15 General Knowledge Pub Quiz Questions and Answers

15 general knowledge pub quiz questions and answers.


Questions:

1. What capital city is located near the Popocatepetl volcano? 
2. In meteorology in the United Kingdom, what does the acronym UKMO represent?
3. What number is associated with a Baker's Dozen?
4. Which actress was born Norma Jeane Mortenson in 1926?
5. Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by which Scottish scientist?
6. What name is given to the second of the four operas constituting Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen?
7. Name the dip or spread made from cooked, mashed chickpeas blended with tahini, lemon juice, and garlic.
8. Dushanbe is the capital city of which Asian country?
9. Which athlete holds the women's 100m record?
10. In which city was the United States Declaration of Independence adopted?
11. Charlie Chaplin and Adolf Hitler were born in the same month. But what was the year?
12. What is the fastest animal and bird on the planet?
13. Winnie-the-Pooh, also called Pooh Bear and Pooh, is a fictional anthropomorphic teddy bear created by which English author?
14. Which colour appears at the bottom of every rainbow? 
15. In terms of participation and attendances, what is the most popular sport in India?

Answers:

1. Mexico City
2. UK Met Office
3. 13
4. Marlyn Monroe
5. Alexander Fleming
6. Ride of the Valkyries 
7. Hummus
8. Tajikistan
9. Florence Griffith-Joyner 
10. Philadelphia
11. 1889
12. The Peregrine falcon
13. A. A. Milne
14. Violet 
15. Cricket