10000 General Knowledge Mcqs

1 Who said "This game is about beating the crap out of everyone" Bears Quarterback
Jim McMahon
2 Who failed his entrance exams to school aged 16 Einstein – Zurich poly
3 Where are a crickets ears located Front legs
4 In 1903 Frank Hanaway was US first what in The Great Train Robbery Stuntman
5 What is the first race in the Grand Prix season Brazilian
6 University Western Australia developed a robot to do what Shear Sheep
7 The word bank comes from the Italian banco - literal meaning what Bench – where
moneylender sat
8 The Roman roadbuilders lacked which elementary tool Wheelbarrow
9 The Welcome Stranger 173 lb was largest what ever found 1869 Gold Nugget
10 In 1605 Japanese Emperor made what compulsory in schools Learning swimming
11 Who refused the Nobel Literature prize in 1958 Boris Pasternak
12 A P Herbert editor of Punch once wrote a cheque on what Side of a cow
13 What was the Acta Diurna introduced by Julius Caesar 59 BC Daily News (paper)
posted in forum
14 What happened to women who tried to watch original Olympics Thrown off cliff
15 Gertrude Ederlie (USA) was the first woman to do what Swim English
Channel
16 What is the sacred animal of Thailand White Elephant
17 The word puppy comes from the French poupee - literally what Doll
18 The leach has 32 what - humans only got one Brains
19 Who speak a language called Mudderschproch Amish (Pennsylvania
Dutch)
20 Frank Vos Bob Seagren Wolfgang Nordwig all held what Pole vault record
21 Transylvanian people believed sleeping with what was dangerous Mouth open
22 We have all heard Hari Krishna - what does Krishna mean Dark as a cloud
23 In Japan what would you find in a Heya Sumo wrestlers
24 What modern dance was supposed to cure a spiders bite Tarantella
25 If you had 2 eight enders in one bonspiel what are you playing Curling
26 A comet for the Greek Kometes literally means what Long Haired
27 Sandra Bullock, Kris Christophensen, Bruce Willis - Job Links Not Acting –
Bartender
28 In Yemen after a wedding what lasts an average 21 days The wedding feast
29 Who featured on the cover of the first Rolling Stone magazine John Lennon
30 What was Christopher Deans job before Ice Skating Policeman
31 An average of 708 what in the USA each year Tornados
32 At German country weddings the couple had to do what together Saw through a log
33 Schubert always slept with what on Spectacles - in case he
got idea
34 Satori is a term in which religion Zen Buddhism
35 What is the fastest swimming ocean fish over 60 mph Sailfish - Marlin
36 If you were taking a class in pistology what are you studying Faith
37 Pine Eyes is the literal translation of which characters name Pinocchio
38 Feline cats - Bovine Cows - Aquiline what Eagle
39 What is the translation of the Greek name Vanessa Butterfly
40 Who refereed the 1876 Sharky Fitzsimmons fight with a gun Wyatt Earp
41 The Algonquin Indians believed the earth was on what Giant tortoise
42 A gazette - is obvious what was a gazetta where word comes A small Italian coin –
pay for news
43 What country has the highest voting age 25 Andorra
44 Two out of 3 adults in the USA suffer from what Piles
45 Where was the first public library opened in 1747 Warsaw Poland
46 In Atlanta Georgia what is it illegal to do to a giraffe Tie it to tel pole
47 Federal law prohibits the recycling of used - what in USA Eyeglasses
48 What did a clue originally mean Ball of Thread
49 What animal is the symbol of long life in Korea Deer
50 New Orleans USA - Southampton GB same nick football team Saints
51 The Japanese believed Earthquakes caused by underground what Giant Spider
52 Los Angeles alone has more than the whole of France - what Judges
53 In Florida women can be fined for falling asleep under what Hair Drier
54 In 19th century Florence it was illegal for women to wear what Buttons
55 What is the official state food of Texas Chilli
56 What was the name of Rip Van Winkles dog Wolf
57 Woodbury soap was the first to show what in its advertisements Full length nude
woman 1936
58 Danakill tribe Ethiopia - mans grave 1 stone for each what he did Man Killed
59 24% of American adults admitted to participating in what Illegal Gambling
60 In what sport is the Charles Brownlow award for fairest player Aussie Rules Football
61 All living things contain what Water
62 In ancient China what meat was reserved for the Emperor Pork
63 The name Mark translates a what Hammer
64 Who was the Queen of Sparta Helen of Troy
65 Noologists study what The Mind
66 What is known as Radishes in Denmark Cartoon strip Peanuts
67 What common item in India are Round Playing Cards
68 In New York it is illegal to shoot what from a moving trolley car Rabbits
69 What animal was the symbol of freedom in ancient Rome Cat
70 In what sport did Prince Leopold of Bavaria compete Motor Racing
71 Where did the Angel falls get its name Pilot Jimmy Angel
crashed 1937
72 SOS the distress message stands for what Nothing - NOT save
our souls
73 In Japan what is Yomiyuri Shimbun Newspaper – worlds
best seller
74 What is the national drink of Poland Mead
75 What is the worlds most popular first name Mohammed
76 Old Joe was the name of what on where Camel on Camel
Cigarettes
77 What is never shown in a Las Vegas Casino The Time - No Clocks
78 In Mork and Mindy what was the capitol of Ork Kork
79 The name Gregory is from the Greek meaning what Watchman
80 In what sport did Jeffery Archer win an Oxford Blue (USA Letter) Athletics
81 Pope Clement VII made it illegal for anyone else to eat what Mushrooms
82 The Emperor Augustus banned his men wearing silk - why It was Effeminate
83 The Average American does what 22 times a day Opens Fridge
84 What was the first movie to have a sequel - 1933 King Kong - Son of
Kong
85 Who made a TV advertisment for Southern Maid Doughnuts Elvis Presley
86 Time Magazine named what as the Man of the Year 1982 The Computer
87 The first official baseball hat was made of what Straw
88 The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band first USA group to do what 1977 Tour USSR
89 In Queensland Australia pubs must still have what Hitching rail for
horses
90 Baseball is not sport - state of mind - cant learn it - what author John Steinbeck
91 What animals teeth were used as knife blades by the Indians Beaver
92 The word tragedy is Greek what does it literally mean Goat Song - used to
sacrifice goats
93 H14 N2 is a poisonous alkaloid consumed daily by millions what Nicotine
94 Timbucktoo is in which country Mali
95 Mr Cat Poop was the Chinese translation what Nicholson film As Good as it Gets
96 What food item are most people allergic to Cows Milk
97 Two out of every five American women do what Dye their Hair
98 A duffer is Australian slang for what Cattle Thief
99 What common 4 legged animals never walk or trot Rabbits
100 L'Equipe is French daily newspaper covering mainly what Sport

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