10000 General Knowledge Mcqs

1 Sacrofricosis is what sort of sexual behaviour Pocket holes public
masturbation
2 According to law what must all London Taxis always carry Bale of hay for horse
3 Im Westen Nicht Neues what famous novel 20s later film All Quiet on the
Western Front
4 Anreas Cornelis van Kujik was who’s manager Elvis Col Tom Parker
5 What was unique about all the mens foil winners 1952 Olympics All Left Handed
6 Maryland No1 Montana No 1 Minnesota No 3 types of what Pigs American Breeds
7 What aria from Madam Butterfly is a Michelle Pfeiffer 1996 film One fine Day
8 Ei-Hajj Malik Ei-Shabazz better known as who Malcolm X
9 What opera premiered in Paignton Devon 30th December 1879 Pirates of Penzance
10 Name the first space probe to land on the moon 13 Sept 1959 Luna 2
11 In what film did Paul Robeson sing Old Man River Showboat
12 In El Monte California its illegal for who/what to sleep in bathtub Horse - unless ridden
13 Who compete in the Maccabiah Games Jewish world athletes
14 What TV family lived at 1124 Morning Glory Circle Westport Con Stevens in Bewitched
15 Poland has a coastline along which sea Adriatic
16 Colonel Paul W Tibbets did it first - what Dropped Atom Bomb
17 What fish has its head at right angles to its body Sea Horse
18 Kate Mulgrew plays who in a Gene Roddenbery based series Capt Katherine
Janeway Voyager
19 What is the oldest bridge over the Seine in Paris Pont Neuf
20 An Ochlophilliac gets sexually aroused from what Being in crowds
21 In Oxford university what can you not take into the library by rule Sheep
22 An Asian gecko and a sweet European wine what word fits both Tokay
23 What common word comes from the French for purse or wallet Budget
24 Daimants Sur Canape French translation of what film Breakfast at Tiffanys
25 Tracy Marrow a former convict born 1958 changed name to what Ice-T
26 Marmolada nearly 11000 feet highest peak what mountain range Dolomites
27 Dr George Wander invented what drink in Switzerland 1860s Ovaltine
28 Broadway 59 music Ordinary Couple, Preludium, Processional The Sound of Music
29 Rhus Radicans shrub green flowers white berries common name Poison Ivy
30 Fulton John Short - Later John Fulton first US to do what Qualify as Matador
31 In Malibu California its illegal to do what in a theatre Laugh out loud
32 In fiction who's mother Monique Delacroix died when he was 11 James Bond
33 Charles Henry Stuard Gmelin was the first UK what 6 Apr 1896 Olympic competitor
4th 3rd heat 100 m
34 Salvatore A Lombino used Ewan Hunter what famous pen name Ed McBain
35 What song on the Rubber Soul album became No 1 Overlanders Michelle - 1966
36 Palindromic word means raise to the ground or a mine passage Level
37 The Mexican bearded and what are the only venomous lizards Gila Monster
38 In WW2 Germans used a Schlusselmaschine E what do we call it Enigma coding
machine
39 Away we Go was the original 1942 title what musical show/film Oaklahoma
40 Gemellus is a fancy name for what Testicles
41 Where would you find the Ponte de Sospiri Venice - Bridge of
Sighs
42 In Rosemead California its illegal to eat what with a fork in public Ice Cream
43 Hierosolymitan is of Greek origin and pertains to what city Jersualem
44 Not Indians what links Cherokee Apache Arapaho Comanche Piper Aircraft
45 Brilliant Bumper Bubbles Bigheart Boofuls Baby Bonny are who Jelly Babies
46 E J Allen led spy team to South Civil war what name better known Alan Pinkerton
47 Gene Kelly Michael York Joss Ackland all played who D'Artagan
48 Who wrote The Last Frontier first published in 1959 Alistair Maclean
49 In what TV series did we see Del Floria tailors shop The man from
UNCLE
50 Kenneth Weekes nick Ban Ban born Boston only US do what Play Test match
cricket West Indies
51 Glen Morris was the last Olympic gold medallist to do what 1938 Act Tarzan in Tarzans
Revenge 1938
52 In Mexico it is illegal for the police to sell what Their Guns
53 Hydrated Magnesium Silicate is better known as what Meerschaum or
Sepiolite
54 Seen on Egyptian rivers what is a Shadoof used for Water bucket on pole
55 Old Arabic word for palm of the hand is what in modern sport Racket
56 What General Motors plastic bodied car was built in Tennessee Saturn
57 George W Trendle and Fran Striker created what Western hero The Lone Ranger
58 Biblical city was the code for RAF bombings of Hamburg WW2 Gomorrah
59 What musical was produced on London stage 30 years after film Singing in the Rain
Tommy Steel 1983
60 What was Vivian Leigh’s character won Oscar in her 30s Blanche Dubois
61 In what Italian town can you find the Piazza del Erbe Verona
62 What author married Leon Trotsky’s secretary in 1924 Arthur Ransom
63 In Delaware by law a newlywed must do what if wife asks Take her Shopping
64 Where would you find an Orcadian Orkney Islands
65 The Venice Cup is for women only playing what Bridge
66 What is Supergirls Kryptonian name Kara
67 Name the hero Len Deightons Ipcress File and Funeral in Berlin Not named in books
Harry Palmer in films
68 Who commanded Bill Jukes Cecco Noodler Skylights Starkey Captain Hook
69 Anna M Jarvis of Philadelphia instituted what she never qualified Mothers Day May
1908 Childless
70 Robert Brown M Caroline Bliss Moneypenny who was Bond Timothy Dalton
71 What countries head of state has been dead for years North Korea - Mr Kim
72 If you were using Highroller Snooker 7 Lukki what are you doing Fishing artificial flies
73 Can you see Lenny Bruce E A Poe Karl Marx H G Wells etc Sergeant Peppers
74 In Key West Florida what are barred from racing in city limits Turtles
75 What began 24 Jan 1848 thanks to John Marshall at Sutters mill The Gold Rush in
California
76 Who played by Luther Adler Roy Goldman Peter Sellers etc Adolf Hitler
77 What is the SI unit of power equal to 1.341 horsepower Kilowatt
78 Anna Maria Louisa Italiano changed her name to what Anne Bancroft
79 In Scandinavian mythology what is the day of final doom called Ragnerok
80 His campaign slogan was vote for AuH20 whats his name Barry Goldwater
81 Organisation in the US was co-founded by Ballington Booth Volunteers of
America
82 Paul French George E Dale pseudonyms for what SF author Isaac Asimov
83 In what country is the worlds largest pyramid Mexico - Quetzalcoatl
84 What was/is the giant Musashi built in Japan in 1974 A Crane
85 In sporting terms loose on left Tight on the right who is in centre Hooker in Rugby
86 In Frankfort Kentucky its illegal to shot what off a policeman His Tie
87 Dybowski's Formosa and Japanese are types of what Sika or Saki Deer
88 In what area of Washington does the State Dept hang out Foggy Bottom
89 Who made his debut in a 1955 Warner Brothers cartoon Speedy Gonzales
90 What is the English title of Voyna i Mir War and Peace
91 The stuff that dreams are made off - last words in what film The Maltese Falcon
92 Nessiteras Rhombopteryx Latinised name of what - as a Hoax Loch Ness Monster
93 In the game of Bridge what are the first six tricks won called The Book
94 Batrachophobia is a fear of what Frogs and Toads
95 What was the name of Alistair Macleans first best selling novel HMS Ulysses
96 Name the superspy man from Z.O.W.I.E. played James Coburn Our Man Flint
97 In what sport would you see a Chistera Pelota
98 In Washington its illegal to buy what on Sunday A Mattress
99 Who wrote the musical The Desert Song Sigmund Romberg
100 Eddie Slovak only American to do what 31/01/1945 Executed desertion
WW2
1 In Wyoming it is illegal to wear what in a theatre A Hat if others can’t
 see over it
2 In New Zealand what is a Punga A Fern
3 In Feng Shui what colour inspires passion Pink
4 In English superstition what bird should you wish good day Magpie else bad luck
5 What city was known as Christiana until 1925 Oslo - Sweden
6 William Hartnell was the first to play what TV character Dr Who
7 Who wrote the play " What the Butler saw " Joe Orton
8 In 1998 the space probe Luna Perfecta found what on the moon Ice
9 What sea is directly north of Poland Baltic sea
10 What was the original filling of the savaloy sausage Pigs Brains
11 Carlos Menim was elected president of what country in 1989 Argentina
12 In Natoma Kansas illegal to throw knives at people wearing what Stripped Shirts
13 What is the Tibetan Yab Yum A sexual position
14 Crossair originated in what European country Switzerland
15 What does a Zamboni do Machine cleans ice
hockey games
16 What is the name of the cranial bone just above your ear Temporal
17 Who led the Soviets when they invaded Hungary in 1956 Nikita Khruschcev
18 What tennis player made it to finals US open 8 times in 80s Ivan Lendl
19 What musical direction comes from the Italian meaning cheerful Allegro
20 What nationality was Fredrick Chopin Polish
21 Which Nobel Prize is not awarded annually in Stockholm Peace
22 What book translates as My Struggle Mein Kampf
23 When a satellite is closest to Earth its position is called what Perigee
24 In 1659 Massachusetts outlawed what Christmas - it was
illegal
25 What can keep for up to 4 years if stored in a cool dark place Standard Condoms
26 What French relish sounds like a machine gun firing Ratatouille
27 Fundador is a potent brandy made in what country Spain
28 Who directed Serpico Sidney Lumet
29 Type of precious stone has a name literally means blue rock Lapis Lazuli
30 Middle ages it was believed birds picked mates what Saints day 14th February – Saint
Valentine
31 A Russian space programs name meant East what was it Vostok
32 Which Greek hero finally tamed Pegasus Bellerophon
33 What is the Western ( cowboy ) name for a motherless calf Dogie
34 The PH scale measures acid or alkali what's PH stand for Potential of Hydrogen
35 What character Tamed the Shrew in the Shakespeare play Petrucchio
36 In St Louis Missouri its illegal for a fireman to rescue who Undressed women full
dress only
37 Casanova ate fifty each morning to increase potency 50 what Oysters
38 In sport what stands four feet by six feet An Ice Hockey Net
39 What name is given to the smallest type of liquor glass Cordial
40 What was Heindrich Himler's job before lead Gestapo in WW2 Chicken Farmer
41 What author criticised evangelism in his novel Elmer Gantry Sinclair Lewis
42 What was the first man made object to leave the solar system Pioneer 10
43 What holiday is called Head of the World in the Jewish faith Rosh Hashanah
44 What gemstone has a name literally meaning not intoxicated Amethyst
45 Who starred in Ceiling Zero as a pilot James Cagney
46 Italians often eat a whole what to cover garlicky breath Coffee Bean
47 What is the longest river in western Europe The Volga
48 In Oxford Ohio its illegal for a woman to disrobe where Before a mans picture
49 Celibate Egyptian priests were forbidden to eat what aphrodisiac Onions
50 What countries native name is Land of the long white cloud Aoteraroa – New
Zealand Maori
51 Who would you expect to see in the Leftorium Ned Flanders shop
 The Simpson's
52 The Italian for tail what comes at the end of a musical score Coda
53 Caesar Salad originated in which country Mexico
54 In Schulter Okalahoma illegal for towel wearing women do what Gamble
55 Bacardi and Carioca rums come from what country Costa Rico
56 In RKO movies what does RKO stand for Radio Keith Orphium
57 What golden yellow gem sounds like a fruit related to lemons Citrine
58 What country finally adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1752 England
59 What was the name of John Glens first orbiting craft Friendship 7
60 The murder of Gonzago was performed in what Shakespeare play Hamlet
61 What's the collective noun for a group of gulls Colony
62 In astronomy what are rapidly rotating neutron stars called Pulsars
63 Nicknamed The Tiger who lead France at the end of WW1 George Clemenceau
64 What microscopic animals name comes from Greek little Staff Bacteria
65 Goddess sprang full grown from the forehead of her father Zeus Athena
66 In Morrisville Pennsylvania women need permit to wear what Cosmetics
67 What are put into an omelette in a Hangtown Fry Oysters
68 What English brand of sherry is considered the King desert wine Harvey's Bristol
Cream
69 Mickey Rooney made a series of films based on what family Hardy family
70 What gemstone was reputed to heal eye ailments Emerald
71 What Russian revolutionary founded Pravda Leon Trotsky
72 What country is ruled by King Hans Adam II Liechtenstein
73 In 1856 John C Freeman was the first what Republican candidate
US president
74 What are ratite birds the only ones not to do Fly
75 In 1959 Able Baker first put out in space by USA what were A/B Spider Monkeys
76 According to Christian religion what happened at Epiphany Wise men visited
77 In South Carolina what's barred Fountain Inn without wear pants Horses
78 Who wrote The Poseidon Adventure Paul Gallico
79 V.O. and Pedigree whiskeys made by what Canadian company Seagrams
80 Noel Coward gave what director his start on In Which we Serve David Lean
81 How many spices are mixed in allspice None it’s single spice
82 What was Richard Wagner's second Opera - idea during sea trip The Flying Dutchman
83 According to its name what major Italian city is the new city Naples - short for
Neopolis
84 What is the only flag permitted to be flown over the US flag United Nations Flag
85 Where was Mark Twain born Florida - Missouri
86 What is the name of the ruling house of Monaco Grimaldi
87 The word Atom comes from the Greek meaning what Indestructible
88 From Memphis restaurants its illegal to take what away Any Pie
89 What gems name means sea water in Latin Aquamarine
90 Danish variety caraway flavoured liquor driest and most famous Aquavit
91 What Soviet leader seized control from Khrushchev in 1964 Leonid Brezhnev
1984 till died 92
92 A primate called a Galago has what more common name Bush Baby
93 What Shakespeare King was killed at Pontefract Castle King Richard III
94 Name the Lieutenant Colonel who was first black US in space Bluford
95 What is a Shofar Carved Rams Horn
Jewish faith
96 Who directed Spartacus and Lolita Stanley Kubrick
97 An Ounce whisky glass and a small keg what same name Pony
98 California Valley and a Chinese cabbage what word means both Napa
99 In the Simpsons who is the godfather of the Springfield mafia Don Vittorio
100 In Mesquite Texas its illegal for children to have what Unusual Haircuts

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