General Knowledge Trivia Questions — page 114
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Which of the following astronauts was not among the first human beings to orbit the moon?
- AWilliam Anders
- BFrank Borman
- CJames Lovell
- DJohn Young
Answer: John Young - 5652.
Shake 1/2 oz Vodka, 1/2 oz Kahlua, and 1/4 ozIrish Cream liqueur. Put some cracked ice in the shaker as well. Pour into chilled cocktail glass.
- AMudslide
- BBullshot
- CBronx
- DCaipirinha
Answer: Mudslide - 5653.
Is there a difference between a poltergeist and a ghost?
- AYes
- BNo
Answer: Yes - 5654.
Which list of ranks is in proper order for the US Army?
- Aprivate-corporal-sergeant-captain-colonel-major
- Bprivate-corporal-sergeant-major-captain-colonel
- Cprivate-corporal-sergeant-lieutenant-major-colonel-general
- Dprivate-corporal-lieutenant-sergeant-captain-major-general
Answer: private-corporal-sergeant-lieutenant-major-colonel-general - 5655.
What kind of item is a ginsu?
- Aradio
- Bmartial arts weapon
- Cknife
- Dtoothbrush
Answer: knife - 5656.
The total assembly of the Boeing 747 would require how many individually numbered and catalogued parts?
- A300 000
- B5 000 000
- C500 000
- D4 000 000
Answer: 4 000 000 - 5657.
When cool air flows from a high mountain region to a region of lower elevation, the air will
- Aundergo adiabatic cooling
- Bcondense, forming large amounts of dew
- Cincrease in moisture content
- Dundergo adiabatic warming
Answer: undergo adiabatic warming - 5658.
What is the name of the second most important vegetable fibre after cotton that is woven to make coarse cloth and sacks?
- AJade
- BJet
- CJute
- DJuniper
Answer: Jute - 5659.
This movie is titled Die Slowly, Now More Than Ever in Germany and Die Hard: Mega Hard in Denmark. In Denmark, it's titled that. However, in Spain it is known as Crystal Jungle.
- ADie Hard 2
- BDie Hard 4.0
- CDie Hard: With a Vengeance
- DDie Hard Dracula
Answer: Die Hard: With a Vengeance - 5660.
In what year did Freud and his collaborator, Josef Breuer publish Studies on Hysteria, a book which contained a number of Breuer and Freuds case studies of hysterics, including their most famous case - Anna O.?
- A1895
- B1901
- C1912
- D1848
Answer: 1895 - 5661.
What do Vivian and Edward order from room service in the movie Pretty Woman?
- Astrawberries and champagne
- Bstrawberries and honey
- Cstrawberries and cream
- Dstrawberries and chocolate
Answer: strawberries and champagne - 5662.
Where were the 1936 Summer Olympics held?
- ABerlin
- BLondon
- CMoscow
- DAthens
Answer: Berlin - 5663.
Which term would best describe all the people on this list: Lincoln Steffens, Ida Tarbell, Jack Anderson, Jack Newfield, Ray Stannard Baker, Wayne Barret, Richard Behar?
- APositivists
- BPlaywrights
- CSpoonerists
- DMuckrakers
Answer: Muckrakers - 5664.
In what city is TV's 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' set?
- ADallas
- BMinneapolis
- CChicago
- DNew York
Answer: Minneapolis - 5665.
What organelle is primarily responsible for photosynthesis?
- AGolgi Apparatus
- BChloroplast
- CNucleus
- DMitochondria
Answer: Chloroplast - 5666.
The final American Bandstand show aired in what year?
- A1986
- B1985
- C1984
- D1987
Answer: 1987 - 5667.
Why are portholes typically round?
- ABecause a circle gives you the most area for the least perimeter.
- BTo spread out pressure on the the ships covering
- CFor easier and smoother entering from the outside
- DThey are circular by ancient tradition.
Answer: To spread out pressure on the the ships covering - 5668.
What island is often referred to as the Emerald Isle, the green color being its symbol?
- AIreland
- BIceland
- CJamaica
- DSicily
Answer: Ireland - 5669.
Which Amendment to the US Constitution guarantees the right to privacy?
- AThe Fourteenth
- BThe Fifteenth
- CThe Second
- DIt is not guaranteed in the Constitution
Answer: It is not guaranteed in the Constitution - 5670.
Who wrote Playing for Pizza, The Brethren, and The Street Lawyer?
- AScott Turow
- BJanet Evanovich
- CBrad Meltzer
- DJohn Grisham
Answer: John Grisham - 5671.
Who composed The Blue Danube waltz, which has become a sort of unofficial Austrian national anthem?
- AFrédéric Chopin
- BJohannes Brahms
- CJohann Strauss II
- DWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Answer: Johann Strauss II - 5672.
Which movie title was translated in China as Who Is Face Belonging To? I Kill You Again, Harder!?
- AMiracle
- BFace/Off
- CDeath Hunt
- DSlap Shot
Answer: Face/Off - 5673.
Inspector Jules Maigret featured in over seventy crime novels by this Belgian writer.
- AGeorges Simenon
- BGeorges Remi
- CGeorges Braque
- DHercule Poirot
Answer: Georges Simenon - 5674.
Which part of the Loch Ness monster is most noteworthy according to people who claim to have seen it?
- ATeeth
- BNeck
- CEyes
- DHair
Answer: Neck - 5675.
In 1986 when it was released, this movie became number one worldwide at the box office. The name of the animal included in its title was put in quotes for the American public, so that people did not think that the main character was this animal. (quotes omitted in the answers)
- ACrouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
- BThe African Elephant
- CCrocodile Dundee
- DBatman
Answer: Crocodile Dundee - 5676.
What was the very last song played on American Bandstand?
- ANothings Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship
- BShattered Glass - Laura Brannigan
- CTogether Forever - Rick Astley
- DLean On Me - Club Nouveau
Answer: Shattered Glass - Laura Brannigan - 5677.
Who was the longest reigning monarch in French history?
- ALouis XIV
- BLouis XIII
- CLouis XV
- DLouis XVI
Answer: Louis XIV - 5678.
In the American version of Monopoly, which are the two most expensive properties?
- ABoardwalk and Park Place
- BBoardwalk and Fifth Avenue
- CBoardwalk and Ventnor Avenue
- DBroadway and North Carolina Avenue.
Answer: Boardwalk and Park Place - 5679.
What film based on a novel by Anne Rice stars Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Kirsten Dunst?
- AInterview with the Vampire
- BBlade I
- CBram Stoker's Dracula
- D30 Days of Night
Answer: Interview with the Vampire - 5680.
'Relax, this won't hurt,' were the last words of this inventor of Gonzo journalism.
- ABen Bradlee
- BWilliam Randolph Hearst
- CJames Fenimore Cooper
- DHunter Thompson
Answer: Hunter Thompson - 5681.
What term is used to describe an uncouth person?
- AFop
- BOaf
- CPip
- DNit
Answer: Oaf - 5682.
In how many ways can ough be pronounced in English?
- A16
- B13
- C8
- D1
Answer: 8 - 5683.
According to a theory, palm readers should explore only the left hand of people which of the following people?
- AUnmarried people
- BWomen
- CMen
- DChildren
Answer: Women - 5684.
A running theme during the Beverly Hillbillies series involved the efforts Mr. Drysdale made to keep the Clampetts in Beverly Hills (and their money in his bank). What was the name of Mr. Drysdale's father-in-law who he tried to fix up with Granny?
- ALowell Farquhar
- BWilliam S. Hart
- CJerry Scroggins
- DShorty Kellums
Answer: Lowell Farquhar - 5685.
Yesterday, a thief was caught ___-handed.
- ARed
- BBlack
- CWhite
- DGreen
Answer: Red - 5686.
What nation won the fourth World Cup (of football/soccer) in 1950?
- AEngland
- BFrance
- CUruguay
- DBrazil
Answer: Uruguay - 5687.
A portrait that comically exaggerates a person's physical traits is called a what?
- ALandscape
- BImpressionism
- CCaricature
- DStill life
Answer: Caricature - 5688.
This group was telling us, "Don't Rock the Boat, don't tip the boat over" in the year 1974. This was the only ever #1 hit for this band.
- AShirley & Company
- BWild Cherry
- CThe Hues Corporation
- DBay City Rollers
Answer: The Hues Corporation - 5689.
This song comes in at #3 on the American Film Institute Top 100 Movie Songs list. What movie does Gene Kelly sing it in?
- ABrigadoon
- BSingin' in the Rain
- CIt's Always Fair Weather
- DAn American in Paris
Answer: Singin' in the Rain - 5690.
If someone said "you are olid", what would they mean?
- AYour appearance is repulsive.
- BYou are incomprehensible/an idiot.
- CYou are out of shape/weak.
- DYou smell extremely unpleasant.
Answer: You smell extremely unpleasant. - 5691.
What was the name of the popular sitcom television show in which actor/writer/comedian Paul Reiser and co-star Helen Hunt are a newly married couple.
- AMad About You
- BFull House
- CFamily Prayers
- DOne Day at a Time
Answer: Mad About You - 5692.
Which of the following is not a recurring character in the Hercule Poirot stories?
- AInspector Japp
- BMiss Lemon
- CArthur Hastings
- DJohn Moffat
Answer: John Moffat - 5693.
What does the Latin phrase 'e pluribus unum' mean?
- AIn God we trust
- Bfrom many one
- Cfor the greater good
- DWhat a crazy life
Answer: from many one - 5694.
Who was the army general in command of the Hawaiian Islands at the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
- AGeneral Marshall
- BGeneral Long
- CGeneral Paton
- DGeneral Short
Answer: General Short - 5695.
What renowned rapper died on Friday, September 13, 1996 following a drive-by shooting?
- ATupak Shakur
- BThe Notorious B.I.G..
- CDr. Dre
- DMC Trouble
Answer: Tupak Shakur - 5696.
Which of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles wears a red mask and red cloth around his knees?
- ALeonardo
- BDonatello
- CRaphael
- DMichaelangelo
Answer: Raphael - 5697.
Name the original drummer for the Beatles.
- ABrian Epstein
- BPete Best
- CRichard Starkey
- DStu Sutcliffe
Answer: Pete Best - 5698.
Each year in pro baseball the player voted as the best fielder at his position wins what?
- Athe Gold Glove
- Ba brand new car
- Cthe Brass Baseball
- Dthe Silver Bat
Answer: the Gold Glove - 5699.
In which cardinal direction does the Sun rise from?
- AWest
- BSouth
- CEast
- DNorth
Answer: East - 5700.
This author is responsible for depicting the characters of Virgil Flowers, Lucas Davenport and Weather Karkkinen.
- AJohn Sandford
- BFaye Kellerman
- CStephen King
- DBrad Thor
Answer: John Sandford
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