General Knowledge Quiz

General Knowledge Quiz

Question 1 of 10

What was the name of the American inventor who is regarded as the inventor of the light bulb, alongside Sir Joseph Swan?

Question 2 of 10

Which of these is not one of the boroughs that makes up the city of New York?

Question 3 of 10

What are Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie and Ontario?

Question 4 of 10

What is the correct spelling of the following word meaning "an open shed or shelter; hut"?

Question 5 of 10

During what War did the 1847 'Battle of Cerro Gordo' take place?

Question 6 of 10

Who was the first celebrity to sell the rights to her wedding to a magazine?

Question 7 of 10

What was the name of Franklin D. Roosevelt's second Vice President?

Question 8 of 10

Naturally enough, Cheech and Chong's film Still Smokin' was set in what European capital, which also got a visit from Harold and Kumar?

Question 9 of 10

What is another name for the West Indies?

Question 10 of 10

In "Pinocchio", what are all the bad boys on Pleasure Island changed into?

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