General Knowledge Quiz Questions

1.  What is the capital of Switzerland?

 

2.  How many minutes are there in a clepsydra?

 

3.  What is the longest river in the world?

 

4.  Who wrote 'His Dark Materials'?

 

5.  Who invented the Light Bulb?

 

6.  In order, what happened to each of Henry VIII's wives?

 

7.  In what year did Queen Victoria die?

 

8.  What was the name of the conflict between the Spartans and the Athenians?

 

9.  Why do snakes never blink?

 

10.  Name this number sequence and the next 3 numbers which would appear;

 

1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13

 

11. In JK Rowling's 'Harry Potter' series, what is the name of Harry's dad?

 

12.  In what year was Florence Nightingale born?

 

13.  Who won the 1998 World Cup?