"If you want to spend Christmas cursing, then King William College's famously difficult annual quiz has been released, and you'll need a large supply of headache pills to cope with the questions. King William's College, based on the Isle of Man, was founded in 1833, using a legacy itself established in 1668, and in 1904 set its first annual general knowledge test, known as the General Knowledge Paper (GKP)."
"In which Cathedral is the Donkey Tower? It is well known to be exceptionally difficult, and a common score on the unseen test is just 2 correct answers from a list of typically 180 questions. The best scores anyone usually gets are 40-50 on the unseen test and about 270 out of 360 on the second sitting. Since 1951, the quiz has been public and published in The Guardian, and now, in the modern age, anyone can download the quiz from the college's website."
King William College's General Knowledge Paper began in 1904 as a blind annual test for pupils and traces its origins to the college's 1833 founding and a 1668 legacy. The unseen test typically contains about 180 questions, and common scores are as low as two correct answers; top unseen scores reach 40–50 with about 270 out of 360 on the later sitting. The quiz became public in 1951 and is published in The Guardian and on the college website. The quizmaster removes questions whose answers are easily searchable, encouraging deeper research. Answers are released towards the end of January; past papers are available for purchase.
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