IQ Questions and Brain Teasers
General Knowledge 1
1. What did Oliver Cromwell die of, Influenza, Malaria or Over Eating ?
2. A high jump athlete can jump 2.2 metres (7 feet). How high could they jump on the moon, 5m, 15m, 25m ?
3. How long are these famous walls ?
Are they 20, 75, 230, 700, 1000 or 1500 miles ?
- Hadrian's Wall
- The Great Wall of China
4. What was the record speed for a steam locomotive in 1846, 13, 29, 53 or 74 mph ?
5. Which of the following ships were sailed by these sailors : Golden Hind, Endeavour, Santa Maria, Half Moon, Victory, Mayflower.
- Pilgrim Fathers
- Drake
- Cook
- Henry Hudson
- Columbus
- Nelson
6. Was William the Conqueror's Queen Matilda the shortest English queen (4ft 2in), or the tallest (6ft 7in) ?
7. In which of these places in the world, Holland, Nile, Tyne, China, Wales, Arabia, are these water craft found:
- Keel
- Dhow
- Sampan
- Schoot
- Dahabieh
- Coracle
8. How old was Mary Queen of Scots when she ascended to the throne, 1 week, 17 years, 32 years ?
9. What English four letter word ends in ENY ?
10. In Walt Disney's Snow White, how many of the seven dwarfs had beards ?
11. What was the name of the dwarf who's name did not end with a Y ?
12. What common word, beginning with a B, has three pairs of double letters, following one after the other ?