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General Knowledge 4 (Age: 11-18)

	1) Where was Leonardo Da Vinci born?
	a	Palermo
	b	Milan
	c	Leonardo
	d	Vinci
	2) Which part of the body is most important for balance?
	a	mouth
	b	nose
	c	chin
	d	ears
	3) How many animal signs are there in the Chinese Calendar?
	a	3
	b	9
	c	12
	d	18
	4) Orange Pekoe is a variety of what?
	a	orange
	b	duck
	c	tea
	d	apple
	5) How did Thor Heyerdahl cross the Pacific in 1947?
	a	rowing boat
	b	raft
	c	balloon
	d	glider
	6) Which of these birds can fly?
	a	Puffin
	b	Ostrich
	c	Kiwi
	d	Penguin
	7) The currency in South Africa is the ?
	a	pound
	b	dollar
	c	rand
	d	pand
	8) Which city used to be called New Amsterdam?
	a	Rotterdam
	b	Rome
	c	New York
	d	Los Angeles
	9) What was the subject of Charles Darwin's famous theory?
	a	gravity
	b	light
	c	evolution
	d	relativity
	10) Which composer had the middle name Amadeus?
	a	Handel
	b	Bach
	c	Beethoven
	d	Mozart
	11) Where was Joan of Arc burnt at the stake in 1431?
	a	Paris
	b	Marseilles
	c	Rouen
	d	London
	12) How many stripes are on the American flag?
	a	12
	b	13
	c	15
	d	16
	13) What is currently the most popular style of food in the UK?
	a	chinese
	b	italian
	c	american
	d	indian
	14) Which Shakespearian character is famous for saying ' A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse'?
	a	Macbeth
	b	King Lear
	c	Richard III
	d	Othello
	15) What kind of food is ciabata?
	a	rice
	b	bread
	c	pasta
	d	fish
	16) What does the latin word 'circa' mean when written before a year?
	a	until
	b	before
	c	after
	d	around
	17) In numerical terms a gross is?
	a	three score and ten
	b	a bakers dozen
	c	a dozen dozen
	d	a thousand dozen
	18) What is a vegan?
	a	a plant
	b	a planet
	c	a strict vegetarian
	d	an alien
	19) The drink Port traditionally comes from ?
	a	Spain
	b	France
	c	Italy
	d	Portugal
	20) Who wrote Dracula?
	a	Charles Dickens
	b	William Shakespeare
	c	Bram Stoker
	d	Jules Verne

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