10000 General Knowledge Mcqs

1 What kind of creature was Sam on the Muppet Show Eagle
2 Who had a hit with Tiger Feet Mud
3 Patty Hearst was kidnapped (later joined) which organisation Symbionese
Liberation Army
4 The Murryfield Racers play which sport Ice Hockey
5 Quakers Natural, Prewetts Honey, California Revival - types what Museli
6 What was Paul McCartney's first solo album called McCartney
7 What company pioneered floppy discs IBM
8 What were Tricity Triumph, Kelvinator, Lec De Lux Refrigerators
9 What tennis players name meant Tall trees by still water Evonne Goolagong
10 Which musical did the song Send in the Clowns come from A Little Night Music
11 Where in Australia were British satellites launched in early 70s Woomera
12 What was Clint Eastwood's first film as a director Play Misty for Me
13 Who wrote the Science Fiction novel Slaughterhouse Five Kurt Vonnegut
14 What was a Royal Navy frigate accused throwing Cod War 1973 Carrots at Icelandic
Gunboat
15 Who wrote the novel The French Lieutenants Woman John Fowles
16 Whose cat was sold for $153000 in an Arizona auction Adolf Hitler's
17 Who wrote the play Amadeus Peter Shaffer
18 Jeff Lynne - Roy Wood - Bev Bevan - what pop group Electric Light
Orchestra
19 Where did Jim Morrison die Bath - in Paris hotel
20 What did the Ayatollah Khomeni ban in 1979 Music on radio
21 Mstislav Rostropovich was a maestro on what instrument Cello
22 What is Kensington Gore Actors fake blood
23 Margarita Carmen Casino became famous as who Rita Heyworth
24 What job does the Gaffer do in the film industry Chief Electrician
25 What was the name of Dagwood Bumstead and Blondies dog Daisy
26 What short sighted cartoon character had a nephew - Waldo Mr Magoo
27 What Shakespeare play was the basis of The Forbidden Planet The Tempest
28 Frederick Austerlitz became famous as who Fred Astair
29 What is a Maine Coon once thought to be extinct A 20 lb cat
30 What dictator was the first to be abducted prosecuted USA drugs General Manual
Noriega- Panama
31 In which EEC country is abortion still illegal Ireland
32 What heavyweight boxer was nicknamed The Cinderella Man James J Braddock
33 What is the capitol of Chechnya Grozny
34 What is absinthe traditionally flavoured with Wormwood
35 In 1829 Cyrill Damien invented which musical instrument Accordion
36 At the battle of Actium who beat Mark Anthony and Cleopatra Octavian - Emperor
Augustus
37 What links Ada - Lisp - Algol Program Languages
38 How did Joy Friedericke Victoria Adamson die in 1985 Murdered in Kenya
39 What city stands on the river Torens Adelaide - Australia
40 In Hindu mythology Agni is the god of what Fire
41 To the ancient Greeks what was an agora Public meeting place /
market (forum)
42 Tomika and Uyeshiba are the two main forms of what Aikido
43 Where was Napoleon bornAjaccio - Corsican capitol
44 Which Greek astronomer wrote the Almagest Ptolomy
45 The Queen has what music with her breakfast Bagpipes - Started by
Victoria
46 Baile Atha Cliath - Official name what capitol city Dublin - its Irish
Gaelic
47 In the wild what animal pollinates banana plants Bats
48 What colour is the Black Box carried in aircraft Orange
49 Taidje Khan became famous under which name Yul Brynner
50 Autolycus - accomplished invisible thief Greek myth whose son Hermes
51 In the theatre what is behind Barn Doors Electricity Sockets
52 Joe Yule became famous as who Mickey Rooney
53 Norse mythology who was killed with mistletoe by blind Hodur Balder - most loved
god
54 Bob Clampett created which character in 1938 Bugs Bunny
55 Who wrote the children's classic Ann of Green Gables L M Montgomery
56 Gaur, Gayal, Banteng and Kouprey are types of what Wild Cattle
57 What is the literal meaning of Cenotaph Empty Tomb
58 The Yellow Kid by Richard Felton Outcault in 1896 first what Comic Strip – New
York World
59 What did drinkers first see on Jan 24 1935 Beer Can
60 Allium Sativum is better known as what Garlic
61 Rhapsody, Aromel, Tamella Cambridge favourite types of what Strawberry Varieties
62 What arts/literary movement founded by Tristan Tzara in 1915 Dadaism
63 Which author wrote screenplay Bonds You Only Live Twice Roald Dahl
64 Dalmatian dogs are born which colour or colours White - spots come
later
65 What did Emily Davidson do Suicide under kings
horse 1913
66 Edward de Bono - Maltese Doctor - developed what concept Lateral Thinking
67 The song I Talk to the Trees comes from what musical Paint Your Wagon
68 What is the capitol of Ghana Accra
69 In Greek mythology who was the Goddess of Chastity Artemis – sister
Apollo
70 What was Madam Curie's husbands name Pierre
71 The USA president lives in the White House - Who Blue House President South Korea
72 What does an aronophobe fear Internet
73 What links Edegra, Cavetra and Erix Brand-names for
Viagra
74 In what city is the worlds largest carpet manufacturer Kashmir
75 What element was named after the Greek word for green Chlorine
76 What hotel hosted the first Oscar ceremony Roosevelt Hotel
77 The name of which Indian city means Village of Boiled Beans Bangalore
78 James Hoban designed what The White House
79 Semiology is the study of what Signals
80 What county has its map on its flag Cyprus
81 What X rated movie won an Oscar Midnight Cowboy
82 Lucknow is a city in India - and what other country Canada
83 Mitsibushi - now cars - planes during war - literally means what Three Diamonds
84 What invention was nicknamed the Noisy Serpent in 1902 Vacuum Cleaner
85 In which sport would you find the Sag Wagon Cycling - it picks up
dropouts
86 What product was introduced as a cure for urinatary problems Pepsi
87 In New Zealand what is morepork A Bird - call sounds
like morepork
88 In what city was Audry Hepburn born Brussels
89 In what country was the worlds first wildlife sanctuary set up Sri Lanka 3rd cent BC
90 What word could Ernie Bilko not say without stuttering Million
91 What country has a regiment of bicycle mounted soldiers Switzerland
92 Who did Valerie Solernis shoot on Jun 3rd 1968 in New York Andy Worhole
93 Shakespeare character says "Blow winds and crack your cheeks" King Lear
94 In what Hitchcock film did the heroine find shrunken head in bed Under Capricorn
95 Amaxophobia is the fear of what Riding in a vehicle
96 The Bovespa is the stock exchange in which country Brazil
97 What is a Dandie Dinmont Dog - Borders Terrier
98 Shoot a Waco was the original name for what drink Dr Peppers
99 Who wrote the satire Candide published in 1759 Voltaire
100 Whose ghost appears in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Caesar's Ghost

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