General Knowledge Trivia Questions — page 165
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What interesting nickname did Adolf Hitler adopt in the early 1920s?
- AEagle
- BWolf
- CTiger
- DBear
Answer: Wolf - 8202.
This Hebrew word refers to a non-human, speechless, animated being from Jewish folklore.
- ARobot
- BGolem
- CLemech
- DEmes
Answer: Golem - 8203.
At the end of the movie Toy Story, Andy and his sister are opening his Christmas presents and Buzz is worried that he will be replaced by a better toy. What does Andy get for Christmas?
- AA new Woody doll
- BTinker toys
- CA barrel of monkeys
- DA pet dog
Answer: A pet dog - 8204.
In Days of Our Lives, Belle joined her fellow teens on a trip to Puerto Rico, where Shawn and Philip went on an adventure to find some missing jewels, including a ruby belonging to her.
- ASami Reed
- BMarlena Black
- CHope Brady
- DAlice Horton
Answer: Alice Horton - 8205.
What American movie is known in China under the title I Will Marry A Prostitute and Save Money?
- AKill Bill
- BJack the Ripper
- CPretty Woman
- DBlood Diamond
Answer: Pretty Woman - 8206.
According to The Bible, how long did Jonah stay in the whale (i.e. in the leviathan)?
- A3 days and 3 nights
- B40 days and 40 nights
- C0 days and 0 nights
- D120 years
Answer: 3 days and 3 nights - 8207.
Which 1994 film featured Jean Reno as a hitman who worked out of Little Italy in New York City and offered sanctuary to a young girl when her family was murdered by corrupt Drug Enforcement Agency agents?
- ALéon
- BLenny
- CLeo
- DLéolo
Answer: Léon - 8208.
Captain America was a hero of World War 2 in the 1960s. He wakes up from a frozen state on board a submarine. What group found him?
- ASquadron Supreme
- BThe Teen Titans
- CThe Avengers
- DJustice league of America
Answer: The Avengers - 8209.
In the historical drama Braveheart, Mel Gibson portrays 13th-century Scottish warrior William Wallace who led the Scots in the First War of Scottish Independence against this English king.
- AWilliam the Conqueror
- BRichard the Lionheart
- CEdward I
- DHenry VIII
Answer: Edward I - 8210.
What people worshipped the sun god and god of war Huitzilopochtli?
- AThe Celts
- BThe Cheyenne
- CThe Aztecs
- DThe Chinese
Answer: The Aztecs - 8211.
A 1672 painting in Dobarsko in this country depicts Jesus in a rocket ship.
- AHungary
- BEstonia
- CCroatia
- DBulgaria
Answer: Bulgaria - 8212.
What first full admiral of the Navy, uttered the famous phrase, Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!, during the American Civil War at the Battle of Mobile Bay?
- AOliver Hazard Perry
- BJohn Paul Jones
- CDavid Farragut
- DStephen Decatur
Answer: David Farragut - 8213.
Ellis Island was the location of the entry facility used by many immigrants to enter the USA. When did the facility operate?
- A1889-1936
- B1884-1939
- C1892-1954
- D1890-1923
Answer: 1892-1954 - 8214.
Known as the Poppy Lady, this U.S. professor and humanitarian conceived the idea of wearing poppies as a symbol of remembrance for those who served in World War I.
- AJulia Ward Howe
- BBetsy Ross
- CMoina Michael
- DEthel Lynn Beers
Answer: Moina Michael - 8215.
The sinking of which British ocean liner played a role in the United States entry into World War I?
- ATitanic
- BAtlantis
- CLusitania
- DPoseidon
Answer: Lusitania - 8216.
This United States Army lieutenant general was in command of the American army at the beginning of the American Civil War. He developed the Union strategy popular as the Anaconda Plan, that would be used to defeat the Confederacy.
- AWinfield Scott
- BU.S. Grant
- CJoseph Longstreet
- DRobert E. Lee
Answer: Winfield Scott - 8217.
This malleable, ductile, gray-white metal is very valuable. It is used in jewelry, in the production of electrical equipment, and in automobile emission systems. Certain compounds of this metal have shown to be effective in destroying tumors.
- ABronze
- BManganese
- CCopper
- DPlatinum
Answer: Platinum - 8218.
Which of these gods was given power over the sea following Cronuss death?
- ANeptune
- BApollo
- CPoseidon
- DZeus
Answer: Poseidon - 8219.
As a result of the treaty ending the Spanish-American War, the US received all of the following territories EXCEPT this one.
- AGuam
- BPuerto Rico
- CPhilippines
- DHawaii
Answer: Hawaii - 8220.
Hermes was god of all these except one. Which is it?
- AAthletes
- BFishermen
- CShepherds
- DOrators
Answer: Fishermen - 8221.
After 10 315 days in existence, the symbol of the Cold War came down. On 9 November 1989 East Germans could once again visit their relatives and beloved ones in West Berlin. But when was the Brandenburg Gate opened?
- A22 December 1989
- B1 January 1991
- C23 June 1991
- D3 December 1989
Answer: 22 December 1989 - 8222.
Kyra Sedgwick, the real-life wife of Kevin Bacon, plays a hooker in this 1995 film also starring Christian Slater.
- AThe Gift
- BTrapped
- CMurder in the First
- DEnd of the Line
Answer: Murder in the First - 8223.
The plot and the interactions of the characters in Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace take place in the era surrounding this historical event.
- Athe 1812 French invasion of Russia
- BWWI
- Cthe Russian Revolution of 1917
- DSt. Bartholomew's Day massacre
Answer: the 1812 French invasion of Russia - 8224.
What was the first major battle of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War?
- AChancellorsville
- BCedar Creek
- CAntietam
- DBull Run
Answer: Bull Run - 8225.
What Greek mythological hero eloped with King Menelaus's wife, Helen, thus prompting the Trojan War?
- APriam
- BHector
- CAchilles
- DParis
Answer: Paris - 8226.
Why was Battery D, Harry Truman's unit in World War I, so devoted to their Captain Harry?
- ATruman never asked them to do anything he won't do.
- BNone of the men died because of a battle.
- CAll of these.
- DTruman always kept his men's safety as primary goal.
Answer: All of these. - 8227.
The male in this couple was the first man in the world, according to the Bible. God made the woman out of his rib.
- AAdam Eve
- BRhett Scarlet
- CAntony Cleopatra
- DRomeo Juliet
Answer: Adam Eve - 8228.
This is the total number of books in the New Testament of the Holy Bible.
- A57
- B37
- C27
- D17
Answer: 27 - 8229.
In 2002 this nation became the first tо make euthanasia a non-punishable offense.
- ACuba
- BBrazil
- CIndia
- DThe Netherlands
Answer: The Netherlands - 8230.
In this movie, Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) recruits a group of Jewish-American soldiers and tells them that they each owe him a hundred Nazi scalps.
- AThe Final Destination
- BHellshot
- CInglourious Basterds
- DUnearthly
Answer: Inglourious Basterds - 8231.
Named after a river region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the symptoms of this viral disease include: red eyes, bleeding from orifices, and organ failure. The disease causes a type of hemorrhagic fever and the fatality rate is often 90%.
- ADengue fever
- BEbola
- CRubella
- DVaricella zoster virus
Answer: Ebola - 8232.
On May 28, 1875, 50 students from the Vicksburg High School heard a lady in distress screaming; Help me in the name of God, the men are hurting me. Since then, hundreds of people have reported hearing the same voice. With which event is this ghostly voice associated?
- AIndian retaliation for the desagration of an Ancient burial ground
- BA student prank
- CThe vanishing of a riverboat
- DThe fall of Vicksburgh during the Civil War
Answer: The vanishing of a riverboat - 8233.
According to the Bible, the very first Rebecca was married to whom?
- AAbel
- BIssac
- CJacob
- DAbraham
Answer: Issac - 8234.
What is Alicia Silverstones religious affiliation?
- ABuddhism
- BMormonism
- CJudaism
- DIslam
Answer: Judaism - 8235.
Atheism is a _______ organization.
- Aorganized
- Bnon-profit
- Cnon-prophet
- Drecognized
Answer: non-prophet - 8236.
In this movie, Al Pacino plays a Cuban refugee who turns into a drug dealer. What is the name of this classic Pacino movie?
- ACarlitos Way
- BHeat
- CScarface
- DSerpico
Answer: Scarface - 8237.
Which of the following nations was NOT a belligerent in World War I?
- ARomania
- BDenmark
- CPortugal
- DGreece
Answer: Denmark - 8238.
Christianity is not the main religion in this country.
- ASri Lanka
- BArmenia
- CEast Timor
- DUruguay
Answer: Sri Lanka - 8239.
What was the only part of the US military establishment that was reasonably prepared for war at the beginning of US participation in World War One?
- Athe US government in Washington DC
- BThe US Navy
- Cthe US Army
- Dthe US Air Force
Answer: The US Navy - 8240.
Who was the first vice president from the Republican Party?
- AHannibal Hamlin
- BThomas Jefferson
- CJohn Adams
- DJohn Tyler
Answer: Hannibal Hamlin - 8241.
This Dutch naval officer, who became a folk hero during the Eighty Years War between the Dutch republic and Spain, sailed out to capture the Spanish treasure fleet in 1628.
- AHenry Hudson
- BPieter Heyn
- CHeindrich Van Duten
- DPetyr Stuvessant
Answer: Pieter Heyn - 8242.
What was special about the playing cards that were given to British pilots in World War II?
- AThey turned into maps.
- BThey had very sharp edges so they could be used as weapons.
- CThey contained the code words to alert British RAF headquarters about anti-aircraft emplacements.
- DThey secretly listed safe houses to hide in.
Answer: They turned into maps. - 8243.
On December 3rd 1967, South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard succeeded in performing what?
- AThe first brain operation
- BThe first lung transplant
- CThe first human heart transplant
- DThe first kidney transplant
Answer: The first human heart transplant - 8244.
This novel by Ernest Hemingway, set during World War I, is told through the point of view of Lieutenant Frederic Henry, who falls in love with nurse Catherine Barkley.
- AThe Sun Also Rises
- BThe Snows of Kilimanjaro
- CA Farewell to Arms
- DFor Whom the Bell Tolls
Answer: A Farewell to Arms - 8245.
The Berlin Wall was one of the most prominent symbols of the Cold War. Its construction commenced on this date.
- A12 June 1959
- B31 June 1967
- C13 August 1961
- D13 July 1949
Answer: 13 August 1961 - 8246.
If the world were a village of 100 people, how many would be homosexual?
- A11
- B31
- C1
- D21
Answer: 11 - 8247.
Which film about marijuana was directed by Louis Gasnier and released in 1936?
- APot and You
- BDon't Get High
- CReefer Times
- DReefer Madness
Answer: Reefer Madness - 8248.
The title of what movie was translated as Love in the Skies in Israel?
- AFather Goose
- BTop Gun
- CForgetting Sarah Marshall
- DPassenger
Answer: Top Gun - 8249.
Relying on a hand crank for power, this gun is considered the first machine gun since it could fire continuously.
- AGatling gun
- BHowitzer
- CCarronade
- DMaxim gun
Answer: Gatling gun - 8250.
An estimated 62 million people lost their lives during World War II. Which country gave the most casualties?
- APoland
- BGermany
- CUnited Kingdom
- DSoviet Union
Answer: Soviet Union
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