Test Your General Knowledge

1. Moraines, eskers and drumlins are all landforms that were created by what phenomenon? 2 points

2. Hg is the chemical symbol of which element? 1 point

3. At the start of a chess game, how many pieces are there in total on a chess board? 1 point

4. Which scientist was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics? 2 points

5. About how many taste buds does the average human tongue have? a) 1000. b) 1000,000. c) 10,000. 1 point

6. Where would you find what is widely considered to be the world’s most ancient forest? 2 points

7. Han van Meegeren was a Dutch art forger. One of his successes, The Supper at

Emmaus, was proclaimed by scholars to be a masterpiece by whom? 2 points

8. How many bones do sharks have in their bodies? 1 point

9. What was Britney Spears’ first single? 1 point

10. What is the name of the thin but long country that spans more than half of the west coast of South America? 1 point

11. What did the graffiti artist Banksy paint on his own bathroom walls during the COVID-19 lockdown? 2 points

12. The glow called St Elmo’s Fire appears when electrical voltage affects gases in the sky. What do we call it when we purposely make the same thing happen inside glass tubes? 1 point

13. A childhood job tasting sweets for market research inspired what book by Roald Dahl? 1 point

14. Which is the only vowel on a standard keyboard that is not on the top line of letters? 1 point

15. Now identified with Valentine’s Day, which Roman god was depicted as a plump cherub with a bow and arrow? 1 point