10000 General Knowledge Mcqs

What is the commonest symbol on flags of the world Star
2 Which country is alphabetically last Zimbabwe
3 Smiths Bon-Bons changed their name to what after 1840 Christmas Crackers
4 Minerva is the Goddess of what Wisdom
5 What type of animal is a jennet Small Spanish horse
6 If you were crapulous what would you be Drunk
7 Where would you Wedel Ski slope
8 What is the correct name for a baby otter Kitten
9 What colour is the gemstone peridot Green
10 Sanskrit is an old language - what does the word mean Put together –
Perfected
11 In which country do they play houlani - type of hockey Turkey
12 What does the name Tabitha mean Gazelle
13 With what is spangy played Marbles
14 Where did Spam get its name Spiced Ham
15 The Pogues took their name from Pogue Mahone - what mean Kiss my arse
16 What comes after the year of the snake - Chinese calendar Horse
17 Mosi-oa-Tunya - Smoke that Thunders - what natural feature Victoria falls
18 One person every 6 seconds dies from what Contaminated water
diseases
19 Approximately 40 million of what are consumed each year Bananas
20 What is the worlds largest rodent Capybara
21 Which winter game is known as the roaring game Curling
22 The first known what happened in Wisconsin 1878 Organised motor race
23 Which 2 countries will host the 2002 Soccer World Cup finals Japan - South Korea
24 In 1935 Charlton C McGee invented what in the USA Parking Meter
25 Which French philosopher created analytical geometry Rene Decartes
26 The length of what is approximately 1/10th circumference of earth Great wall of China
27 What was the world's first computer bug in 1946 A moth
28 What does a polythesistic person believe in Many Gods
29 Who founded the Greek theatre Thespis
30 Maria Magdelana Von Losch Beyyer know as who Marlene Dietrich
31 If you suffered from tantartism what would you be doing Dancing Mania
32 Which literary prize started in 1968 Booker McConnell
33 What links Fitzroy, Essenden, Collingswood and Carlton Aussie rules football
teams
34 What countries people spend most private money on recreation Taiwan's
35 What links The Reivers, Grapes of Wrath, Humboldt’s Gift Pulitzer Prize winners
36 USA has most airports which country has second most Australia
37 In 1829 Walter Hunt invented what common item Safety Pin
38 Fredrick Sanger discovered which medical life saver Insulin
39 Who invented punched cards used in early computing 1880s Herman Hollerith
40 Why did Roselin Franklin (pre discovered dna helix) no Nobel She was dead
41 What is a Dwarf Goby Worlds smallest true
fish
42 What types can be saddle, plane or pivotal Body Joints
43 1500 paces was what Roman measurement League
44 Denis Gabor of Hungary 1971 Nobel prize for what invention Holograms
45 Who gave the UN the land in NY to build their HQ John D Rockerfeller
46 In 1779 Abraham Darby built the worlds first what Metal Bridge
47 What is the worlds oldest monotheistic religion Judaism
48 An aubade or alborda is a song - but what type Mourning
49 What sport links Castle Cup, Red Stripe Cup, Ranji Trophy Cricket
50 What countries leader does not have an official residence Cuba
51 Which writer coined the word Cyberspace in 1984 William Gibson –
Neuromancer
52 Demeter was the Greek god of what (Ceres Roman) Harvest
53 What film won the 1943 Oscar as best film Casablanca
54 What do ungulate animals alone have Hooves
55 Dr Ludwig L Zamenhof invented what 1887 Poland Esperanto
56 Who wrote The Picture of Dorian Grey in 1891 Oscar Wilde
57 Who composed The Planets suit (both names) Gustav Holst
58 What links Doric, Ionic, Tuscan, Corinthian and Composite Classical Architecture
59 What is phonetic alphabet word for U Uniform
60 Why were women barred from original Olympic Games Male entries nude
61 In which USA state is Churchill Downs racetrack Louisville Kentucky
62 In 1867 Lucian B Smith invented what restraint Barbed Wire
63 In 1961 which Henry Mancini record won Grammy record of year Moon River
64 What links Willie Brant, Lech Walesa, Yasser Arafat Nobel Peace Prize
65 Which countries government spends most in social security % Uruguay
66 Archaeopteryx was the first what Bird
67 In 1810 in England Peter Durand invented what Tin can (food)
68 Who was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952 (turned down) Albert Einstein
69 What is the oldest known infectious disease Leprosy
70 A JPEG is a picture file format - what does JPEG stand for Joint Photographic
Experts Group
71 What is the worlds largest sea (in area) South China
72 Which islands wildlife is 90% unique Madagascar
73 What are truffles - highly prized as food Fungi
74 Which Game is Played 15 a side and scores 3 or 1 points Gaelic Football
75 What was invented in 1855 45 years later than it was needed Can Opener
76 What links Sissinnius, Zosimus, Liberius, Sergius V1,Victor II Popes
77 What is the world largest seed Coco-de-mare palm –
double coconut
78 Bristlemouths are the worlds most common what Fish
79 What swims at 1/8 inch an hour Sperm
80 Trypanophobia is fear of what Inoculations –
Injections
81 Chogori is better know by what boring name K2
82 Colonel Jacob Schick invented what in 1928 in USA Electric Razor
83 What links Duke Wellington, Earl Derby, Marquis Salisbury UK Prime Ministers
84 In 1996 which Celine Dion album Grammy album of year Falling into You
85 What weight is the lightest in Amateur Boxing Light Flyweight
86 Which country has the worlds biggest (on land) National Park Canada – Wood
Buffalo 17300s ml
87 What language speakers were shot Russia and Germany 1930s Esperanto
88 Ronald Ross campaigned for the destruction of what Mosquitoes - stop
malaria
89 Who won two Nobel prizes in different fields Marie Curie Physics
1903 Chemistry 1911
90 Name 3rd cent BC Greek mathematician wrote The Elements Euclid
91 Evidence of what alternative treatment found in 5300 mummy Acupuncture
92 North Fork Roe River - worlds shortest - which US state Montana
93 In 1879 James Ritty invented what Cash Register
94 Who wrote the novel Tom Jones in 1749 Henry Fielding
95 What links Millionaires, Metropolitans, Black Hawks, Silver seven Stanley Cup winners
Ice Hockey
96 What country - largest earthquake of 20th cent 8.6 Richter 1906 Colombia
97 The okapi belongs to what family of animals Giraffe
98 Dimitri Mendeleyev is credited with the discover of what Periodic Table
99 What feature of a triangle makes it scalene Different side lengths
100 Taphophobia is fear of what Buried Alive

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