10000 General Knowledge Mcqs

1 Which Roman Emperors name means little boats Caligula
2 In England what can you not hang out of your window A Bed
3 The constellation Norma has what English name Level
4 Chu is the Chinese year of what animal Boar
5 Vor was the Norse Goddess of what Truth
6 OB is the international aircraft registration letters what country Peru
7 Who composed the classical piece Peter and the Wolf Sergei Prokofiev
8 In what sport do women compete for the Uber cup Badminton
9 What was the last sequel to win best picture award Silence of the Lambs
to Manhunter
10 How did Stonewall Jackson die Shot by own troops –
by mistake
11 What are The Chiuhauhan Nubian and Alaskan Deserts
12 International dialling codes what country is 86 China
13 Thieves Liars Magicians and who were in Dantes 8th circle Hell Politicians
14 Alphabetically what is the first element in the periodic table Actinium
15 What order of insects contains the most species Beetles
16 What famous battle was fought at Pancenoit Waterloo - (four miles
away)
17 What colour is natural cheddar cheese White – it’s dyed red
18 Where was the first Pony Express set up Outer Mongolia
19 What animal originated Groundhog Day Badgers - in Germany
20 Abraham Zapruder made the most scrutinised film all time what Kennedy
Assassination
21 Aesculus is the Latin name of what type of tree Horse Chestnut
22 Where were bagpipes invented Iran – then Persia
23 What is Rice Paper made from A Tree - The Rice
Paper Tree pith
24 Jorn Utzon of Denmark designed what landmark Sydney Opera House
25 What is the most popular pizza topping in South Korea Tuna
26 Which people used to settle legal disputes by head butting Inuit - Eskimo
27 Hitihita is a character in what book and film Mutiny on the Bounty
- Tahiti chief
28 How does a male koala attract a mate Belching
29 Bohemian Rhapsody was on what Queen album A Night at the Opera
30 What is a Boodie A Marsupial related
kangaroo rat
31 What character on TV and film must have sex every 7 years Mr Spock
32 What was the name of Hamlets father Hamlet
33 Bugs Bunny was a caricature of what actor Clark Gable
34 Sherlock Holmes lived in Baker St - What other Detective did Sexton Blake 1893
35 Spumador was whose horse King Arthur
36 In what American state do most fail to graduate Georgia
37 Names from Jobs - what in the middle ages did a walker do Clean Cloth
38 Alfred Butta invented what in 1941 - marketed 1948 Scrabble
39 Phobos and Deimos are moons of Mars - what do names mean Fear and Terror
40 What colour is a giraffes tongue Black
41 Erica is the Latin name for what shrub Heather
42 What is the capitol of Fiji Suva
43 Disney's Sleeping Beauty what is the name of the Queen witch Maleficent
44 What is the name of Shakespeare's first play Titus Andronicus
45 Regnat Populus - The people rule - motto of what US state Arkansas
46 A Cow Moos - A Cock Crows - What does an Ape do Jibber
47 The IHF govern what sport International Handball
Federation
48 Levi Stubbs Renaldo Benson Abdul Fakir Laurence Payton Who The Four Tops
49 The constellation Lacerta has what English name Lizard
50 Collective nouns - An Army of what Frogs
51 What US state has no motto Alaska
52 Babs Gorden is better know as what heroine Batgirl
53 Jim Thorpe won Olympic pentathlon 1912 who was fifth General George S
Patton
54 First Impressions was the original title of what classic novel Pride and Prejudice
55 What country spends the most per capita in casinos Australia
56 In India in 1994 who were finally allowed to vote Eunuchs
57 In what language was the first complete bible in US printed Algonquin Indian
58 John Wayne called what film "The most un-American thing ever" High Noon
59 What country produces the most tobacco in the world China
60 Collective nouns - A Business of what Flies and Ferrets
61 If you were eating Olea Europea what would it be Olive
62 What is Jane Fonda's middle name Seymour
63 Who is the Roman Goddess of flocks and herds Pales
64 Where were the first winter Olympics held in 1924 Charmonix France
65 Which album is on the Billboard top 200 the longest since 1973 Pink Floyd Dark side
of the Moon
66 David John Moore Cornwell became famous as who John Le Carre
67 In The Hobbit what colour is Bilbo's door Green
68 In what game might you use a flat stick called a kip Two Up
69 Where was Holmes pal Dr Watson wounded during the war Shoulder
70 Collective nouns - A Husk of what Jackrabbits
71 Black and Blue play Red and Yellow at what game Croquet
72 What rank was George Armstrong Custer when he was killed Lieutenant Colonel
73 Old superstitions - it is bad luck to do what in the morning Sing
74 Who said "Bigamy is one husband too many like Monogamy" Erica Jong - Fear of
Flying 1973
75 What colour were ETs eyes Blue
76 What is the smallest species of penguin The Fairy Penguin
77 What do Fromologists collect Cheese labels
78 In the original Wizard of Oz what colour were the slippers Silver
79 The Beverley Hillbillies came from what Ozarks town Hooterville
80 Collective nouns - A leap of what Leopards
81 International dialling codes what county is 20 Egypt
82 What US states name means long river in Indian Connecticut
83 What country has the most elephants Tanzania
84 In WW2 the Graf Spee was forced into what harbour Montevideo
85 Who were the first Australian group to sell a million records The Seekers Ill never
find another you
86 What was James Deans middle name Byron
87 Collective nouns - A Float of what Crocodiles
88 In Romeo and Juliet what day is Juliet's Birthday 31st June
89 George C Scott - what does the C stand for Campbell
90 In Italy a man can be arrested if found wearing what A Skirt
91 The Arcocarpus altilis was involved in a mutiny - what is it Breadfruit
92 In what European country have most land battles been fought Belgium
93 Gwizador in Poland is who in English Santa Claus
94 In what sport is The Lugano Trophy awarded every 2 years Men's National Team
Walking
95 Who composed the ballets - The Firebird and The Rite of Spring Igor Stravinsky
96 OD international aircraft registration letters of what country Lebanon
97 Bragi was the Norse God of what Poetry
98 Myrastica fragrens is what common spice Nutmeg
99 The constellation Mensa has what English name Table
100 Collective nouns - A family of what Sardines
1 Who was the first woman to receive The Order of Merit 1907 Florence Nightingale
2 In terms of hair what does FSH stand for Follicle Stimulating
Hormone
3 On a prescription the Latin expression Ter in Die means what Three times daily
4 What was Sherpa Tensing surname Norgay
5 Kolduns popular in Russia as analysts in America what are they Witches
6 What month was named after Latin for to open April
7 What is the more common name for Alkane Paraffin or Kerosene
8 How long can a bedbug live without food One Year
9 What is a Caryatid Building support
woman shaped
10 In Portugal if you bought sem chumbo what is it Unleaded Petrol
11 What Japanese name means fried food often at the table Tempura
12 What is Nelson Mandela's middle name Rolihlahla
13 What thin net of silk or Rayon named after French place it made Tulle
14 What French word literally means little skip Cabriolet
15 Bib-label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda better known as what Seven Up
16 In Slovenian if you heard Na Mesta Pozor Zdaj what sport Athletics - Marks set
Go
17 What country has the most Post Offices India
18 Who said about his songs "some are 10 minutes long some are 6" Bob Dylan
19 Who would use a punty in their job Glass blowers rod
20 Who would use an ankus in their job Mahout to goad an
elephant
21 What is the correct name for the honey bear or potto Kinkajou
22 The Marino sheep originated in what country Spain
23 What was the first battleship powered by steam turbines 1906 HMS Dreadnought
24 Dick Tracy the comic strip started life as what name Plainclothes Tracy
25 Carson City in Nevada - dubious distinction first what 1924 Gas Chamber used
26 What magazine started in America March 1923 Time
27 Tenzin Gyatso became what in 1937 Dali Lama
28 In what country was Mother Theresa born Albania
29 In 1918 what were Jelly Babies renamed Peace Babies
30 Who was Prime Minister of China 1949 to 1976 Chou En-Lai
31 The Egg and I was whose first film Marilyn Munroe
32 What British Motor vehicle displayed at 1948 Amsterdam show Land Rover
33 Who first appeared in All Star Comics in 1941 Wonder Woman
34 What fashion designer was responsible for "The New Look" Christian Dior
35 The British Patent Office since 1949 banned patents for what Perpetual Motion
Machine
36 What colour was Ian Flemming's typewriter Gold
37 Which Canadian won the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize for Suez Lester Pearson
38 Who was the first commoner to appear Royal Mail pack 1964 William Shakespeare
39 What did Canada's Grand Falls change their name to 1964 Churchill
40 Which comic character was dynamited to death in issue 428 Robin
41 What happened to Charles Brooks in 1982 First legal death
by lethal Injection
42 What artist was nicknamed "Jack the Dripper" action painting Jackson Pollock
43 In what George Bizet opera do Zugra and Nbadir appear The Pearl Fishers
44 Charles Adrian Wettach became famous as what clown Grock
45 Martin Fallon Hugh Marlow James Graham Harry Patterson who Jack Higgins
46 Who created Popeye Elzie Seger
47 The film The Madness of King George III Dropped III - why So Americans don’t
think it’s a sequel
48 Who had the part of Dirty Harry - hurt hand - dropped out Frank Sinatra
49 What are Demy, Medium, Royal, Double Crown Paper Sizes
50 Collective nouns - A Chatter of what Budgerigars

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