Daily Quizzes

Our daily general knowledge quiz

By Subject

Choose from seven quiz categories

Personalised

Build a quiz by subject and difficulty

Quiz Archive

A complete history of our quiz challenges

Wildcard General Knowledge Quiz for 7 August 2010

A new wildcard quiz is available each week. Try our daily general knowledge quiz or work through our archive of daily and themed quizzes.

New! Download our Trivia Challenge game for Windows Phone 7.

0 out of ?
1

Which of these is a long-necked water-cooling vessel of porous earthenware?

A
Zambora
B
Redruth
C
Goglet
D
Starling
Select from the options above.
2

Which of these is a British medal instituted in 1886 awarded to officers of the army, navy and air force?

A
DFC
B
DCM
C
DSO
D
DSC
Select from the options above.
3

What is the basis for a pina colada?

A
Gin
B
Rum
C
Whisky
D
Ouzo
Select from the options above.
4

Which Saint's Day is 1 March?

A
St Patrick
B
St Andrew
C
St George
D
St David
Select from the options above.
5

What is used to find the pitch of a note?

A
Doh-ray ladle
B
Note spoon
C
Pitch knife
D
Tuning fork
Select from the options above.
6

Where was nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale ("the lady with the lamp") born?

A
Edinburgh, Scotland
B
Bath, England
C
Florence, Italy
D
Cardiff, Wales
Select from the options above.
7

Which of these would you expect to find on a parachute?

A
Pyjama Cord
B
Umbilical cord
C
Ripcord
D
Spinal cord
Select from the options above.
0%
There are 0 questions in this quiz.
You've completed 0 questions.
You've answered 0 questions correctly.
You've answered 0 questions incorrectly.