Is your intellect superior enough?

General knowledge quizzes like this one will test your level of expertise in a wide variety of topics. You can expect to be quizzed on history, world events, geography, and even pop culture as you go through this quiz.
Only people with high intelligence can pass this random knowledge quiz but maybe you are such a person. Do you know anything about the inventions of the telescope, gunpowder, and the airplane? Remember the laws of motion? Do you know what a "thespian" is? If you can answer these questions confidently, this quiz may be a breeze for you.
Don't get too overconfident, as many people who feel that such a quiz should be easy for them end up failing. If you think you have a high intelligence however, then go ahead and give this quiz your best shot. If you can pass it, then you must be someone with a superior level of intelligence.
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Who is generally believed to have invented the telescope?

Benjamin Franklin
Hans Lipperhey
Eli Whitney
Thomas Edison
What country was Vlad the Impaler from?

Austria
Romania
England
Russia
What was the first ever capital city of the state of Georgia?

Augusta
Athens
Savannah
Atlanta
In what country was gunpowder first invented?

China
Russia
Spain
England
The 2008 Greek riots were caused by the shooting of a 15-year-old student by police in what city?

Thessaloniki
Patras
Larissa
Athens
What British mathematician is famous for his three laws of motion?

Isaac Newton
Erwin Schrodinger
Stephen Hawking
Richard Feynman
In the game of chess, in what direction can the bishop move?

In an "L" shape
Diagonally
Straight line forwards and backwards
One space in any direction
What is another name for the Viet Cong, who fought against the USA and South Vietnam government during the Vietnam War?

Vietnamese Conglomerate
National Liberation Front of South Vietnam
The Vietnamese Guerillas
The Vietnam Battalion
What does SARS stand for?

Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Severe arrhythmic retrograde syndrome
Severe allergic respiratory syndrome
Sudden acute respiratory syndrome
Who is generally credited with having coined the phrase "Honesty is the Best Policy"?

Winston Churchill
Benjamin Franklin
Abraham Lincoln
Martin Luther King
How is a queen bee different from the other bees in her colony?

She has multiple stingers
She is all yellow in color
She is the largest
She is all black in color
In what year did the Wright brothers make the world's first successful airplane?

1921
1894
1914
1903
What famous book by J. R. R. Tolkien comes before the Lord of the Rings trilogy?

The Last Unicorn
The Dragonbone Chair
The Hobbit
The Way of Kings
What is another name for a "thespian"?

A sculptor
A painter
An actor
A baker
In what branch of the British Military did Prince Phillip serve during WWII?

Navy
Air Force
Special Forces
Army
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I got 9 out of 15!
You passed! There were some tough questions on this quiz but you passed anyway. You certainly have high intelligence!
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