Daily Quiz Daily

Our daily general knowledge quiz

Quiz Archive Archive

A complete history of our quiz challenges

By Subject Subjects

Choose from seven quiz categories

Personalised Personalised

Build a quiz by subject and difficulty

Daily Quiz #4320

General Knowledge Quiz for Sunday, 15 November 2020

A new general knowledge quiz is available every day. Try today's quiz or work through our archive of daily and themed quizzes.

0 out of ?

Q1. From what are capers obtained?

A
Nettle leaves
B
Fish roe
C
Flower buds
D
Lemon rind
Select from the options above.

Q2. In the USA, what name is given to an isolated hill with steep sides and a small flat top?

A
Barchan
B
Bora
C
Bluster
D
Butte
Select from the options above.

Q3. Two triumphal arches were designed in 1806 to stand in Paris and celebrate the successes of Napoléon Bonaparte; one (the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile) was not completed until 1836, but the other was completed in 1808 and stands where?

A
At the centre of the Place du Panthéon
B
In the business district of La Défense in the commune of Puteaux
C
On the Île de la Cité
D
In the Place du Carrousel
Select from the options above.

Q4. In the British TV series "Til Death Do Us Part", who played Alf Garnett's wife?

A
Joan Sims
B
Dandy Nichols
C
June Whitfield
D
Jean Alexander
Select from the options above.

Q5. Tic-tac-toe is another name for which game?

A
Noughts and crosses
B
Solitaire
C
Hangman
D
Ludo
Select from the options above.

Q6. What piece of music was played by German radio in 1945 after the announcement of the death of Adolf Hitler?

A
Elgar's "Pomp and Circumstance"
B
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
C
The Adagio from Anton Bruckner's 7th Symphony
D
Vera Lynn with "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover"
Select from the options above.

Q7. What does "xylophilous" refer to?

A
A wood carver
B
Growing in or living on wood
C
Something constructed of wooden slats
D
A resonant ringing when beaten
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.