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Sample General Knowledge questions

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1. 1 Easy

   Why was the inventor of the Frisbee cremated?

   Answer: To become a disc

   Why: Ed Headrick patented the modern Frisbee in 1967; at his own request, his ashes were molded after his 2002 death into memorial discs.

2. 2 Medium

   On which continent do wild Venus flytraps naturally grow?

   Answer: North America

   Why: Native only to the Carolinas around Wilmington, though seed scattered in the 1930s left flytraps growing wild in the Florida Panhandle.

3. 3 Hard

   Why did ancient Egyptians shave their eyebrows according to Herodotus?

   Answer: To mourn their cats

   Why: Herodotus writes that in a house where a cat died naturally the whole household shaved the eyebrows only, but for a dog they shaved the entire body.

4. 4 Easy

   How many standard playing cards are in a traditional deck, not counting jokers?

   Answer: 52

   Why: The joker sits outside the 52: it was invented in 1860s America as the top trump for the card game Euchre.

5. 5 Medium

   What is the most widely spoken language in the world?

   Answer: English

   Why: English tops 1.5 billion speakers, but only about a quarter are native. Mandarin Chinese leads on first-language speakers.

6. 6 Hard

   What was found still edible in ancient Egyptian tombs?

   Answer: honey

   Why: Jars of it turned up in Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, and the excavators reportedly tasted the contents and found them still sweet.