{"id":252779,"date":"2025-12-26T18:53:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T18:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/252779\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T18:53:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T18:53:16","slug":"100-questions-to-test-your-general-knowledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/252779\/","title":{"rendered":"100 questions to test your general knowledge"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n Scroll to the end to check your answers…\n <\/p>\n

\n 1. What is the federal capital of Pakistan?<\/p>\n

\n 2. Did the Battle of Clontarf take place in 1014, 1114, or 1214?<\/p>\n

\n 3. In which country is the province of Champagne?<\/p>\n

\n 4. Is melittology the study of ants, bees, or moths?<\/p>\n

\n 5. What is the largest city in Cyprus?<\/p>\n

\n 6. What is the first novel in the Harry Potter series?<\/p>\n

\n 7. Carrick-on-Suir is in which county?<\/p>\n

\n 8. In what film did Sean Connery star as James Bond for the last time?<\/p>\n

\n 9. What is US President, Donald Trump\u2019s middle name?<\/p>\n

\"PresidentPresident Donald Trump. Picture: AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein<\/p>\n

\n 10. Who had a 1990 hit with The Obvious Child?\n <\/p>\n

\n 11. In which city were the 2020 Summer Olympic Games held?<\/p>\n

\n 12. Who co-starred with Leonardo DiCaprio in the 1997 film, Titanic?<\/p>\n

\n 13. What was the title of the Beatles 10-song, debut album?<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Beatles<\/p>\n

\n 14. The headquarters of the Hyundai Motor Company is in which country?<\/p>\n

\n 15. Who was President of Ireland, from 1990 to 1997?<\/p>\n

\n 16. Which English Premier League football club won their first major trophy in May this year?<\/p>\n

\n 17. The samba dance style is associated with which country?<\/p>\n

\n 18. What is the Irish word for flowers?<\/p>\n

\n 19. Who were the pop duo Wham?<\/p>\n

\n 20. Who played the seventh Earl of Grantham in the TV series Downton Abbey?\n <\/p>\n

\n 21. In Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which one began with the letter \u2018B\u2019?<\/p>\n

\"SnowSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs<\/p>\n

\n 22. Which country adopted the euro in 2002, despite not being a European Union member?<\/p>\n

\n 23. Which is Poland\u2019s longest river?<\/p>\n

\n 24. What word refers to a group of words with similiar meanings?<\/p>\n

\n 25. Which of these sporting events is the oldest: The English St. Leger, Isle of Man TT Race, or FIFA World Cup?<\/p>\n

\n 26. Which country includes the historic region of Bohemia?<\/p>\n

\n 27. Which country has the nickname \u2018The Land of a Thousand Lakes\u2019?<\/p>\n

\n 28. Which former US President was laid to rest in January of this year?<\/p>\n

\n 29. What is the capital of Croatia?<\/p>\n

\n 30. What was the first name of the Italian tenor, Caruso?<\/p>\n

\n 31. Who was Queen of France during the French Revolution?<\/p>\n

\n 32. Who was the first director of the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)?<\/p>\n

\n 33. Who played Frank Reagan in the TV police series, Blue Bloods?\n <\/p>\n

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\n 34. Who did Cork-born, Cillian Murphy, portray to win him an Oscar?<\/p>\n

\n 35. In which city is the La Scala opera house?<\/p>\n

\n 36. How many times has Brazil won the FIFA World Cup?<\/p>\n

\n 37. Who wrote The Harlot\u2019s House, Poems in Prose, and The Sphinx?<\/p>\n

\n 38. What is the capital of the Isle of Man?<\/p>\n

\n 39. Which is Ireland\u2019s oldest city?<\/p>\n

\n 40. In what year did Elvis Presley die?<\/p>\n

\"ElvisElvis Presley.<\/p>\n

\n 41. What sport does Scottie Scheffler compete in?<\/p>\n

\n 42. Who is the only main character in the TV series, Friends, who does not get married?<\/p>\n

\n 43. Anastasia and Drizella Tremaine are stepsisters of which childrens\u2019 story character?<\/p>\n

\n 44. Which was the first smallest country to qualify for a FIFA World Cup tournament?<\/p>\n

\n 45. What colour hat does Bob the Builder wear?<\/p>\n

\n 46.
\n (I\u2019ve Had) The Time of My Life comes from which 1987 film?<\/p>\n

\n 47. Who was the third President of Ireland?<\/p>\n

\n 48. Who was known as the \u2018Queen of Motown\u2019?<\/p>\n

\n 49. What is trypanophobia the fear of?<\/p>\n

\n 50. What is the Spanish word for \u2018today\u2019?<\/p>\n

\n 51. What nuts are used to make marzipan?<\/p>\n

\"AA traditional Christmas fruit cake with marzipan<\/p>\n

\n 52. Which writer once said: \u2018\u2019The report of my death was an exaggeration\u2019\u2019?<\/p>\n

\n 53. The Spirit of Ecstasy is a feature on what car brand?<\/p>\n

\n 54. Which actress provides the narration in the film Enchanted?\n <\/p>\n

\n 55. Silver is associated with what wedding anniversary?<\/p>\n

\n 56. Ireland\u2019s only cable car runs from the mainland to which island?<\/p>\n

\n 57. In what year was Taylor Swift born?<\/p>\n

\"TaylorTaylor Swift. Picture: Jordan Strauss\/Invision\/AP, File<\/p>\n

\n 58. The Soldier Field sports stadium is in which US city?<\/p>\n

\n 59. Which is the Republic of Ireland\u2019s only large wildlife park?<\/p>\n

\n 60. Peter Parker is the name of which superhero?<\/p>\n

\n 61. How many colours are in the rainbow?<\/p>\n

\n 62. What does the Latin word \u2018tempus\u2019 mean in English?<\/p>\n

\n 63. How many episodes of the hit TV series Fawlty Towers were made?<\/p>\n

\n 64. What colour do you get when you mix blue and yellow?<\/p>\n

\n 65. Which mammal is known to spend almost all of its life in eucalyptus trees?<\/p>\n

\n 66. What is the next prime number after 89?<\/p>\n

\n 67. In Only Fools and Horses, what three place names are on the back of Del Boy\u2019s van?<\/p>\n

\"NicholasNicholas Lyndhurst and David Jason in Only Fools and Horses<\/p>\n

\n 68. In 1915, the Lusitania sank of the coast of which Irish county?<\/p>\n

\n 69. How many senior All-Ireland football finals have Dublin won; 29, 30 or 31?<\/p>\n

\n 70. Elphaba, Glinda, and, Prince Fiero, are characters in which musical film?<\/p>\n

\n 71. In what year was Ireland\u2019s last win in the Eurovision Song Contest?<\/p>\n

\n 72. Whose nickname was \u2018The Godfather of Soul\u2019?<\/p>\n

\n 73. \u2018The Kabin\u2019 features in which TV soap?<\/p>\n

\n 74. True or false, One Direction never won The X Factor?\n <\/p>\n

\n 75. Chromatica was the fourth UK No. I album for which singer, in 2020?<\/p>\n

\n 76. Who wrote the novel, Dombey and Son?\n <\/p>\n

\n 77. Where will the National Ploughing Championships be held in 2026?<\/p>\n

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\n 78. In which county is the village of Letterfrack?<\/p>\n

\n 79. TV series game show, The Traitors Ireland, was hosted by which actress?<\/p>\n

\n 80. Who was the 35th President of America?<\/p>\n

\n 81. Who, in 1921, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the photoelectric effect?<\/p>\n

\n 82. What is the chemical symbol for gold?<\/p>\n

\n 83. Which children\u2019s character lives in a pineapple under the sea?<\/p>\n

\n 84. Who played the Bull McCabe in the 1990 film, The Field?\n <\/p>\n

\n 85. Geoff Hurst scored a hat-trick in the 1966 World Cup final, but who scored the other England goal?<\/p>\n

\n 86. What was the name of the waitress\/hotel maid, in Fawlty Towers?\n <\/p>\n

\"FawltyFawlty Towers<\/p>\n

\n 87. Who was the last King of America?<\/p>\n

\n 88. In which city did the first performance of Handel\u2019s Messiah, take place, in 1742?<\/p>\n

\n 89. Table Mountain is in which African country?<\/p>\n

\n 90. That\u2019s All Right was the first commercial single, in 1954, for which singer?<\/p>\n

\n 91. What is the most sold book in the world?<\/p>\n

\n 92. Who is the patron saint of France for her role in the siege of Orl\u00e9ans?<\/p>\n

\n 93. Which of these Milan clubs is the oldest; Inter Milan, or AC Milan?<\/p>\n

\n 94. The town of Ballygawley is in which Northern Ireland county?<\/p>\n

\n 95. Who wrote the novel, The Three Muskateers?\n <\/p>\n

\n 96. In which city did Katie Taylor win her first Olympic gold medal?<\/p>\n

\"KatieKatie Taylor. Picture: Stephen McCarthy\/Sportsfile<\/p>\n

\n 97. Which department store features in the 1947 film, Miracle on 34th Street?\n <\/p>\n

\n 98. Munster became the first Irish team to beat the All Blacks, in what year?<\/p>\n

\n 99. The RMS Olympic and the HMHS Britannic, were sisters ships of which other ship?<\/p>\n

\n 100. How many von Trapp children are in The Sound of Music?\n <\/p>\n

Answers…<\/p>\n

\" Quizmaster Noel Welch, who has been running the weekly quiz for 40 years. Picture: Larry Cummins<\/p>\n

\n 1. Islamabad; 2. 1014; 3. France; 4. Bees; 5. Limassol; 6. Harry Potter and the Philosopher\u2019s Stone; 7. Co. Tipperary; 8. Never Say Never Again; 9. John; 10. Paul Simon;\u00a011. Tokyo; 12. Kate Winslet; 13. Please Please Me; 14. South Korea; 15. Mary Robinson; 16. Crystal Palace; 17. Brazil; 18. Bl\u00e1thanna; 19. George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley;\u00a020. Hugh Bonneville; 21. Bashful; 22. Kosovo; 23. Vistula; 24. Synonyms; 25. English St. Leger; 26. Czech Republic; 27. Finland; 28. Jimmy Carter; 29. Zagreb;\u00a030. Enrico; 31. Marie Antoinette; 32. J. Edgar Hoover; 33. Tom Selleck; 34. Robert Oppenheimer; 35. Milan; 36. Five; 37. Oscar Wilde; 38. Douglas; 39. Waterford; 40. 1977; 41. Golf; 42. Joey Tribbiani; 43. Cinderella; 44. Iceland; 45. Yellow; 46. Dirty Dancing; 47. \u00c9amon de Valera; 48. Diana Ross; 49. Needles; 50. Hoy; 51. Almonds; 52. Mark Twain; 53. Rolls-Royce; 54. Julie Andrews; 55. Twenty-fifth; 56. Dursey Island; 57. 1989; 58. Chicago; 59. Fota, in Cork; 60. Spiderman; 61. Seven; 62. Time; 63. Twelve; 64. Green; 65. Koala bear; 66. Ninety-seven; 67. New York, Paris, Peckham; 68. Co. Cork; 69. Thirty-one; 70. Wicked; 71. 1996 (Eimear Quinn singing The Voice); 72. James Brown; 73. Coronation Street; 74.\u00a0True; (They were third, behind the winner Matt Cardle); 75. Lady Gaga; 76. Charles Dickens; 77. Screggan, Co. Offaly; 78. Co. Galway; 79. Siobh\u00e1n McSweeney; 80. John F. Kennedy; 81. Albert Einstein; 82. Au; 83. SpongeBob SquarePants; 84. Richard Harris; 85. Martin Peters; 86. Polly Sherman; 87. George III; 88. Dublin; 89. South Africa; 90. Elvis Presley; 91. The Bible; 92. Joan of Arc; 93. AC Milan; 94. Co. Tyrone; 95. Alexandre Dumas; 96. London, in 2012; 97. Macys; 98. 1978; 99. Titanic; 100. Seven.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Scroll to the end to check your answers… 1. What is the federal capital of Pakistan? 2. Did…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":252780,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[9,10,13,14,6,2902,11,12,15,16,5,7,8,65,66,67],"class_list":{"0":"post-252779","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world","8":"tag-breaking-news","9":"tag-breakingnews","10":"tag-featured-news","11":"tag-featurednews","12":"tag-headlines","13":"tag-insight","14":"tag-latest-news","15":"tag-latestnews","16":"tag-main-news","17":"tag-mainnews","18":"tag-news","19":"tag-top-stories","20":"tag-topstories","21":"tag-world","22":"tag-world-news","23":"tag-worldnews"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115787387546090498","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252779"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252779\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/252780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}