General knowledge quiz: Medium
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Which river flows through Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade?
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The full answer key for this quiz, question by question.
- Which river flows through Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade?
- The DanubeIt rises in the Black Forest and empties into the Black Sea
- Who discovered penicillin in 1928?
- Alexander FlemingA mould contaminating a forgotten culture dish led to the finding
- Which chemical element has the symbol K?
- PotassiumThe symbol comes from Latin kalium, derived from Arabic al-qali
- Which planet of the solar system, counting from the Sun, is Saturn?
- The sixthIt follows Jupiter and precedes Uranus moving outward from the Sun
- The smallest bone in the human body is found in which organ?
- The earThe stapes measures about three millimetres and transmits vibrations
- What is the capital of Australia?
- CanberraThe city was founded in 1913 to settle a rivalry between metropolises
- Who wrote "One Hundred Years of Solitude"?
- Gabriel García MárquezThe novel unfolds in the imaginary village of Macondo
- Which composer wrote "The Four Seasons"?
- Antonio VivaldiEach of the four concertos comes with a descriptive sonnet
- In Greek mythology, which god is the blacksmith of Olympus?
- HephaestusThe Romans identified him with Vulcan, linked to volcanoes
- Who painted "The Starry Night"?
- Vincent van GoghIt was painted from the asylum at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in 1889
- Which empire captured Constantinople in 1453?
- The Ottoman EmpireSultan Mehmed II led the siege of the city
- In which year did the Hundred Years' War end?
- 1453The battle of Castillon in Guyenne was the final clash
Updated on August 22, 2026