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General Knowledge 110816 is a selection of 10 questions. General Knowledge 110816 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.
- Q: What did the Barbie Doll get in 2000 which it hadn’t had before?
A: A belly button - Q: What was the name of the Japanese virtual pets that became very popular throughout the world in 1997?
A: Tamagotchi - Q: How many old pennies were there in Half a Crown?
A: 30 (two and a half shillings (30 pennies)) - Q: What are COBOL, Java, and Fortran?
A: Computer programming languages (COBOL and Fortran are two of the oldest programming languages – in use from the 1950s to the present day) - Q: What does OPEC stand for?
A: Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries - Q: What did Martin Stone invent in 1888 that millions of suckers still use every day?
A: Drinking Straw - Q: Complete this advertising slogan ‘Murraymints, Murraymints…’?
A: The too-good-to-hurry mints - Q: In the proverb, imitation is the sincerest form of what?
A: Flattery - Q: Where in the world is ‘Thatcher Day’ celebrated on 11th January?
A: The Falkland Islands (maybe they burn an effigy of her or something) - Q: In Iraq, what are the two main Muslim sects?
A: Sunni and Shiite