General Knowledge Trivia Questions — page 106
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"Where do you want me to put the third rose?" is a memorable quote from 2007 fantasy drama film Youth Without Youth. Name its director.
- AGeorge Clooney
- BMartin Scorsese
- CFrancis Ford Coppola
- DSam Mendes
Answer: Francis Ford Coppola - 5252.
Which city has a Pink Line rail service?
- AChicago
- BAtlanta
- CDenver
- DWashington DC
Answer: Chicago - 5253.
For the most part. (adverb)
- Abasically
- Bbasicly
- Cbasicaly
- Dbasiclly
Answer: basically - 5254.
What was the destination of the Air France Flight 447 that crashed on June 1, 2009 in the Atlantic Ocean?
- ALos Angeles, California, USA
- BRio de Janeiro, Brazil
- CParis, France
- DOttawa, Canada
Answer: Paris, France - 5255.
From which language do we get the word tattoo?
- AMaori
- BMarshallese
- CTahitian
- DTongan
Answer: Tahitian - 5256.
What does amathophobia mean?
- Afear of dust
- Bfear of rooms
- Cfear of candles
- Dfear of numbers
Answer: fear of dust - 5257.
Which countrys blue division helped Germany on the Eastern front during WWII?
- ASpain
- BItaly
- CTurkey
- DJapan
Answer: Spain - 5258.
He was one of the great show producers in America. His last words were: 'Curtain! Fast music! Light! Ready for the last finale! Great! The show looks good, the show looks good!'
- ANoble Sisley
- BJackie Gleason
- CDamon Runyon
- DFlo Ziegfeld
Answer: Flo Ziegfeld - 5259.
De Eemhof, Port Zelande and Het Heijderbos are holiday villas owned by what company?
- ACenter Parcs
- BVilla Plus
- CKeycamp
- DYelloh Village
Answer: Center Parcs - 5260.
The common term for someone who has difficulty seeing objects in the distance is what?
- Ahindsighted
- Bfarsighted
- Chypermetropic
- Dnearsighted
Answer: nearsighted - 5261.
Where did Opel open a factory in 1982 for production of the Opel Corsa?
- APoznan, Poland
- BAzambuja, Portugal
- CLeuven, Belgium
- DZaragoza, Spain
Answer: Zaragoza, Spain - 5262.
Complete the title of this 1983 song by Prince: Little Red ________
- ACorvette
- BCamaro
- CMalibu
- DImpala
Answer: Corvette - 5263.
Who did Warriors character Darkstripe feed a deathberry to?
- AGreystripe
- BBrackenfur
- CSorrelkit
- DCloudpaw
Answer: Sorrelkit - 5264.
Which of these characters created by French writer Alexandre Dumas is not correctly matched with the novel?
- AMilady de Winter - The Three Musketeers
- BGérard de Villefort - Twenty Years After
- CLa Mole - Queen Margot
- DDArtagnan - Twenty Years After
Answer: Gérard de Villefort - Twenty Years After - 5265.
This novel told the story of two families, the Hamiltons and the Trasks, living in the Salinas Valley in California. It is loosely based on Biblical stories.
- AMy Brother's Keeper
- BThe Caine Mutiny
- CEast of Eden
- DThe Tree of Life
Answer: East of Eden - 5266.
Dry air consists mostly of what gas?
- ACarbon Dioxide
- BArgon
- COxygen
- DNitrogen
Answer: Nitrogen - 5267.
Which English king had wives called Catherine, Anne, Jane, Anne, Catherine and Catherine, in that order?
- AWilliam the Fifth
- BCharles the Fourth
- CHenry the Seventh
- DHenry the Eighth
Answer: Henry the Eighth - 5268.
Former Emperor of Japan, Hirohito, was considered an expert in which of these subjects?
- ALinguistics
- BPoetry
- CMarine biology
- DAstronomy
Answer: Marine biology - 5269.
What is on display in the Madame Tussaud's museum in London?
- AWax sculptures
- BVintage cars
- CDesigner clothing
- DUnreleased film reels
Answer: Wax sculptures - 5270.
Samantha Gene Brady of Days of our Lives, was born on this date.
- AJanuary 21, 1984
- BSeptember 20, 1984
- COctober 19, 1984
- DDecember 31, 1984
Answer: October 19, 1984 - 5271.
This famous American writer wrote all of the novel Cannery Row in pencil. He claimed to have used 60 pencils a day for his writings.
- AErnest Hemingway
- BJohn Steinbeck
- CNathaniel Hawthorne
- DHenry David Thoreau
Answer: John Steinbeck - 5272.
Who is regarded as the first professional (American style) football player?
- AJim Thorpe
- BWilliam Heffelfinger
- CJay Berwanger
- DRed Grange
Answer: William Heffelfinger - 5273.
When daylight-saving time arrives in the spring how do most Americans turn their clocks?
- Atwo hours backward
- Bone hour backward
- Cone hour forward
- Dtwo hours forward
Answer: one hour forward - 5274.
Which of these words is not sacred to the Knights of Ni, featured in the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail?
- APing
- BImpy
- CNi
- DNee-whom
Answer: Impy - 5275.
This author, famous for his novel The Human Comedy, made the following statement to the Associated Press five days before his death in 1981: Everybody has to die, but I always believed an exception would be made in my case?
- AWilliam Burroughs
- BWilliam Faulkner
- CMark Twain
- DWilliam Saroyan
Answer: William Saroyan - 5276.
What geological eon, era, period, and epoch are we living in today?
- APhanerozoic, Cenozoic, Paleogene, Holocene
- BPhanerozoic, Paleozoic, Paleogene, Holocene
- CPrecambrian, Cenozoic, Neogene, Holocene
- DPhanerozoic, Cenozoic, Neogene, Holocene
Answer: Phanerozoic, Cenozoic, Neogene, Holocene - 5277.
Her last radio message was KHAQQ calling Itasca. We must be on you. Gas is running low.
- AMargaret Mitchell
- BLeonia Carroll
- CAmelia Earhart
- DWilona Post
Answer: Amelia Earhart - 5278.
What is the perimeter of a circle more commonly known as?
- ACircumference
- BArc
- CDiameter
- DRadius
Answer: Circumference - 5279.
On the 1960s television show Bewitched, Agnes Moorhead played which character?
- AAunt Clara
- BEndora
- CSamantha
- DGladys
Answer: Endora - 5280.
Who was the founder of Sikhism?
- AAmar Das
- BHar Krishan
- CNanak Dev
- DGobind Singh
Answer: Nanak Dev - 5281.
What was actress Winona Ryder named after?
- AA flower
- BA river
- CA city
- DA novel character
Answer: A city - 5282.
What is the meaning of the German das Gift?
- Athe reception or welcome
- Bthe poison
- Cthe wallet
- Dthe marriage
Answer: the poison - 5283.
What was the name of the offensive strategy that the allied forces used in the Pacific, against the Japanese?
- AIsland Jumping
- BIsland Hopping
- CClean Sweep
- DIsland Sweeping
Answer: Island Hopping - 5284.
Queen Elizabeths official birthday has generally been celebrated on a selected day around the end of May to the start of June. In what month is her actual birthday?
- AApril
- BMarch
- CNovember
- DJuly
Answer: April - 5285.
What famous character depicted by Bram Stoker goes to London in order to seduce Mina Harker?
- AFaustus
- BFrankenstein
- CManfred
- DDracula
Answer: Dracula - 5286.
Which Turkish city is a probable site of the Hellenistic city of Antiochia ad Taurum?
- AIstanbul
- BGaziantep
- CIzmir
- DEdirne
Answer: Gaziantep - 5287.
What actor won an Academy Award in 1980 for portraying a character who loved the smell of napalm in the morning?
- ARobert De Niro
- BRobert Duvall
- CRobert Redford
- DRobert Young
Answer: Robert Duvall - 5288.
Which popular actress did William Powell star with in 14 films?
- AMyrna Loy
- BClaudette Colbert
- CBette Davis
- DCarole Lombard
Answer: Myrna Loy - 5289.
Which of these films starring John Cleese were not written or co-written by him?
- AFierce Creatures
- BA Fish Called Wanda
- CRomance with a Double Base
- DClockwise
Answer: Clockwise - 5290.
To which Hollywood actor was Gwyneth Paltrow engaged in the mid 1990s?
- ALeonardo DiCaprio
- BBrad Pitt
- CMichael Douglas
- DBen Affleck
Answer: Brad Pitt - 5291.
What is the brown aura associated with in parapsychology?
- ASpite
- BSerenity
- CGreed
- DDisease
Answer: Greed - 5292.
Finish the title of the Johnny Cash song, which tells the story of a man who wants to take revenge on his father for giving him a girls name: A Boy Named.....
- AMay
- BLiz
- CSue
- DAmy
Answer: Sue - 5293.
This Queen consort of France was noted for her political intrigues at the French court. Following the assassination of her husband King Henry IV of France, she acted as regent for her son, King Louis XIII of France, until he came of age.
- AAnne of Austria
- BMarie Antoinette
- CMarie de Medici
- DCatherine de Medici
Answer: Marie de Medici - 5294.
In 1953, Ray Bradbury was hired by John Huston to work on the screenplay of the movie adaptation of this famous classic novel.
- AAn American Tragedy
- BThe Sound and the Fury
- CThe Prince and the Pauper
- DMoby-Dick
Answer: Moby-Dick - 5295.
Who is Mrs. Murphys best friend in the Rita Mae Brown series?
- AKahula
- BPinky
- CTucker Tee
- DPuce
Answer: Tucker Tee - 5296.
This art and architecture school was founded in 1919 in Weimar, Germany. Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky were among the prominent artists who lectured there.
- AGoethe Institut
- BThe Bauhaus
- CThe Sorbonne
- DKunstacademien
Answer: The Bauhaus - 5297.
Who was the fourth baseball player to hit 600 home runs in the US major leagues (Babe Ruth, of course, was the first)?
- ABarry Bonds
- BSammy Sosa
- CKen Griffey, Jr.
- DWillie Mays
Answer: Barry Bonds - 5298.
This punk icon declared the night a possession of lovers, lust and us.
- AIggy Pop
- BLaurie Anderson
- CTalking Heads
- DPatti Smith
Answer: Patti Smith - 5299.
Which of these words is a synonym for 'perambulate'?
- Aheal
- Bkiss
- Cstroll
- Dshout
Answer: stroll - 5300.
Where can the Orange River be found ?
- ASouth Asia
- BCanada
- CSouth Africa
- DTurkey
Answer: South Africa
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