10000 General Knowledge Mcqs

1 Dorethy Parker said "Scratch an actor and you will find" what An Actress
2 What animal could be Siberian or Caspian Tiger
3 Collective nouns - an Array of what Hedgehogs
4 The Plains of Abraham overlook which city Quebec
5 The Mariners Compass or Pyxis is what Constellation
6 The Sam Maguire Trophy is played for in which sport Gaelic Football
7 The Somers Islands has what more familiar name Bermuda
8 The Three Stars is the national ice hockey team which country Sweden
9 How did camerawoman Lee Lyon die while working Charged by Elephant
10 What type of animal is a markhor Wild Goat
11 Who received the first ever Gold Disc Glen Miller –
Chatanooga cho cho
12 What is the National Bird of India Peacock
13 Who directed Sharky's Machine Burt Reynolds
14 The Weir of Hermiston - last unfinished novel of who Robert Louis
Stevenson
15 What is the last book of the Bible Revelations
16 What historical event was referred to as Black 47 Irish Potato Famine
17 What game was patented under the name Sphairistrike Lawn Tennis
18 What organisation did C T Russell found Jehovah Witnesses
19 Paris and What other capital had the worlds first telephone link Brussels
20 Tempera uses water and what to paint with Egg Yoke
21 What colour is the cross on the Greek Flag White
22 What was used before the baton was invented to conduct A Violin Bow
23 Leslie Lynch King became famous as who Gerald Ford
24 Who was Andromedas mother Cassiopeia
25 Lack of vitamin B1 causes what condition Beri Beri
26 What song was The Pittsburgh Pirates anthem We are Family –
Sister Sledge
27 Whit countries parliament is called The Storting Norway
28 Who directed Four Weddings and a Funeral Mike Newell
29 Which company developed the Laser Printer Cannon
30 Parsley is a member of which family Carrot
31 What does lager literally mean in German Storage
32 Franz Kafka wrote in German what nationality was he Czeck
33 Which car company produced the first front wheel drive 1934 Citroen
34 Who produced the Tom and Jerry cartoons until 1956 Fred Quimby
35 The name of which countries capital means good air Argentina – Buenos
Aires
36 The sackbut developed into which modern instrument Trombone
37 The GRA govern which sport Greyhound Racing
Association
38 Which record label signed the Rolling Stones in 1991 Virgin
39 In heraldry gules are what colour Red
40 Reginald Truscott-Jones became famous as who Ray Miland
41 What is the food of the secretary bird Snakes
42 What bridge links a Palace with a State Prison Bridge of Sighs –
Venice
43 The African and French marigolds are native to what country Mexico
44 Who is the Patron Saint of Grave diggers St Anthony
45 What is Muckle Flugga Rock and Lighthouse
on Uist
46 Mary Read and Anne Boney had what job in common Pirates
47 Short actors stand on what wooden object - to appear bigger Pancake
48 What is the commonest name for a pub in Britain The Red Lion
49 What does the word economy mean in original Greek Home Management
50 Pok ta Pok started in Mexico - what modern game/sport is it Basketball
51 George Simenon created Maigret - what nationality was he Belgian
52 Country singer Hank Wangford had what profession Gynaecologist
53 Pit Straight - Lesmo Bend - Roggia Bend - which Grand Prix Monza Italy
54 What is a Chuckwalla Lizard
55 Edward Whymper was the first to do what Climb Matterhorn
56 What is Pancetta Bacon
57 In what film did Bruce Willis play a time travelling criminal Twelve Monkeys
58 Who was the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 in Olympics Nadia Comaneci
59 What bird is sacred in Peru Condor
60 What was Colombo's dog called Fang - Basset Hound
61 What industry would use a mordant Dying - to fix a colour
62 Catherine the Great of Russia was born in which country Poland
63 What tanker caused a severe oil spill in 1989 Exxon Valdez
 (Alaska)
64 Which soul singer was Sittin on the Dock of the Bay Otis Redding
65 In which city would you find The Blue Mosque Istanbul
66 What country makes Sukhindol wine Bulgaria
67 The minnow is the smallest member of what fish family Carp
68 Lucille Le Sueur became famous as who Joan Crawford
69 In which city is The Abbey theatre Dublin
70 Which islands capital is Flying Fish Cove Christmas Island
71 Where in the world is Radwick racecourse situated Sydney Australia
72 What has a palimped got Webbed Feet
73 Treifa foods are forbidden to which religious group Jews - opposite of
Kosher
74 Which metal is the best conductor of electricity Silver
75 What ship was sunk in Auckland harbour in 1987 Rainbow Warrior
(Greenpeace)
76 A Myologist studies what Muscles
77 Orpheus went into the underworld to rescue who Eurydice
78 Where on the human body is the skin the thinnest Eye
79 Colleen McCullough wrote which best selling book The Thorn Birds
80 What would you put on your escutcheon - if you had one Coat of Arms
81 The Germans call them Stumphhose - what are they Tights
82 Who might wear a wimple A Nun
83 What is the largest country in Africa Sudan
84 What tree can be English, American or Eurasian Elm
85 Which dictator preferred 50,000 rifles to 50,000 votes Benito Mussolini
86 What was Alka-Seltzer first marketed as Cold Cure
87 What would be happening if you suffered from canitis Greying Hair
88 According to the proverb which fruit tastes sweetest Forbidden
89 What animals name literally translates as earth pig Aardvark
90 What dance is usually performed to Orpheus in the Underworld Can Can
91 What country was once named New France Canada
92 Name ship sunk by the submarine Conqueror Falklands War General Belgrano
93 In which country were modern banknotes first used Sweden
94 What was invented in the Humpty Dumpty store Oklahoma Supermarket Trolley
95 Which country produces wine in the Casablanca valley Chile
96 The Air Canada Silver Broom is won in which sport Curling
97 Iain Stewart - dropped - looked too normal - what pop group The Rolling Stones
98 What is the main flavour of aioli Garlic
99 What was the worlds first passenger jet aircraft Comet
100 What does the syrinx help a bird to do Sing

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