General Knowledge Trivia Questions — page 118
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Why do the guys from the firehouse recruit Black Sean?
- ATo play basketball for the firehouse
- BHe was a friend of Mike and Sean.
- CTommy told them to.
- DHe was first in his academy class.
Answer: To play basketball for the firehouse - 5852.
Athena was born fully grown out of Zeuss brain. What was she worshipped for?
- AStrength
- BBeauty
- CPower
- DWisdom
Answer: Wisdom - 5853.
What 1950 comedy movie starring Elizabeth Taylor, Spencer Tracy and Joan Bennett was remade in 1991?
- AWhos Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
- BThe Taming of the Shrew
- CFather of the Bride
- DA Place in the Sun
Answer: Father of the Bride - 5854.
Which former US President said, 'I know I'm getting better at golf because I hit fewer spectators'?
- AGeorge W. Bush
- BEisenhower
- CCarter
- DFord
Answer: Ford - 5855.
What celebrity couple starred in Stanley Kubricks 1999 neo-noir psychological thriller movie Eyes Wide Shut?
- ATom Cruise and Penelope Cruz
- BBrad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston
- CBrad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow
- DTom Cruise and Nicole Kidman
Answer: Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman - 5856.
Philip Strassberg of the New York Daily News said the following words about this film, starring Marilyn Monroe: "This is the film that every red-blooded American male has been waiting for. This film contains the famous skirt-blowing scene."
- AThe Seven Year Itch
- BThe Misfits
- CSomething's Got to Give
- DGentlemen Prefer Blondes
Answer: The Seven Year Itch - 5857.
The ghost of this mobster is said to haunt two locations. One of them is a hotel in Las Vegas, the other - a private residence in Beverly Hills.
- ABugsy Siegel
- BFrank Costello
- CJohn Gotti
- DAl Capone
Answer: Bugsy Siegel - 5858.
How many children did Charles Dickens have?
- AFive children
- BOne child
- CEight children
- DTen children
Answer: Ten children - 5859.
6 am: My alarm went off and my 4-year-old daughter jumped in bed with me, triggering my pedophobia. What was I afraid of?
- ADaylight
- BChildren
- CLoud noises
- DQuick movements
Answer: Children - 5860.
Who portrayed Jack Byrnes in Meet The Parents?
- ABen Stiller
- BOwen Wilson
- CDustin Hoffman
- DRobert DeNiro
Answer: Robert DeNiro - 5861.
What word means fear of newness or novelty?
- ACancerophobia
- BCarcinophobia
- CCainophobia
- DCaligynephobia
Answer: Cainophobia - 5862.
Which composer was famous for writing approximately 600 lieder?
- ALiszt
- BMozart
- CBeethoven
- DSchubert
Answer: Schubert - 5863.
This unit of length, used mostly for maritime and aviation purposes, measures exactly 1.852 km (1.150779 miles).
- AAngstrom
- BNautical mile
- CParsec
- DFurlong
Answer: Nautical mile - 5864.
It is generally accepted that this term, whose usage was reported by Newsweek in 1951, first appeared in Dr. Seuss's book If I Ran the Zoo, where it names one of the comical, imaginary animals.
- AYahoo
- BSpam
- CNerd
- DBluetooth
Answer: Nerd - 5865.
On average, how much water is used in the USA each day?
- AAbout 900 Million Gallons
- BAbout 340 Billion Gallons
- CAbout 200 Million Gallons
- DAbout 100 Billion Gallons
Answer: About 340 Billion Gallons - 5866.
What type of diamond is the rarest on the planet?
- APurple
- BBlack
- CRed
- DOrange
Answer: Red - 5867.
In 1995, this professional basketball player, nicknamed The Big Ticket and The Kid was drafted out of high school to Minnesota Timberwolves.
- ATim Hardaway
- BKenny Anderson
- CJason Kidd
- DKevin Garnett
Answer: Kevin Garnett - 5868.
In what subject did Bruce Lee major at the University of Washington?
- ABallet
- BPsychology
- CDrama
- DHistory
Answer: Drama - 5869.
What city in Louisiana was Fletch going to in the comedy movie Fletch Lives?
- AGolden Meadow
- BThibodaux
- CAvery Island
- DHouma
Answer: Thibodaux - 5870.
Where did the TAM Airlines Flight 3054 deadly accident from July 17, 2007 occur?
- AJamaica
- BBrazil
- CUnited States
- DTahiti
Answer: Brazil - 5871.
What do directors Tony Scott and Sir Ridley Scott have in common?
- AThey are father and son.
- BThey are cousins.
- CThey are brothers.
- DThey are not related.
Answer: They are brothers. - 5872.
Which band released the 1979 single Heart of Glass?
- AThe Rolling Stones
- BThe Beatles
- CBon Jovi
- DBlondie
Answer: Blondie - 5873.
Narcissus is the birth flower of this month, and its birthstone is the aquamarine.
- AOctober
- BJuly
- CMarch
- DMay
Answer: March - 5874.
What is the name of Marilyn Mansons 1995 remix album in which he included his cover of Eurythmics 1983 Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)?
- AAntichrist Superstar
- BSmells Like Children
- CPortrait of an American Family
- DThe Last Tour on Earth
Answer: Smells Like Children - 5875.
In storing printmaking supplies, it is important to store which of the following materials separately from the others?
- ASolvents
- BRosin powder
- CAcetic acid
- DNitric acid
Answer: Nitric acid - 5876.
The first bridge in what would become the USA was built in this state.
- AVirginia
- BPennsylvania
- CMassachusetts
- DNew Jersey
Answer: Massachusetts - 5877.
What Oklahoma city saw a race riot that triggered a fire in 1921?
- AOklahoma City
- BTulsa
- CEnid
- DAda
Answer: Tulsa - 5878.
Diamond formation is a very slow process. It is estimated that most diamonds found in nature are of what approximate age?
- A100 – 200 million years old
- B100 000 – 200 000 years old
- C1 – 3 billion years old
- D30 – 40 billion years old
Answer: 1 – 3 billion years old - 5879.
How do you say I feel hot in Spanish?
- ATengo frio.
- BTengo calor.
- CTengo resfriado.
- DTengo ocho anos.
Answer: Tengo calor. - 5880.
Who is the author of Jurassic Park?
- AIrvine Welsh
- BMichael Crichton
- CChuck Paluhniuk
- DPeter Benchley
Answer: Michael Crichton - 5881.
What country employs the blue color as its national sports color, as it denotes secularism?
- ASpain
- BIndia
- CItaly
- DSouth Korea
Answer: India - 5882.
What was Cary Grants birth name?
- AArchibald Alexander Leach
- BMarion Robert Morrison
- CBernard Schwartz
- DRobert Allen Zimmerman
Answer: Archibald Alexander Leach - 5883.
In the 1995 movie Mr. Hollands Opus, Mr. Holland teaches young Gertrude Lang to play the clarinet piece Stranger on the Shore. Who wrote this famous piece?
- AAcker Bilk
- BDonald Byron
- CToots Thielman
- DJames Byars
Answer: Acker Bilk - 5884.
What Venetian painter was called by his contemporaries The Sun Amidst Small Stars?
- APiero di Cosimo
- BGiovanni Bellini
- CTitian (Tiziano Vecelli)
- DMasaccio
Answer: Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) - 5885.
This strange man-sized beast is thought to have been seen many times in the Point Pleasant area of West Virginia around the late 60s of the twentieth century.
- AMothman
- BJabberwock
- CGhidorah
- DGorgon
Answer: Mothman - 5886.
Who was the top prosecutor, before Jack McCoy got the first chair in the top cases on Law and Order?
- ABenjamin Stone
- BBill Flynn
- CPaul Robinette
- DPaul Moriarty
Answer: Benjamin Stone - 5887.
In what year did the color burnt orange get its name?
- A1913
- B1920
- C1915
- D1923
Answer: 1915 - 5888.
In 1869 Mendeleev made this classification, which became one of the most useful and important generalizations of chemistry and science.
- AThe discovery of dynamite
- BPasteurization
- CThe theory about the origin of species
- DThe periodic table of the chemical elements
Answer: The periodic table of the chemical elements - 5889.
This US states name means People of the south wind. The buffalo and the honeybee are just two of its symbols. It is located equidistant from the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean. Susanna Salter (the first woman mayor in the US) was elected mayor of a city in this state.
- AUtah
- BKansas
- CWyoming
- DNebraska
Answer: Kansas - 5890.
What newspaper do Lois Lane and Clark Kent work for?
- AThe Bugle
- BThe Daily Planet
- CThe New York Times
- DThe Metropolis Tribune
Answer: The Daily Planet - 5891.
Which of the following terms refers to pottery that has not been bisque fired?
- ARaku
- BStoneware
- CTerracotta
- DGreenware
Answer: Greenware - 5892.
What King of England was nicknamed the Lionheart because of his reputation as a brave military leader and warrior?
- AWilliam I of England
- BRichard I of England
- CRichard III of England
- DHenry II of England
Answer: Richard I of England - 5893.
Nero Wolfe isn't the only character in Rex Stout's books who knows a thing or two. In Some Buried Caesar, when Archie first meets his soon-to-be girlfriend Lily Rowan, she gives him the nickname Escamillo. Where did she get that name?
- ANowhere; she made it up.
- BFrom a play
- CFrom a book
- DFrom an opera
Answer: From an opera - 5894.
Who originally proposed the idea of daylight-saving time?
- AHenry David Thoreau
- BAlbert Einstein
- CBenjamin Franklin
- DGalileo
Answer: Benjamin Franklin - 5895.
This 61* and The Punisher actor was born Thomas Elliott III in Baltimore, MD. He studied at the Lee Strasburg Theatre Institute in Hollywood. He married actress Patricia Arquette in 2004.
- AMark Wahlberg
- BWill Patton
- CThomas Jane
- DNicolas Cage
Answer: Thomas Jane - 5896.
The likeness of which president is featured on the rare $2 bill of USA currency?
- AMartin Van Buren
- BUlysses Grant
- CJohn Quincy Adams
- DThomas Jefferson
Answer: Thomas Jefferson - 5897.
What country gave us the fashionable headgear called the beret?
- ASwitzerland
- BMexico
- CFrance
- DChina
Answer: France - 5898.
Allen Scot, Hal Jorden, John Stewart, Kyle Rainier, Guy Gardner have a costumed identity in common. What is it?
- ABooster Gold
- BNova
- CSpider Man
- DGreen Lantern
Answer: Green Lantern - 5899.
Which of these pigments is dominantly found in red hair?
- Aeumelanin
- Bneuromelanin
- Cmelanin
- Dpheomelanin
Answer: pheomelanin - 5900.
What is the name of the river than runs through Nancy Drews fictional hometown?
- AMulberry River
- BMerrimack River
- CMississippi River
- DMuskoka River
Answer: Muskoka River
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