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 #4594

General Knowledge Quiz for Monday, 16 August 2021

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. In 2018, after five years of deliberation ,the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a ruling on a case brought by Bolivia seeking what?

A
To claim a narrow strip across Chile to give Bolivia access to the sea
B
To restore Bolivia's access to the sea
C
To amend the 1884 truce between Bolivia and Chile
D
To force Chile to negotiate in good faith to restore Bolivia's access to the sea
Select from the options above.

Q2. Which boxer held the World Welterweight title from the end of 1946 to 1951, at which point he then won the World Middleweight title?

A
Jake LaMotta
B
Sugar Ray Robinson
C
Paul Pender
D
Gene Fullmer
Select from the options above.

Q3. What is the generic title of a series of French comic strips that follows the exploits of a village of ancient Gauls as they resist Roman occupation by means of a magic potion brewed by their druid, which gives them superhuman strength?

A
The Adventures of Superman
B
The Adventures of Tintin
C
The Adventures of Spider-Man
D
The Adventures of Asterix
Select from the options above.

Q4. Baksheesh may be given as what?

A
Any of these
B
Charity
C
Bribe
D
Gratuity
Select from the options above.

Q5. On which body of knowledge was the 1552 "Badianus" manuscript of botanical medicine (in various libraries in Europe but not published until early 20th century) based?

A
Greek
B
Aztec
C
Breton
D
Inuit
Select from the options above.

Q6. Which of these countries has a capital city where the name starts and ends with the same letter?

A
Sri Lanka
B
India
C
Grenada
D
Kenya
Select from the options above.

Q7. Who was tried for treason on 17 November 1603 for trying to remove James I from the Engish throne?

A
Thomas More
B
Walter Raleigh
C
James Cook
D
Francis Drake
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.