10000 General Knowledge Mcqs

51 What word from the Persian means perfumed Attar
52 What is a collection of penguins known as Rookery
53 A place name including worth e.g. Tamworth what's worth mean Homestead
54 Cum Granlo Salis is Latin for what phrase With a grain of salt
55 What does a crapulent person suffer from Drunkenness
56 We have used a cassette but what does it literally mean Small Box
57 Reykjavik translates into what Smoky Bay
58 Chambre means what when referring to wine Serve at room
temperature
59 What is a SR N4 Hovercraft
60 What is Christmas Disease Mild Haemophilia
61 Who wrote the 1994 biography "Princess in Love" Anna Pasternak
62 Clemantine Campbell became famous under what name Cleo Lane
63 An Ortaline is a cross between what two items Tangerine - Orange
64 What US state is the magnolia state Mississippi
65 The Glis Glis was fattened and eaten by the Romans what is it Edible Dormouse
66 72% of what country is covered by forest Finland
67 What was Woody Allen's first film as writer/actor What's New Pussycat
68 On what are the worlds smallest paintings painted Pin Heads
69 What city used to be known as Bytown Ottawa
70 Mare Nostrum was the Roman name for what Mediterranean Sea
(Our Sea)
71 Kong Zi is better known as who Confucius
72 The Romans called it Cambria - what do we call it Wales
73 The Red Rose City has what more common name in Jordan Petra
74 The Pirate Khair-ed-Din had what Italian name meaning redbeard Barberossa
75 Chopin played what instrument as a child Piano
76 In what Shakespeare play does the character Caliban appear The Tempest
77 Cerumen is the technical name for what body part Earwax
78 If a dish is served Florentine what will it contain Spinach
79 Frank Gorshin played what role in a 60s series films The Riddler
80 Which Puccini opera featured Nessun Dorma Turendot
81 British Standard BS2724 might protect what body part Eyes - Sunglasses
82 If you saw Cave Canem written what would you know Beware of the Dog
83 Who was the minstrel that found Richard I imprisoned Blondel (De Nesle)
84 What is a negus - named after inventor Port Lemon hot sweet
spiced
85 Stingray Bay named by Cook is now known as what Botany Bay
86 Sextilis was the original name for what August
87 What does a copoclephist collect Key Rings
88 Who is the Patron Saint of florists and gardeners Saint Dorothy
89 Jobs from names - what did a Wayne do Wagon Maker
90 What countries highest award is The Order of the Elephant Denmark
91 What is Thalassophobia a fear of The Sea
92 Who does a Filicide kill Son or Daughter
93 From the Greek meaning apple what do we call this fruit Melon
94 What creature gets its name for the Spanish for slowly Remora
95 Name Def Leopards one armed drummer Rick Allen
96 Mr Mybug was only interested in sex with Flora in what book Cold Comfort Farm
97 Where would you find your Coxa Hip Joint
98 Bad before a German town name means what It’s a Spa Town
99 What name from the French to quibble means a no trump hand Chicane
100 Collective nouns - what is a group of swans Herd or Bevy
1 Who had a no 1 Album 60s 70s 80s 90s Barbara Strisand
2 What was Spencer Tracy's last film Guess whose coming
to dinner
3 Who was the third and favourite son of David in Old Testament Absolom
4 Who had a hit with "Son of my Father" in 1972 Chicory Tip
5 What fish was the subject of dispute Spain Canada in 1995 Turbot
6 Ratatosk was what animal in Norse mythology - relayed insults Squirrel
7 What ship was blown up at the end of The African Queen The Louisa
8 Richard Carlisle invented an early vending machine selling what Books
9 Nevada means what when translated from Indian Snow
10 Where is the oldest known restaurant in the world Madrid
11 Who is the Roman Goddess of orchards and gardens Pomonia
12 In a recent survey what % of US wives thought husband cheating Ninety %
13 What was the first country to recognise the US as independent Morocco
14 What soft drink was developed as a hangover remedy Pepsi Cola
15 Edinburgh Castle stands on Arthur's Seat what was Arthur's seat Volcano
16 Who should have played Indiana Jones and dropped out Tom Selleck
17 The San Andreas is what type of geological fault Conservative
18 Name any of the demonstration sports at the Sydney Olympics Ballroom Dancing –
Snooker
19 Where was the first Miss World contest held in 1951 London
20 And what country won it Sweden
21 Japanese hi tec toilets auto wipe buts using what Lasers
22 In Greek legend who turned men into swine Circe
23 After California what US state produces the most wine New York
24 What series was voted the best fiction of the 20th century Lord of the Rings
25 What US state was the last to ratify abolition slavery 1990s Mississippi
26 Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of what Big words
27 Every day in the US people steal $20000 from where Vending machines
28 C17 H21 N04 is the chemical formula for what Cocaine
29 Who fired the first shots in the 1970 film MASH The Football game
Timekeeper
30 What is the worlds most widely eaten fish Herring
31 Beveley Hills Cop was Eddie Murphy but who was it intended for Sylvester Stallone
32 What is the literal meaning of Kangaroo I don’t understand
33 A digitabulist collects what Thimbles
34 Who said "I’ve watched a lot of baseball - on the radio" Gerald Ford
35 Collective nouns - a group of police officers A Mess
36 In Norse mythology Tyr is the god of what War
37 Brave Belt was the original name of what group Bachman Turner
Overdrive
38 The Hula Hoop was illegal in what country Finland
39 Leonato is the main character in what Shakespeare play Much ado about
Nothing
40 Who wrote the book Forest Gump Winston Groom
41 What product uses the most silver Camera Film
42 What was the former name of the Chrysler Corporation Maxwell Motors
43 In the Bible who was the father of Abraham Terah
44 What was the name of the shepherd that got Tremponina Pallidium Syphilus
45 What sport was called Harpastum by the ancient Greeks Football
46 Who was the male star when The Mousetrap first played Richard
Attenbourough
47 Who was the first actress to endorse a product commercially Lilly Langtree
48 What is a Caldera Depression left by
volcano
49 Who wrote the opera Zaide Mozart
50 What was 1993s biggest selling single Ill do anything for
love
51 What is a dhoti An Indian male
loincloth
52 In Heraldry what is a mullet A Star
53 FINA is the governing body of what amateur sport Swimming
54 40% of Americans have never been where To a Dentist
55 What is Switzerland's official name Swiss Confederation
56 Which drink was designed as a malaria cure Benedictine
57 What are lop cheong Chinese Sausages
58 Who would use a barny to reduce noise Film Cameraman cosy
over cam
59 In AFTs top 100 movies only 2 sequels - Godfather and what French Connection II
60 King Thibaw - imprisoned by the British - last king of where Burma
61 In 1929 the first what happened on an aircraft Birth
62 What is the name of the second highest mountain in Africa Mount Kenya
63 Who would use a Syllabary Arabs - their alphabet
64 What was David Leans first film Oliver Twist
65 The oldest written plan of government in effect is in what country United States of
America
66 Who wrote the poem "The Pied Piper of Hamlin" Robert Browning
67 In what film did Tommy Lee Jones make his debut Love Story - As Hank
68 In ancient Japan what was used to clean teeth Stale Urine
69 What can you shag in Georgia but its illegal in Florida A Porcupine
70 Julian Dick George Anne and who make the famous five Timmy the Dog
71 Who was The Little Playful One Pocahontas
72 Where was Freddie Mercury born Zanzibar
73 What was the name of Thomas Jefferson's home Montecello
74 Crazy Horse and Custer shared what childhood name Curly
75 Bridge River Kwai - Bridges Toki Rio - what actor links films William Holden
76 Who runs the Spirit Foundation - Aged Abused Orphaned Yoko Ono
77 Thalia is one of the muses - what's her subject Comedy
78 In the Little Mermaid fairy tale what happens to her She Dies
79 Why was Clark Kent rejected military service during WW2 Failed eye test
80 Who wrote the title song for Live and let Die Paul McCartney
81 John Quincy Adams was the only US president to do what Marry a non
American woman
82 Who cut off Samson's Hair (King James Edition) An Unnamed Man
83 Who was the first woman to win an Oscar best actress 1928 Janet Gaynor
84 What Sanskrit word means great king Maharaja
85 Novel gave Hemmingway nick speaker of the lost generation The Sun Also Rises
86 What is the name on fake credit cards J L Webb
87 What did Benjamin Franklin claim as his trade Printer
88 Which US state gets the most overseas visitors California – Florida
second
89 What is a wood pussy Slang for skunk
90 Who wrote the epic poem Samson Agonites John Milton
91 What is the state tree of Idaho White Pine
92 Who is the adopted son of Vito Corleone Tom Hagan
93 What was the name of the first presidential aircraft Sacred Cow
94 Bill Medly was part of what group The Righteous
Brothers
95 Who is Dumbella Donald Ducks sister
96 What flower is the symbol of culture The Lotus
97 What country consumes the most coke per capita Iceland
98 In Heraldry there are 60 varieties of what Cross
99 What does pp on a music score mean Very quietly
100 LOT is the national airline of what country Poland

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