Common Knowledge Is A Trivial Pursuit from Brother Shamus's blog

The following is a 10 question college level common knowlege quiz. Some are easy, some are the type you'd find on Antagonists Trivia, Is that even around still?

Have fun.

* The name used at time of transition. 

A. Ottoman Empire -> Turkey
B. Prussia -> Russia
C. New France -> Louisiana Territory
D. Great Britain -> United States

3. Which of these is incorrect?

A. Tin = Tn
B. Gold = Au
C. Oxygen = O
D. Neon = Ne 

4. Which of these is NOT a city?

A. Kuala Lumpur
B. Portland
C. Seychelles
D. Addis Ababa

5. What currency is used primarily in Zimbabwe?

A. Zimbabwean Dollar
B. US Dollar
C. British Pound
D. Nigerian Naira

6. Which of these does not have four legs?

A. Mustang
B. Cougar
C. Chevelle
D. Impala

7. Which of these was not a dictator?

A. Saparmurat Niyazov
B. Josef Stalin
C. Nicholas Sarkozy
D. Francisco Franco

8. Which of these is not a recognized national animal?
 
A. Kiwi
B. Dragon
C. Unicorn
D. Aardvark

9.  Which of these religious texts is youngest?

* Note - excluding retroactive 'oral' traditions.

A. The Epic of Gilgamesh
B. The Torah
C. The Avesta
D. The Rigvedas

10. Which of these Movies did not win Best Picture?

A. Apocalypse Now
B. Amadeus
C. Godfather II
D. No Country For Old Men

Ok, there you go. 10 useless questions of pointless trivia only people on Jeopardy would know. I am not writing this to make anyone feel dumb, some of these are tricky. 

But if you scored higher than 3.5/10 you know more than the average American. Not kidding.

That seems sad.

Answers: D B A C B C C D B A