gaston Alibert, Pascale Trinquet, Christian d'Oriola, Jehan Buhan and Albert Robert Ayat represent France?

A
Cycling
B
Fencing
C
Canoeing
D
Swimming
Select from the options above.

Q3. What ampihibia are native to Europe and Asia, with 4 fingers and five toes, one species of which ejects a white poisonous fluid from the glands in the skin?

A
Cobra
B
Tuatara
C
Salamander
D
Tapir
Select from the options above.

Q4. New Zealand historian Michael King has specialised in what area?

A
Russian Arctic exploration
B
Maori history since European settlement in New Zealand
C
Japanese earthquake research
D
Seafood recipes
Select from the options above.

Q5. Which cakes were named after a baker who lived in Bath?

A
Neenish
B
Eccles
C
Anzac
D
Sally Lun
Select from the options above.

Q6. What was the first name of Beatrix Potter's character called Puddleduck?

A
Peter
B
Jeremy
C
Jemima
D
Mrs.
Select from the options above.

Q7. Where was the city Thonis-Heracleion?

A
Near Anatolia
B
At the southern tip of the island of Crete
C
On the island of Santorini
D
At the mouth of the Nile
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.