10000 General Knowledge Mcqs

Which Mediterranean countries orchestra is bigger than its army Monaco
2 What links stags tails, pickled worms, gallstones, tomatoes Once thought to be
Aphrodisiacs
3 Baked beans were originally served in what sauce Treacle - molasses
4 Where can you buy a copy of Penguin News Falkland Islands
5 Who was the hero of the old TV cop series Dragnet Sergeant Joe Friday
6 Which African country was founded by Americans Liberia
7 What was Britain called - before it was Britain Albion
8 What part of a frog do you rub to hypnotise it Its belly
9 How did multi millionaire Russell Sage save money Not wear underwear
10 How was USA president James Buchanan different from all rest Batchelor maybe gay
11 What's involved in 20% of car accidents in Sweden A moose
12 What's unusual about evangelist Amy Semple McPhersons coffin Contains Telephone
13 Who would use a swozzle Punch and Judy man
14 What does a tailor do with his plonker Press suits
15 Churches in Malta have two what Clocks right and
wrong confuse devil
16 Marnie Nixon what Deborah Kerr Natilie Wood Audrey Hepburn Dubbed in their
singing voices
17 Which Italian tractor maker tried making cars in 1960s Ferruchio
Lamborghini
18 What first appeared on Page 1 of the Times 3 May 1966 News stories
19 Caruso put what in Nellie Melbas hand singing tiny hand frozen Hot Sausage
20 What would you do with an Edzell blue Eat it - it’s a potato
21 In what month did the Russian October revolution take place November
22 Nobody's perfect is the last line in which classic comedy film Some Like it Hot
23 How did Buffalo Bill stick to one glass whisky a day Quart glass
24 In 1760 what means of personal transport was invented Roller Skates
25 What three counties were Eliza Dolittle taught to pronounce Hertford Hereford
Hampshire
26 In Hitchcock's film The Trouble with Harry - what was the trouble He was dead
27 What was the first gramophone record made from Tinfoil
28 What did George Washington soak his wooden teeth in for taste Port
29 George V1 Mozart Al Jolson Casanova - which organisation Freemasons
30 Who said "Its so long since sex I forget who gets tied up" Joan Rivers
31 St Appolonia Patron Saint of what Toothache
32 What is measured on the Gay-Lussac scale Alcohol strength
33 A squid found in New Zealand had the biggest what ever seen Eye 15.75 inches
34 What was the first country to guarantee freedom of worship Transylvania
35 which famous person invented the cat flap Isaac Newton
36 By law what can you not do in Minnesota with your washing line Put male female
washing together
37 Why do Tibetans grow long nails on little fingers To pick noses
efficiently
38 Richard Penniman became famous as who Little Richard
39 What is a snood A kind of hairnet
40 Who said "men are creatures with two legs and 8 hands" Jayne Mansfield
41 Which European country eats the most breakfast cereal Britain
42 Philosopher Jeremy Bentham has a very unusual pet - what Tea Pot
43 What country did Italy invade in 1935 Abyssinia - Ethiopia
44 Who sang the title song in the film Grease Frankie Valli
45 What is produced in a ginnery Cotton
46 What was made illegal in England in 1439 Kissing
47 What was invented by Dr Albert Southwick in 1881 Electric chair
48 In which country are you most likely to die from a scorpion sting Mexico (1000 a year)
49 Who is the most filmed author Shakespeare over 300
50 Excluding religious works what is the worlds top selling book Guinness Book of
Records
51 Who sold the most albums on a single day Elvis 20 million day
after death
52 What was the last item shown on British TV before WW2 Mickey Mouse
53 What countries people had the longest life expectation Iceland
54 Who said "I like Beethoven especially the poems" Ringo Starr
55 What does the entire economy of the island of Nauru depend on Bird shit - Guano
fertiliser
56 John Glen first USA to orbit earth was in which service US Marine Corps
57 Oedipus was named after what - literal translation Swollen feet
58 What fish can hold objects in its tail Sea Horse
59 Who is the most filmed comic strip character Zorro
60 Whose version of A View to a Kill reached 1 in USA 2 in UK Duran Duran
61 Which country grows the most potatoes Russia
62 What does a drosomoter measure Dew
63 Which English Kings armour has the biggest codpiece Henry 8
64 Which country was the first to abolish capitol punishment 1826 Russia Czar Nicholas
- Siberia instead
65 In law what is a co-parcener Joint Heir
66 Which pop group had a hit with Silence is Golden Tremaloes
67 Greek mathematician cylinder enclosed sphere carved on grave Archimedes
68 What does a psephologist study Voting - Elections
69 Where would you find line of Mars - Girdle of Venus Palm - lines in
Palmistry
70 British call this bird species tits - what do Americans call them Chickadees
71 Which country owns the Hen and Chicken islands North island New
Zealand
72 Who created the TV series - The man from UNCLE Ian Fleming
73 Which film director described actors as cattle Alfred Hitchcock
74 Shirley Bassey sang three Bond themes - which 3 films Goldfinger,
Diamonds are
Forever, Moonraker
75 Barring rain - in which athletics event would you get wet Steeplechase
76 What colour is the flesh of the Charentais melon Orange
77 Who appeared on the first US postage stamps (both names) Washington - Franklin
78 Who was the first person elected to US swimming hall fame Johnny Weismuller
79 The guillotine was invented for chopping off what Hands
80 Which country invented the bedsprings Greeks
81 Whets the difference between fog and mist Seeing Distance
under 1000yd
82 What did Spanish scientists fit to cows to increase milk yield False Teeth
83 What people founded cheese making in England Romans
84 What is the first name of Mr Toad - in Toad of Toad Hall Thaddeus
85 Atephobia is a fear of what Imperfection
86 What are Grapnel, Bruce, Danforth, Plough types of? Anchor
87 Why did Handel compose The Messiah For Cash
88 Red flags flown by French ships - Joli Rouge origin of what name Jolly Rodger
89 in which country could you spend a Kwanza Angola
90 John Henry Deutchendorf famous as who (both names) John Denver
91 Mitre Dovetail Jig and Hack are types of what Saw
92 Tracey and Hepburn first film in 1942 was what Woman of the Year
93 Antimacassars were fitted to chairs - what is macasser Hair oil
94 Jack Ketch 1663 1686 had what job Hangman
95 Nekal was the first type of what product (Germany 1917) Detergent
96 Who was the first Grand Prix driver to used a safety belt in 1967 Jackie Stuart
97 The SF award the Hugo is named after Hugo who? Gernsbeck
98 Maurice Micklewhite became famous as who Michael Caine
99 What do Ombrophobes fear Rain
100 If you had a Brassica Rapa what vegetable would you have Turnip

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