Puzzles General Knowledge Quiz

1. Which Italian navigator under the patronage of the Spanish monarchy made several voyages to the Americas?

A Sir Walter Raleigh

B James Cook

C Christopher Columbus

D Marco Polo

Kevin Bacon See Question 15 10. Which astrological phenomena are found in millions in the Oort cloud beyond Pluto?

A Stars

B Meteors

C Comets

D Asteroids 11. In which US state is Palm Springs?

A Florida

B California

C North Carolina

D Oregon 12. Which female R & B band released an album entitled EV3 in 1997?

A TLC

B En Vogue

C Destiny’s Child

D All Saints 13. In which state is Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in what is now the USA?

A North Carolina

B Virginia

C Florida

D Georgia 14. Who wrote the 1997 Number One song Perfect Day?

A David Bowie

B Freddie Mercury

C Louis Armstrong

D Lou Reed 15. Which 1990 film starring Kevin Bacon saw natives of a small American town defending themselves against strange underground creatures?

A Rumours

B Tremors

C Murmurs

D Schemers