General Knowledge Quiz - 29/01/2024

What is the capital of New Zealand?

• Wellington
• Auckland
• Sydney
• Canberra

Who was the first British astronaut?

• Helen Sharman
• Sally Ride
• Tim Peake

• Brian Cox

Which film is loosely based on the debut of the Jamaican bobsleigh team at the 1988 Winter Olympics

• Eddie the Eagle

• Touching the Void

• Frozen
• Cool Runnings

What was the first stamp to be introduced in the UK?

• Nickel Green
• Quarter Blue
• Penny Black
• Penny Red

Which composer produced the orchestral suite The Planets?

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Johann Sebastian Bach
• Ludwig van Beethoven
• Gustav Holst

On which console was Mario Kart 8 first released?

• Wii U
• Nintendo Switch
• Wii

• Nintendo DS

Which actor provided the voice of the Joker in the animated Batman series?

• Jack Nicholson
• Heath Ledger
• Mark Hamill
• Jared Leto

What is the worlds most popular blogging platform?

• WordPress
• Medium
• Blogger
• Tumblr

On what scale is wind speed measured?

• Fahrenheit scale
• Mach scale
• Kelvin scale
• Beaufort scale

What is the name of the satellite and lander that visited a comet in 2014?

• Apollo and Artemis
• Rosetta and Philae
• Voyager and Curiosity
• Galileo and Cassini