General Knowledge Trivia Questions — page 104
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I ran from my bathroom into the kitchen where I decided to eat breakfast to calm my nerves. Unfortunately, my aichmophobia was provoked when I opened the silverware drawer. What was I afraid of?
- ACrumbs
- BSpiders
- CRattling sounds
- DPointed objects
Answer: Pointed objects - 5152.
Which of these stories was written by the Brothers Grimm?
- AThe Adventures of Pinocchio
- BSleeping Beauty
- CThe Frog Prince
- DPuss in Boots
Answer: The Frog Prince - 5153.
The term 'chili con carne' refers to chili with what?
- Acheese
- Bbeans
- Cchili peppers
- Dmeat
Answer: meat - 5154.
I did a theatrical performance about puns. It was a ____________.
- Acomplete flop
- Bpunny one
- Creally punny one
- Dplay on words
Answer: play on words - 5155.
These US Presidents - William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Warren G. Harding, all have this in common.
- AThey died in office of natural causes.
- BThey were all democrats.
- CThey resigned from office.
- DThey have been elected without a plurality of popular votes.
Answer: They died in office of natural causes. - 5156.
What was the third country to have a McDonald's restaurant?
- AJapan
- BAustralia
- CFrance
- DCosta Rica
Answer: Costa Rica - 5157.
Cherish was a big hit song for this group in 1985.
- AKool the Gang
- BRay Parker Jr. w/ Raydio
- CTears For Fears
- DMusical Youth
Answer: Kool the Gang - 5158.
Who controls the weather with their weapon and is the navigator of the fictional Strawhat Pirates?
- ANami
- BFranky
- CRobin
- DLuffy
Answer: Nami - 5159.
Which statement is false?
- AHenry David Thoreau is famous for saying Nothing is so much to be feared as fear.
- BFDR is famous for saying Nothing is so much to be feared as fear.
- CTennessee Williams was born in Mississippi.
- DO.Henry founded a humorous weekly paper named The Rolling Stone.
Answer: FDR is famous for saying Nothing is so much to be feared as fear. - 5160.
William Powell's last starring role was as Doc in this Henry Fonda WWII movie.
- ATake One False Step
- BCrossroads
- CWar and Peace
- DMister Roberts
Answer: Mister Roberts - 5161.
The US Constitution specifically gives Congress the power to pass laws that do all of the following EXCEPT this one.
- Aborrow money
- Bdeclare war
- Cappoint members of the cabinet
- Dcollect taxes
Answer: appoint members of the cabinet - 5162.
Who was the first US President to have vetoed over 600 pieces of legislation?
- AAndrew Jackson
- BAndrew Johnson
- CFranklin Delano Roosevelt
- DRichard M. Nixon
Answer: Franklin Delano Roosevelt - 5163.
Which was the second motion picture to win the Oscar for Best Movie?
- AWings
- BCimarron
- CAll Quiet on the Western Front
- DThe Broadway Melody
Answer: The Broadway Melody - 5164.
What happened to Bluefurs kits in Bluestars Prophecy?
- AShe gave them to Oakheart of Riverclan.
- BThey were killed in the snow.
- CRiverclan stole them.
- DA fox stole them.
Answer: She gave them to Oakheart of Riverclan. - 5165.
The plot of the famous Brodway musical West Side Story is based on which source?
- AThe musical is a classical western
- BThe Bible
- CShakespears Romeo and Juliet
- DA true story of two Los Angeles teenage gangs
Answer: Shakespears Romeo and Juliet - 5166.
Why was the All American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) created in the first place in the great movie A League of Their Own?
- AThe women were bored and wanted to play ball.
- BThe powerful Womens Lib Movement struck a deal with Major League Baseball.
- CWorld War ll was going to shut down Major League Baseball due to the fact that many of the players were in the military.
- DJustSomeGuy was bored and felt like starting his own Baseball League.
Answer: World War ll was going to shut down Major League Baseball due to the fact that many of the players were in the military. - 5167.
The Rothschilds were one of the most successful business families in history. Their family name literally means this.
- ARed Shire
- BRed Sheath
- CRed Sheave
- DRed Shield
Answer: Red Shield - 5168.
Which youthful musician(s) is/are associated with the 1980s albums Killing Joke and What's THIS for...!?
- AMartin Youth Glover
- BPaul Young
- CNeil Young
- DMusical Youth
Answer: Martin Youth Glover - 5169.
What is Delta Burke's character's job on the sitcom 'Designing Women'?
- Agraphic designer
- Binterior designer
- Cfashion designer
- Dwebsite designer
Answer: interior designer - 5170.
Very bright or distinguished. (adjective)
- Abreliant
- Bbrelliant
- Cbrilliant
- Dbriliant
Answer: brilliant - 5171.
Which of these is the name of the company that manufactures several first aid remedies?
- AClark and Lewis
- BProctor and Gamble
- CBlack and Decker
- DJohnson and Johnson
Answer: Johnson and Johnson - 5172.
This redhead playwright became the first person in history to be awarded both a Nobel Prize and an Oscar, for his contributions to literature and for his work on the film Pygmalion.
- AEugene ONeill
- BSamuel Beckett
- CHarold Pinter
- DGeorge Bernard Shaw
Answer: George Bernard Shaw - 5173.
How did Whoopi Goldberg get the name Whoopi?
- AHer first agent made up the name.
- BShe made it up and used it because it was interesting.
- CHer friends called her Whoopi because of her flatulence.
- DIt was given to her by her mother.
Answer: Her friends called her Whoopi because of her flatulence. - 5174.
In what US city can you find the Basketball Hall of Fame?
- ACooperstown New York
- BLawrence Kansas
- CCanton Ohio
- DSpringfield Massachusetts
Answer: Springfield Massachusetts - 5175.
The album Hot Buttered Soul was recorded by the the only artist who can make Burt Bacharach funky. Name this guy who invented the word, Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic.
- AJames Brown
- BIsaac Hayes
- CParliament
- DFunkedelic
Answer: Isaac Hayes - 5176.
They told me I had type-A blood, but _______________.
- Ait was a mistake
- Bit was just one of those things
- Cit was a Type-O
- Dit was a typo
Answer: it was a Type-O - 5177.
What European city was named Philippopolis or the city of Philip?
- APlovdiv
- BAthens
- CBucharest
- DIstanbul
Answer: Plovdiv - 5178.
This famous pilot made the first solo flight from Hawaii to the mainland of the USA.
- ATex Johnston
- BCharles Lindbergh
- CAmelia Earhart
- DHoward Hughes
Answer: Amelia Earhart - 5179.
Who was the first mate of PT-73, that was commanded by Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale?
- AEnsign Charles Parker
- BCaptain Wallace B. Binghamton
- CFuji Kobiaji
- DLt. Elroy Carpenter
Answer: Ensign Charles Parker - 5180.
What is the profession of Spence Olchin, one of Dougs best friends on the hit television show The King of Queens?
- ADentist
- BBaseball player
- CToken Clerk in the Subway
- DDog Walker
Answer: Token Clerk in the Subway - 5181.
What was the reason for the crash of West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 in Venezuela on August 16, 2005?
- AHijacking
- BRunning out of fuel
- CBomb explosion
- DEngine trouble
Answer: Engine trouble - 5182.
What is the profession of Paul Sheldon, played by James Caan, in the movie Misery?
- AMailman
- BWriter
- CLimo Driver
- DMilkman
Answer: Writer - 5183.
Why is the date April 23, 1616 important in World history?
- ABoth Shakespeare and Cervantes died
- BThe Thirty Year War ended.
- CThe Thirty Year War began
- DThe Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock
Answer: Both Shakespeare and Cervantes died - 5184.
What is the name of the character Played by Woody Allen in the 1967 James Bond film 'Casino Royale'?
- ALittle Jimmy Bond
- BM
- CQ
- DDr Evil
Answer: Little Jimmy Bond - 5185.
This concept was popularized in Dostoevskys Notes from the Underground, Pushkins Eugene Onegin and in many of the works of Turgenev.
- AThe Super Race
- BThe Super-Tribe
- CThe Total Man
- DThe Superfluous Man
Answer: The Superfluous Man - 5186.
This drink was invented for a party given by Winston Churchill's mother.
- AThe Gibson
- BThe Sidecar
- CThe Sloe Gin Fizz
- DThe Manhattan
Answer: The Manhattan - 5187.
Named after the mallow flower, mauve is a shade of what?
- APurple
- BPink
- CBrown
- DRed
Answer: Purple - 5188.
What does the name of the Koh-i-Noor diamond mean in Persian?
- AEye of the sea
- BMountain of light
- CSoul of a virgin
- DDivine treasure
Answer: Mountain of light - 5189.
Maggie May was a huge hit song for this singer in 1971.
- AMick Jagger
- BAl Stewart
- CRod Stewart
- DRon Stewart
Answer: Rod Stewart - 5190.
Which One Piece character is the carpenter who remodeled himself into a cyborg?
- ALuffy
- BUsopp
- CBrooke
- DFranky
Answer: Franky - 5191.
In which movie does Wesley Snipes play a half-human and half-vampire who protects humans against vampires?
- ANear Dark
- BFrom Dusk Till Dawn
- CSalems Lot
- DBlade
Answer: Blade - 5192.
Which of the following countries has the highest population?
- AUruguay
- BUzbekistan
- CUganda
- DUkraine
Answer: Ukraine - 5193.
What was the name of the plumber in The Golden Girls, who brought the ladies the new Standard Lowboy toilet?
- ALloyd
- BJoe
- CLou
- DLarry
Answer: Lou - 5194.
He led US troops in WWI.
- AJohn Pershing
- BHugo Montenega
- CRichard Carlson
- DHugh Marlowe
Answer: John Pershing - 5195.
This programming language was invented by Grace Murray Hopper, who in 1973 became the first person from the United States and the first woman of any nationality, to be made a Distinguished Fellow of the British Computer Society.
- ABASIC
- BCOBOL
- CFORTRAN
- DVISUAL BASIC
Answer: COBOL - 5196.
Which of the following heavenly bodies have never had a spacecraft landed on it?
- AThe Moon
- BMars
- CJupiter
- DVenus
Answer: Jupiter - 5197.
Which of these got its name from a racing horses name?
- AThe sneaker
- BThe kiosk
- CThe pez
- DThe lollipop
Answer: The lollipop - 5198.
What US First Lady served ice cream at her husbands second Inaugural Ball in 1813?
- ADolley Madison
- BAbigail Adams
- CElizabeth Monroe
- DLouisa Catherine Adams
Answer: Dolley Madison - 5199.
What geometric shape is generally used for stop signs?
- ATriangle
- BOctagon
- CCircle
- DHexagon
Answer: Octagon - 5200.
Which Chinese character is used in Chinese New Year decorations and is often placed upside-down on the front door of a house?
- AShou – Longevity
- BCai - wealth, money
- CLu – Prosperity
- DFu - Blessing, Good Fortune, Good Luck
Answer: Fu - Blessing, Good Fortune, Good Luck
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