10000 General Knowledge Mcqs

Boob Day in Spain is what day in Britain (practical jokes played) April Fools Day 1st
April
2 What crime did Theresa Vaughn commit 62 times in 5 years Bigamy - Tried 1922
3 Who sailed in a ship called Queen Ann's Revenge Blackbeard
4 Saponification is the process that makes what common product Soap
5 Blue red green yellow four Olympic rings colour what's missing Black
6 Detective Philip Marlow smokes what brand Camels
7 Who landed on Timor Island after being cast adrift Captain Bligh
8 What is the more common name of the Chaparral Cock The Road Runner
9 In what language did St Paul write his epistles Greek
10 Ian Fleming's house was called Goldeneye - which country Jamaica
11 Alfred Schneider became famous as who Lenny Bruce
12 A C-Curity was the original name of what common object Zip Fastener
13 Fidelity Bravery Integrity is which organisations motto FBI
14 Who was the first black entertainer to win an Emmy award Harry Bellefonte
15 Anthony Daniels played who in a series of films C-P3O
16 Of what material was the hairspring made in early watches Pigs Hair
17 In 1860 Napoleon III banquet - serving dishes dearer gold - what Aluminium
18 Which author created Dick Tracy Chester Gould
19 What is the worlds most widely used vegetable Onion
20 What are lentigines Freckles
21 What type of animal is a vmi-vmi Very small pig
22 What did Mege-Mouries invent in 1870 winning a Napoleon prize Margarine
23 What was Walt Disney's middle name Elias
24 Who would you expect to find in Castle Gondolofo The Pope
25 What two items make up the dish devils on horseback Bacon Prunes
26 What does ludo mean (literally) I Play
27 The Detours changed to The High Numbers then what name The Who
28 What animal was believed to be a cross camel - leopard Giraffe
29 An elephant has 400000 what in its trunk Muscles
30 What colour is cerulean Deep Blue
31 Who composed the Air for the G string (init and name) JS Bach
32 What were Twinkletoes - Lucky Jim (stuffed cats) first to do Fly across Atlantic
Alcock Brown
33 What are kreplach Jewish ravioli
34 The pica pica is what common bird Magpie
35 What male human feature was taxed in Elizabethan times Beards
36 Which record company rejected the Beatles as being past it Decca
37 From which country does spinach originate Iran
38 British policemen have truncheons what is USA equivalent Nightstick
39 In DC comics Linda Lee Danvers is whose alter ego Supergirl
40 In what country does the cow tree grow - sap looks tastes milk Venezuela
41 The penny black - worlds first stamp - what was second Two penny Blue
42 Which country produces Tokay Hungary
43 Where could you legally flash your dong - then spend it Vietnam currency
44 The Bald Eagle is Americas bird - What is Britain's Robin
45 Australian Clement Wragge instituted what Naming Hurricanes
46 What does Zip stand for in the American Zip Code Zone Improvement
Plan
47 What wood is plywood mostly made from Birch
48 What is a Hummum Turkish bath
49 In which sport are left handed people banned from playing Polo
50 What food was invented in a sanatorium in 1890 Kellogg corn flakes
51 What is a Bellwether Leader of flock of
sheep
52 What was Procul Harem's greatest hit Whiter shade of pale
53 Percy Shaw invented what in 1934 Cats eyes
54 What animal produces its own sun tan lotion Hippopotamus
55 What was a Nuremberg egg Pocket watch / clock
56 What was the name of Isaac Newton's dog - caused fire in lab Diamond
57 Who was eaten by dogs in the Old Testament Jezebel
58 In literature who is the alter ego of Percy Blakney Scarlet Pimpernel
59 Juglans Regia is the real name of what type of nut tree Walnut
60 What album cover (by the Rolling Stones) had a zip on the side Sticky Fingers
61 What lives in a holt An Otter
62 Who is the Patron Saint of dancers and actors St Vitas
63 What is the worlds tallest grass Bamboo
64 Who owned the newspaper in Lou Grant - Nancy Marchand Mrs Pyncheron
65 Who reputedly first said - if in doubt tell the truth Mark Twain
66 John Richie became famous under what name Sid Vicious
67 In Greek mythology who rowed the dead across the river Styx Charon
68 Alfred White was a famous author under which name James Herriot
69 Which acid was first prepared from distilled red ants Formic acid
70 Who invented doctor Who Terry Nation
71 What took place on London's serpentine first time 16 June 1930 Mixed Bathing
72 Which European city was the bride of the sea Venice
73 Who (not Peter Sellers) played Inspector Clouseau in 1968 Alan Arkin
74 Where could you find the Lutine Bell Lloyds of London
75 Yabusame is the Japanese version of what sport Archery
76 Which Dickens novel is considered an autobiography David Copperfield
77 Dendrologists worship what Trees
78 What is the national sport of Finland Motor Rallying
79 Who was Agrippa's son Nero
80 Peter Goldmak invented what in 1948 LP record
81 Milton lost which sense Sight
82 What are camel haired brushes made of Squirrels tails
83 How did the Greek dramatist Aeschalys die Eagle dropped tortoise
on head
84 Playing card - Raymond Shaw trance - Manchurian Candidate Queen Diamonds
85 Eiffel designed the Eiffel tower - what was his first name Gustave
86 The Salk vaccine is used against what disease Polio
87 If you are born between June 23rd and July 23rd what star sign Cancer
88 An alloy of Iron - Chromium and Nickel makes what Stainless Steel
89 Who said "Public service is my motto" Al Capone
90 Drakes Golden Hind was originally called what The Pelican
91 In what film did Elvis play a Red Indian Stay away Joe
92 What did the Victorians call servant regulators Alarm Clocks
93 Which country first used the fountain pen Egypt
94 What is the more popular name for the Londonderry Air Danny Boy
95 Freyr was the Norse god of what Fertility
96 TAP is the national airline of which country Portugal
97 In which country is the port of Frey Bentos Uruguay
98 The Koh-i-Nor is a famous diamond - what does the name mean Mountain of Light
99 A nilometer measures the rise and fall of what Rivers (originally
Nile)
100 What was Britain's first colony (annexed in 1583) Newfoundland

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