General Knowledge Trivia Questions — page 102
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- 5051.
Said to be the first of the Film Noir genre, The Maltese Falcon starred Humphrey Bogart as the one and only Sam Spade. How many appearances did Bogart make as this character?
- A3
- B4
- C6
- D1
Answer: 1 - 5052.
Who cuts off the mices tails in the nursery rhyme Three Blind Mice?
- AThe farmer
- BThe butcher
- CThe butchers wife
- DThe farmers wife
Answer: The farmers wife - 5053.
In Finding Nemo, what nickname was Nemo given during his initiation ceremony in the dentists fishtank?
- ASquirt
- BSharkbait
- CChum
- DBubbles
Answer: Sharkbait - 5054.
In 1956 Ingrid Bergman returned to Hollywood with this film.
- AWar and Peace
- BAnastasia
- CArch of Triumph
- DJoan of Arc
Answer: Anastasia - 5055.
Animals in which of the following groups may have a backbone and a spinal cord?
- AMollusks
- BEchinoderms
- CInvertebrates
- DChordates
Answer: Chordates - 5056.
What medical term refers to the fear of death or dying?
- AThanatophobia
- BBrontophobia
- CDinophobia
- DTriskadekaphobia
Answer: Thanatophobia - 5057.
I didn't like my beard at first. (Provide the next sentence.)
- AThen it grew on me.
- BIt looked like a bush.
- CI shaved it off.
- DMy wife loved it.
Answer: Then it grew on me. - 5058.
This American actor appeared in the first X-Rated movie to be nominated for an Academy Award. His brother wrote the songs Wild Thing and Angel of the Morning. Two of his children are actors. Who is he?
- AJohn Ford Coley
- BDustin Hoffman
- CRobert Duvall
- DJon Voight
Answer: Jon Voight - 5059.
What was written with fingerprints on the wall behind the upside-down abstract painting in the 1995 thriller movie Seven?
- AClose!
- BDeath
- CHelp me
- DGreed
Answer: Help me - 5060.
About half of the 26,000 kg diamonds mined annually originate from which continent?
- ASouth America
- BAsia
- CAfrica
- DEurope
Answer: Africa - 5061.
Which company filed for bankruptcy in May 2009 and was partially bought by the US Government to keep production?
- AGeneral Motors
- BGeneral Paper
- CGeneral Beton
- DGeneral Electric
Answer: General Motors - 5062.
Scientists generally recognized how many major mass extinctions in the history of life on Earth?
- A4
- B5
- C6
- D2
Answer: 5 - 5063.
In which battle between Germans and Russians, the Germans had the largest number of military machinery during WWII?
- ABattle of Smolensk
- BBattle of Oder-Neisse
- CBattle of Lenino
- DBattle of Kursk
Answer: Battle of Kursk - 5064.
Which gangster film is based on the non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi?
- AGoodfellas
- BAmerican Gangster
- CScarface
- DDonnie Brasco
Answer: Goodfellas - 5065.
What happened with Rebecca Elson Mudge Greensmith and her husband from Hartford, Connecticut, who were suspected of witchcraft in the 1600s?
- AThey both were hung.
- BThey were found guilty and hung.
- CThey were neither accused of witchcraft, nor hanged
- DThey were both accused of witchcraft.
Answer: They were found guilty and hung. - 5066.
Who helped Theseus get out of the labyrinth?
- AAriadne
- BAgastus
- CAndromeda
- DAgore
Answer: Ariadne - 5067.
The Big Ten Conference is a college athletic conference located in the northern United States. It had this many members, as of the beginning of the new millennium.
- A12
- B10
- C9
- D11
Answer: 11 - 5068.
Name the comedy team of the late 60s whose routines include Earache My Eye and Santa Claus and his Old Lady.
- ACheech and Chong
- BWeed and Joint
- CBubba and Bong
- DToker and Reefer
Answer: Cheech and Chong - 5069.
Aegina was one of the many nymphs seduced by Zeus, but unlike some others, this nymph didn't get away with it. Which king caught Aegina and Zeus?
- ASisyphus
- BPolydectes
- CMidas
- DProcrustes
Answer: Sisyphus - 5070.
The title of this soap opera translates as The Taste of Life and is the first soap opera in this country.
- AVietnam
- BSri Lanka
- CMalaysia
- DCambodia
Answer: Cambodia - 5071.
Although he is sane, this rebellious, fun-loving literary character is a patient in a mental ward. He confronts the domineering Nurse, Ratched.
- AStephen Dedalus
- BAtticus Finch
- CWinston Smith
- DRandle McMurphy
Answer: Randle McMurphy - 5072.
Where did Dr. Hawkeye Pierce attend medical school according to M*A*S*H?
- ABoston
- BChicago
- CNew York
- DPhiladelphia
Answer: Boston - 5073.
What former 'Today' show personality played a neighbor on the TV sitcom 'The Hogan Family'?
- AWillard Scott
- BJane Pauley
- CJoe Garagiola
- DDeborah Norville
Answer: Willard Scott - 5074.
Which of these words means biting, sarcastic, acid-mouthed?
- AMordant
- BQuotidian
- CPuerile
- DChthonic
Answer: Mordant - 5075.
This Catch-22 character buys and sells goods through black market channels and has no allegiance to any country, person or principle unless it pays him.
- AMilo Minderbinder
- BCaptain Aardvark
- CLieutenant Nately
- DColonel Cathcart
Answer: Milo Minderbinder - 5076.
Where is a day longer than a year?
- AAt the North and South Poles
- BOn Pluto
- COn Mars
- DOn Mercury
Answer: On Mercury - 5077.
What are the henchmen and secret police of the White Witch in the Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe?
- ADwarfs
- BGnomes
- CMinotaurs
- DWolves
Answer: Wolves - 5078.
This famous actress, who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in the movie Ghost, is the daughter of Robert James Johnson.
- AChristina Applegate
- BCatherine Bell
- CWhoopi Goldberg
- DNicollette Sheridan
Answer: Whoopi Goldberg - 5079.
When Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address he was not the main speaker. Who was the main speaker?
- AMrs. Lincoln
- BGeneral Grant
- CGeneral Meade
- DEdward Everett
Answer: Edward Everett - 5080.
When was WhatsApp founded?
- A2009
- B2007
- C2012
- D2010
Answer: 2009 - 5081.
Which of the following artists painted The Madonna of Humility?
- AMasaccio
- BSebastiano
- CCouse
- DReynolds
Answer: Masaccio - 5082.
What is the largest sea in the world?
- ABering Sea
- BMediterranean Sea
- CCaribbean Sea
- DSouth China Sea
Answer: South China Sea - 5083.
Which was the first country in the world to constitutionally abolish its army?
- AGabon
- BCosta Rica
- CEstonia
- DTogo
Answer: Costa Rica - 5084.
A shade of what color is the color called jazzberry jam?
- AFuchsia
- BGolden brown
- CMint green
- DRed-violet
Answer: Red-violet - 5085.
Who plays the role of washed-up-golf-pro-turned teacher Chubbs Peterson in the comedy Happy Gilmore?
- APaul Warfield
- BCarl Weathers
- CApollo Creed
- DBilly Dee Williams
Answer: Carl Weathers - 5086.
What month has the pearl for its birthstone and the rose for its birth flower?
- AMay
- BJune
- CJuly
- DMarch
Answer: June - 5087.
According to a study published in the Annals of Neurology, people who regularly come into contact with pesticides are 70 % more likely to develop what disease?
- AJakob-Brezlov disease
- BParkinsons disease
- CBrain Cancer
- DAlzheimers disease
Answer: Parkinsons disease - 5088.
What year did the Academy Award-nominated film As Good as It Gets first hit the theaters in the United States?
- A1995
- B1998
- C1997
- D1999
Answer: 1997 - 5089.
Actor Wesley Snipes made his film debut in which 1986 movie?
- AWildcats
- BJungle Fever
- CMo Better Blues
- DNew Jack City
Answer: Wildcats - 5090.
How tall is Chicago's Sears Tower?
- A1453 ft (443 m)
- B1211 Ft (369 m)
- C1811 ft (552 m)
- D1095 ft (334 m)
Answer: 1453 ft (443 m) - 5091.
What actress won the Academy Award for Best Actress at the 56th Academy Awards on April 9, 1984 in Los Angeles?
- AJane Alexander
- BShirley MacLaine
- CJulie Walters
- DMeryl Streep
Answer: Shirley MacLaine - 5092.
Which of the following protocols is usually associated with hyperinflation?
- AA slow increase in labor productivity
- BA slow increase in exports
- CA rapid decrease in total spending
- DA rapid increase in money supply
Answer: A rapid increase in money supply - 5093.
Who was on the cover of the first issue of People magazine?
- AMia Farrow
- BElvis Presley
- CJoseph G. Cannon
- DLucille Ball
Answer: Mia Farrow - 5094.
This song was a #1 hit for No Doubt in the U.S. in 1996.
- AJeremy
- BTorn
- CAlways Be My Baby
- DDon't Speak
Answer: Don't Speak - 5095.
Do they have a 4th of July in Great Britian?
- ANo
- BYes
Answer: Yes - 5096.
Purple Haze is a song by what famous musician?
- AJohn Lennon
- BJimi Hendrix
- CJim Morrison
- DJanis Joplin
Answer: Jimi Hendrix - 5097.
What was the original source of the Hearst fortune?
- AFarming
- BOil
- CNewspapers
- DMining
Answer: Mining - 5098.
What does the French expression au revoir mean?
- ANo
- BBye
- CHello
- DYes
Answer: Bye - 5099.
Who was the WNBA's Most Valuable Player of 1999?
- AYolanda Griffith
- BRebecca Lobo
- CSheryl Swoopes
- DLisa Leslie
Answer: Yolanda Griffith - 5100.
What do the children do with their obese mother's dead body in the 1993 drama movie What's Eating Gilbert Grape?
- ABury it in the backyard
- BBurn it along with the house
- CDesert it
- DLift it with a helicopter
Answer: Burn it along with the house
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