10000 General Knowledge Mcqs

1 Roger Bannister ran the first sub 4 minute mile who ran 2nd John Landie of New

Zealand

2 What can be types called chordate, needle and cruciform Tree Leaves

3 Musca Domestica can cause disease in man - what is it Common Housefly

4 Name the English chemist who first isolated sodium Sir Humphry Davie

5 Who wrote Moon River used in Breakfast at Tiffanies Henry Mancini

6 Name Stephen King's first published novel Carrie

7 The locals call it Kaapstad what do we call it Capetown

8 Interpol was founded in 1923 in what city Vienna

9 Musophobia is a fear of what Mice

10 The opera Aida was commissioned in 1869 to mark what event Opening Suez canal

11 In ancient Greece what was a hoplite Soldier

12 In the Harry Potter books what is Aragog Chief Spider

13 Who wrote Goodbye Mr Chips James Hilton

14 Only 15% of French wines have what on the label Appellation Controlee

15 What are blombergs, oak and fire bellied types of Toads

16 Sherlock Holmes paid 55 shillings for what His Stradivarius violin

17 What is an arras A wall hanging e.g.

tapestry

18 Steven Georgi is now Yussef Islam what other name had he Cat Stevens

19 What literary prize ( worth £30000 ) is for women authors only Orange Award

20 The musical Chu Chin Chow is based on what fable Ali Baba and the forty

thieves

21 Where would you find a parlour, scriptorium, dorter and cellarium A Monastery

22 US tennis open held at Flushing Meadows used to be where Forest Hills

23 Where would you find Volans Southern Sky – Const

Flying Fish

24 The De Beaumont centre in London specialises in what sport Fencing

25 Sir Francis Drake named it New Albion what is it today Oregon USA

26 Which artist painted sixty two self portraits Rembrandt Van Rinn

27 What elements name comes from the Greek meaning lazy Argon

28 Who directed Star Trek films 3 and 4 Leonard Nimoy

29 Cretinism is caused by a failure of what Thyroid gland

30 In Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice name Shylocks wife Leah

31 Gold Discs Platinum Discs but who won first Rhodium Disc Paul McCartney

32 What is a Fata Morgana Type of Mirage

33 You can do a degree in brewing at Heriot-Watt University where Edinburgh

34 Zimbabwe won its first ever Olympic gold in 1980 in what event Women's Hockey

35 What is or was the capitol of Hong Kong Victoria

36 In Britain in 1746 what type of clothing was made illegal Highland Dress – kilt

plaid etc

37 What creature can live up to one year without eating ( you? ) Bedbug

38 The worlds first was 69.5 feet long and took a year to make ? Oil Well

39 What film began "Most of what follows is true" Butch Cassidy and the

Sundance Kid

40 The thickness of silk is measured in what Denier

41 Charcoal Sulphur Saltpetre make what Gunpowder

42 The word Sofa comes from the Arabic meaning what Bench

43 What are Arran Pilot Homeguard and Ulster Chieftain Early types of Potato

44 In 1961 Anton Geesink was the first non Japanese to do what Win a Judo title

45 What colour is the most popular eye shadow of all time Max Factor's Powder

Blue

46 Where is the worlds oldest university Fez Morocco –

founded 859

47 Who was known in Germany as Der Bingle Bing Crosby

48 Ancient Carthage is in what modern country Tunisia

49 Who's first play was The Room Harold Pinter

50 What type of creature was Salar - that Tarka would like to eat Salmon

51 The capitol of Nigeria was Lagos what is it now Abouga

52 Who composed The Dream of Gerontius Edward Elgar

53 Captain Macmorris only ever Irishman in what Shakespeare play Henry V

54 Tintoretto did most of his painting in what city Venice

55 What Olympic event only takes place at 70 and 90 meters Ski Jumping – official

ramps

56 To whom are the Jews Gentiles The Mormons

57 Which plant gets its name from the Persian for turban Tulip

58 What does GP mean on a music score when all players silent General Pause

59 What celestial body gets its name from the Greek long haired Comet

60 A petrologist studies what Rocks history

formation etc

61 Sir Wilfred is the real name of which eponymous character Ivanhoe

62 What are the Roman numerals for 505 DV

63 The Daleks come from what planet Skaro

64 Who was voted most popular film performer in the USA in 1926 Rin Tin-Tin

65 Name the river that flows through Baghdad Tigris

66 Handel's Largo comes from which opera Xerxes

67 What happened to Catherine Eddowes on 30th September 1888 Met Jack the Ripper

68 Madam Hooch teaches what at Hogwarts school Quidditch

69 90% of all thoroughbreds are descended from what horse Eclipse

70 Who's first book was "Down and Out in Paris and London" George Orwell

71 What killed 23 people in Rostov Russia in July 1923 Giant Hailstones

72 What does a librettist do Write words to opera

73 How did Dr Watson's first wife die Diphtheria

74 Beethoven's third symphony is nicknamed what The Eroica

75 To whom was the Eroica dedicated Napoleon Bonaparte

76 In medieval France a persons rank was shown by the length of ? Shoe points

bigger=higher

77 Women's international gymnastics Beam Box Floor and what Asymmetric bars

78 What song did Rick ask Sam to play in Casablanca As Time Goes By

79 Pali is the sacred language of who Buddhists in India

80 In WW1 what were Lucifer's Matches

81 In legend who killed the mobster Grendel Beowulf

82 Who stole the English Crown Jewels was pardoned Charles II Colonel Blood

83 She died at 28 but her book on household management famous Mrs Beeton

84 The Hindu trinity are Shiva Vishnu and who Brahma

85 Name Hercule Poirot's valet George

86 Charles S Stratton became famous as who General Tom Thumb

with Barnum

87 In mythology who slew the nine headed hydra Hercules

88 What country holds the Olympic polo championship Argentina last

contested 1932

89 In Gulliver's Travels name the flying island Laputa

90 Who wrote Never Love a Stranger Harold Robbins

91 What city has the most canals Birmingham

92 Where was Oceanus Hopkins born in 1620 On the Mayflower

93 In China big wigs have four but lesser men only two what Outside Pockets

94 What is the world's warmest sea The Red Sea

95 Who played Beau Geste in the 1939 film Gary Cooper

96 Who composed the Christmas Oratorio J S Bach

97 In Animal Farm what was the name of the farm Manor Farm

98 Who owned a chimp called Chee-Chee Dr Dolittle

99 Who's directorial debut was with Reservoir Dogs Quentin Tarantino

100 Where was pizza first invented Milan

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