Quiz: General knowledge

  1. Which famous novel features two fictional islands called Lilliput and Blefuscu?
  2. Which planet takes around just 3 Earth months to orbit the Sun?
  3. What is a synonym?
  4. The Northwest Passage is a sea route connecting which two oceans?
  5. What is the only mammal on Earth that can actively fly?
  6. What is the tallest building in America?
  7. What song was released in 1964 and begins with the lyrics, ‘Hello Darkness my old friend, I’ve come to talk with you again’?
  8. Can you place the following fractions in order beginning with the smallest first: 6/9, 1/2, 7/8, 3/5?
  9. Who is known as the world’s fastest 1000m sprinter?
  10. The Harmon Trophy is a set of three international trophies awarded annually to the world’s most outstanding what?

  1. Gulliver’s Travels
  1. Mercury
  2. A word that has the same meaning as another word
  3. The Pacific Ocean and the northern Atlantic Ocean
  4. Bat
  5. One World Trade Center
  6. The Sound of Silence
  7. 1/2, 3/5, 6/9, 7/8
  8. Usain Bolt
  9. Aviator, aviatrix and aeronaut