General Knowledge Trivia Questions — page 25

The drug Minoxidil was created to treat what?

• Aappetite disorders
• Bloss of hair
• Cinsomnia
• Dreduced libido

The acronym we now use for this disease was first coined in 1982. Initially referred to as the gay plague, this infectious disease killed 853 people that same year.

• AHepatitis
• BAIDS
• CLeprosy
• DCancer

Islam first spread to Indonesia through

• ADutch colonization in the 18th century
• Bmass migrations of African Muslims across the Indian Ocean
• Cmilitary conquest by the Mughal empire
• Dincreased commercial contacts with Indian and Arab merchants

This novel by Wilkie Collins, generally considered the first detective novel in the English language, revolves around a precious Indian diamond of great religious significance.

• AThe Moonstone
• BThe Woman in White
• CThe Last Illusion
• DDark of the Moon

In Angel and the Badman, the family that helped John Wayne when he was wounded belonged to what religion?

• AQuaker
• BProtestant
• CCatholic
• DJewish

Which word is defined as "the spiritual attitude of a man to a god and a dog to a man" in Ambrose Bierces satirical book The Devils Dictionary?

• ARespect
• BLove
• CReverence
• DWorship

Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, the second film of the Star Wars saga, won which Academy Award?

• ABest actor in leading role
• BBest movie
• CBest sound
• DBest music, original score

What notable memorial war poem was written by Canadian poet and physician Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae?

• AIn Flanders Fields
• BWe Shall Keep the Faith
• CI Stand Before You
• DFreedom is not free

What is the name of the Roman God of war?

• AMars
• BAres
• CPluto
• DJupiter

What was the name of the boy in Toy Story who lived next door to Andy and tortured his toys?

• ASid Billups
• BSid Fernandez
• CSid Schmillips
• DSid Philips

This event gathered more than 450 000 people at a pasture in Sullivan County in 1969. Love was free, drugs were freely distributed and people claimed to be open minded.

• AWoodstock festival
• BLove parade
• CRio carnival
• DStreet parade

Eddie Slovik was a soldier killed during World War II. How did he die?

• AHe was the last US soldier to die in World War II.
• BHe was shot by the US for desertion.
• CHe was the first soldier killed on D-Day.
• DHe was the only American prisoner of war in Hiroshima when the A-bomb fell.

If the world were a village of 100 people, how many would be of other religious beliefs besides Christianity?

• A80
• B60
• C70
• D50

In Peru, the title of this film was translated as Slightly Pregnant, in China as One Night, Big Belly in Israel as The Date That Screwed Me and in Portugal Slightly Serious.

• AFifteen and Pregnant
• BKnocked Up
• CAll Screwed Up
• DA Beautiful Belly

This german shepherd was Adolf Hitlers favorite dog. Before Hitler committed suicide using cyanide he tested it on the dog.

• ANana
• BAdolf
• CQuoodle
• DBlondie

The Egyptian god Horus was associated with which of the following animals?

• ALion
• BMonkey
• CHawk
• DHorse

In the Crimean war, which lasted from 28 March 1854 until 1856, an alliance of the United Kingdom, France, the Ottoman Empire and Piedmont-Sardinia fought against which country?

• AItaly
• BGermany
• CRussia
• DAustria

The Roman god of war Mars corresponds to which god from the Greek mythology?

• AHermes
• BZeus
• CHades
• DAres

What is the name of the cartoon cat that terrorizes the mouse, Jerry?

• AGat
• BCat
• CGus
• DTom

In the American Civil War, what were the southern US states referred to as?

• AUnion
• BConfederacy
• CDemocrats
• DRepublicans

US forces played a major part in stopping the final great German offensive of World War One partly by stopping the German advance at this location.

• Athe Somme
• BVerdun
• CChateau-Thierry
• DParis

From 1971 to 1997 the Democratic Republic of Congo was known as what?

• AZaire
• BRhodesia
• CAngola
• DBelgian Congo

Which of the following characters was not created by Agatha Christie?

• AParker Pyne
• BMr J. G. Reeder
• CAriadne Oliver
• DTommy Beresford

The movie A Man for All Seasons portrays Sir Thomas More, the 16th-century Lord Chancellor of England, who refused to take an Oath of Supremacy declaring the monarch the Supreme Head of the Church of England. Who was the monarch?

• AQueen Victoria
• BQueen Mary I
• CKing Henry VIII
• DQueen Elizabeth I

In which country was eyeball jewelry, or extraocular implantation, developed in 2002?

• AThe U.S.A.
• BThe United Kingdom
• CIndia
• DThe Netherlands

What popular author made this statement about religion: Man is a Religious Animal. He is the only Religious Animal. He is the only animal that has the True Religion—several of them. He is the only animal that loves his neighbor as himself and cuts his throat if his theology isn't straight.?

• AJohn Steinbeck
• BMark Twain
• CWalter Scott
• DJane Austen

Windmills of the Gods tells the story of Ashley, a professor of political science in this university.

• AUniversity of Texas at Austin
• BUniversity of Kansas
• CUniversity of Chicago
• DNew York University

This King of England, who ruled from 1100 to 1135, was called Beauclerc for his scholarly interests. His stern rule was followed by a period of civil war, known as the Anarchy.

• AEdward the Confessor
• BHarold II
• CHenry I
• DWilliam I

Which novel by Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson is set during the War of the Roses?

• ATreasure Island
• BStrange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
• CThe Black Arrow
• DThe Master of Ballantrae

What actress played the role of a transgender man in the movie Boys Don't Cry?

• AHilary Swank
• BHalle Berry
• CHeather Graham
• DHelen Hunt

The reason for this war was the successful and unhampered traffic of opium from India to China. The war started in 1839.

• AThe Mexican War
• BThe Vietnam War
• CThe Balkan War
• DThe Opium War

According to the M*A*S*H series, what unit of the Army did Colonel Potter belong to during World War I?

• AEngineer
• BCavalry
• CFighter Pilot
• DInfantry

Who was the only congressman to vote against going to war against Japan on December 8, 1941?

• AStewart
• BForrest
• CWilkie
• DRankin

In which film did Christopher Plummer play Holmes?

• AThe Seven-Per-Cent Solution
• BA Study in Terror
• CThe Hound of the Baskervilles
• DMurder by Decree

Although almost non-existent today, what ancient religion, stemming predominantly from Persia, worshipped Ahura Mazda as an uncreated Creator and God.

• AHinduism
• BTaoism
• CZoroastrianism
• DRastafarianism

This Canadian actor, who started his career as a radio broadcaster, got the nickname The Voice of Doom because he delivered distressing war news during World War II.

• AMonty Hall
• BArt Linkletter
• CGlenn Ford
• DLorne Greene

This man is one of the greatest and most famous scientists of the 20th century. In 1921 he received the Nobel Prize in physics. He left his native country right after Hitler came to power and went to the US.

• AAlbert Einstein
• BFranz Kafka
• CSigmund Freud
• DIsaac Newton

The Hundred Years War -- a series of related conflicts between France and England, started in 1337 and lasted how many years?

• A117
• B100
• C116
• D115

What word means fear of prostitutes or venereal disease?

• ACynophobia
• BCymophobia
• CCypridophobia
• DCyclophobia

This country music singer known for his songs about family and religion, had his most success with song writing. Writing songs such as Forever and Ever Amen by Randy Travis, When You Say Nothing At All by Keith Whitley and Love Can Build a Bridge by the Judds. Who is this singer/songwriter?

• AGeorge Strait
• BPaul Overstreet
• CMark Chestnutt
• DAlan Jackson

Writer J. R. R. Tolkien served in the British army during which war?

• AGulf War
• BWorld War I
• CSpanish Civil War
• DWorld War II

After gaining 30 pounds and donning a set of prosthetic teeth, Charlize Theron teamed up with Christina Ricci and won a 2003 Academy Award for Best Actress in the biographical, crime, thriller movie titled Monster. What real life serial killer and prostitute did Charlize portray in this film?

• ALynette Squeaky Fromme
• BValerie Solanas
• CLizzie Borden
• DAileen Wournos

This is one of Latin Americas foremost writers. She is considered to be one of the initiators of Latin American feminist literary awakening. She has a special tradition of her own - to start every new book on January 8th .

• AIsabel Allende
• BDelia Galvan
• CBarbara Mujica
• DJuana de Ibarbourou

Olympian Gods Hera, Zeus and Hades share the screen with mortal Meg in what Disney animated movie?

• APocahontas
• BFantasia
• CBrother Bear
• DHercules

In what year did the war between the US and Mexico begin?

• A1898
• B1872
• C1858
• D1846

This author is famous for a series of novels revolving around Rina Dekker, an orthodox Jewish woman and her detective husband Peter.

• APhilip Roth
• BChaim Potok
• CFaye Kellerman
• DNora Roberts

The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties that ended this war.

• ASpanish-American War
• BWWII
• CKorean War
• DWWI

Which World War One battles were the first ever fought by the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) as a joint force?

• AGalicia battles
• BGeorgetown battles
• CGallipoli battles
• DGhent battles

#7 on the list of highest-grossing films was this 1956 religious film starring Charlton Heston. It grossed $2,098,600,000.

• ASamson and Delilah
• BThe Prince of Egypt
• CThe Ten Commandments
• DBen-Hur

This fictional hero is strongly dominated by his demanding Jewish mother. He says the words, 'I am marked like a road map from head to toe with my repressions'.

• AHumbert Humbert
• BJay Gatsby
• CAlexander Portnoy
• DStephen Dedalus