Family Quiz Questions 7

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A round of practical general knowledge. What GMT stands for, who co-founded Microsoft, how many days a leap year holds, and which two continents Russia spans.

One question notes an oddity of British stamps that most people have never thought about.

  1. With reference to time, what do the letters GMT stand for?
  2. What company was co-founded by Bill gates and Paul Allen?
  3. British stamps are different to any other stamps in the world as they do not bear what?
  4. What is a quarter of 100%?
  5. How many days are there in a leap year?
  6. Which two continents does Russia belong to?
  7. Veinte is Spanish for which number?
  8. What is the smallest of the eight official planets in our solar system?
  9. Which famous actor starred alongside his son in the 2013 film ‘After Earth’?
  10. What are the three primary colors?
  11. What nationality was Albert Einstein?
  12. what is the second largest country in South America?
  13. What year did Disneyland Paris open?
  14. Which American state is home to the city of Malibu?
  15. On a standard English keyboard, 'shift' and '1' produces which punctuation mark?
  16. How many pairs of ribs does a human have?
  17. What is the German word for thanks?
  18. What are the three elements required to ignite a fire?
  19. What is the nearest London underground station to Big Ben and The Houses of Parliament?
  20. An Australian Dingo is a type of bird?