General Awareness: Human Records Quiz

1. Who provided proof to suggest that the earth was spherical?

a) David Encaston
b) Francis Drake
c) Ferdinand Magellan
d) Christopher Columbus

The correct answer is c) Ferdinand Magellan

2. What was the speed of the initial land speed record?

a) 122.43 kilometres per hour
b) 63.15 kilometres per hour
c) 79.19 kilometres per hour
d) 92.65 kilometres per hour

The correct answer is b) 63.15 kilometres per hour

3. Edmund Hillary was a professional at which irregular occupation?

a) Bell Ringer
b) Horseshoe Maker
c) Horse Dentist
d) Apiarist

The correct answer is d) Apiarist

4. From which country was Roald Amundsen, the person who completed the maiden voyage to the South Pole?

a) Germany
b) England
c) Norway
d) India

The correct answer is c) Norway

5. Who was the first person to swim across the English Channel?

a) Brenton Hope
b) Philip Rush
c) Gwyneth Davies
d) Matthew Webb

The correct answer is d) Matthew Webb

6. Niagara Falls once had the title of being the 'Suicide Capital of the World.' Is this true?

a) Yes
b) No

The correct answer is a) Yes

7. Who was the first private space tourist?

a) Larry Swanson
b) Toyohiro Akiyama
c) Mark Shuttleworth
d) Dennis Tito

The correct answer is d) Dennis Tito

8. What did Alfred Nobel hope for when he worked on explosives?

a) That he would become a famous author
b) That he would create a new element
c) That the explosive would stop war and promote peace
d) That the explosions would be the biggest in history

The correct answer is c) That the explosive would stop war and promote peace

9. Which of the following areas is one in which a Nobel Prize is not awarded?

a) Peace
b) Physics
c) Physiology
d) Biology

The correct answer is d) Biology