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General 160419 is a selection of 10 questions. General 160419 is the filename to differentiate it from other general knowledge quizzes. Feel free to use any of these questions and answers for your own quizzes. Just keep in mind that you cannot republish them in any format.
1 What month takes its name from the Latin for nine?
A November (Latin: novem – November was the ninth month of the ancient Roman calendar)
2 What do the initials HB on a pencil stand for?
A Hard Black
3 What is written immediately above the word ‘ONE’ in the centre of the back of a U.S. one dollar bill?
A In God we trust
4 What percentage of gold does 18 carat gold contain?
A 75% (18/24)
5 What is 1888 written in Roman numerals?
A MDCCCLXXXVIII
6 What usually hangs from a ship’s davits?
A Lifeboats
7 Translating into English as “our thing”, what is the Italian name for the Sicilian Mafia?
A Cosa Nostra
8 Whose official residence is at Number One Observatory Circle, Washington DC?
A Vice President of the USA
9 In Morse code, which letter do two dots represent?
A I
10 How many times do the minute and hour hands of a clock overlap in a 24-hour period?
A 22
1. time overlap occurs at 00:00:00
2. time overlap occurs at 01:05:27
3. time overlap occurs at 02:10:54
4. time overlap occurs at 03:16:21
5. time overlap occurs at 04:21:49
6. time overlap occurs at 05:27:16
7. time overlap occurs at 06:32:43
8. time overlap occurs at 07:38:10
9. time overlap occurs at 08:43:38
10. time overlap occurs at 09:49:05
11. time overlap occurs at 10:54:32
12. time overlap occurs at 12:00:00
13. time overlap occurs at 13:05:27
14. time overlap occurs at 14:10:54
15. time overlap occurs at 15:16:21
16. time overlap occurs at 16:21:49
17. time overlap occurs at 17:27:16
18. time overlap occurs at 18:32:43
19. time overlap occurs at 19:38:10
20. time overlap occurs at 20:43:38
21. time overlap occurs at 21:49:05
22. time overlap occurs at 22:54:32
(time overlap occurs at 24:00:00 but since we count starting as ‘1’ of overlaps, it is excluded)