Beat This Tricky General Knowledge Test

Can you deal with 14 questions from all walks of life? We've got history, music, art, geography and much more in this quiz to ask you about! So get ready and let's see how much you know...
 
1 of 14
In what year did The Beatles split up?
1970
1969
1966
1972
 
2 of 14
Which of these is NOT one of the five colors of the Olympic rings?
Red
Black
Yellow
Purple
 
3 of 14
A screwdriver cocktail is orange juice, ice and which spirit?
Brandy
Vodka
Gin
Rum
 
4 of 14
How many notes are there in a musical scale?
Ten
Eight
Six
Seven
 
5 of 14
What is the best-selling novel of all time?
Catch-22
Don Quixote
The Catcher in the Rye
Murder on the Orient Express
 
6 of 14
Which of these companies was NOT owned by Elon Musk at some point?
Tesla
SpaceX
Blue Origin
Paypal
 
7 of 14
What is the first line of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody?
Open your eyes, Look up to the skies and see...
Mamaaa, just killed a man...
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy...
I'm just a poor boy nobody loves me...
 
8 of 14
In what year did the European Union first introduce the Euro as currency?
2001
1997
2003
1999
 
9 of 14
Which lake is known as 'The Jewel of the Italian Lakes'?
Lake Garda
Lake Iseo
Lake Como
Lake Trasimeno
 
10 of 14
Which island group includes Ibiza, Menorca and Majorca?
Spicer Islands
Cornwallis Islands
Pityusic Islands
Balearic Islands
 
11 of 14
What color is Sesame Street’s Elmo?
Blue
Red
Brown
Orange
 
12 of 14
Which word contains a long vowel sound in this sentence: 'Dogs like tennis balls.'
Dogs
Balls
Like
Tennis
 
13 of 14
Who said: “No one gossips about other people’s secret virtues?”
Alan Turing
Bertrand Russell
Peter M. Neumann
Alfred North Whitehead
 
14 of 14
Which inventor invented the revolver handgun in 1835?
Henry Deringer
James Wesson
Samuel Colt
John Smith
 
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