General Knowledge Trivia Questions — page 48
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Which singer had a #1 single in 1995 with the smash hit Kiss From a Rose?
- ASeal
- BFreddie Jackson
- CTeddy Pendergrass
- DGregory Abbott
Answer: Seal - 2352.
Which is the only novel by Charles Dickens that doesn't have scenes set in London?
- AHard Times
- BOliver Twist
- CA Christmas Carol
- DDavid Copperfield
Answer: Hard Times - 2353.
What was the longest interregnum between popes?
- ATwo years and 9 months
- BFive years and 2 months
- C14 months
- D8 months
Answer: Two years and 9 months - 2354.
In KF, what is the perk in which one can do the most damage with the flame thrower?
- ASupport specialist
- BCommando
- Cfirebug
- Dsharpshooter
Answer: firebug - 2355.
Internationally, blue is the color of these political parties.
- AConservative parties
- BLiberal parties
- CLabour parties
- DCommunist parties
Answer: Conservative parties - 2356.
What is the question? were the last words of this poetess.
- AAnna Pavloa
- BJanis Joplin
- CGertrude Stein
- DTheodora Hughes
Answer: Gertrude Stein - 2357.
In which of these countries was foot binding practiced?
- APeru
- BIndia
- CChina
- DVietnam
Answer: China - 2358.
What's as big as the biggest camel and weighs nothing at all?
- Awater
- Bshadow
- Cwind
- Dair
Answer: shadow - 2359.
The Great Depression in the US inspired these two to start travelling the Southwestern part of the country, robbing banks.
- ABonnie and Clyde
- BDorothy Toto
- CEmilio and Gloria Estefan
- DEmily Cox Henry Rathvon
Answer: Bonnie and Clyde - 2360.
A male sheep is a ram. What is the female sheep called?
- AEwe
- BNan
- CDam
- DDoe
Answer: Ewe - 2361.
To build the 747, The Boeing Co. needed to design and construct a large number of tools. Approximately how many?
- A170 000
- B270 000
- C1 800
- D45 000
Answer: 270 000 - 2362.
What actor plays the part of Simon Bishops agent and friend, Frank Sachs, in the great movie As Good As It Gets?
- ACuba Gooding Jr.
- BCuba Gooding Sr.
- CAbuc Gnidoog
- DJaheim Hoagland
Answer: Cuba Gooding Jr. - 2363.
What character was once considered to be the 27th letter of the alphabet?
- AAmpersand
- BPilcrow
- CInterrobang
- DTilde
Answer: Ampersand - 2364.
What is the southern most state in the USA?
- AHawaii
- BCalifornia
- CFlorida
- DTexas
Answer: Hawaii - 2365.
What was the name of the restaurant Jethro opened in an episode of The Beverly Hillbillies?
- AThe Happy Gizzard
- BGrannys Grits
- CCrawdads and More
- DJethros All You Ken Et Buffet
Answer: The Happy Gizzard - 2366.
Which 1955 movie won four Academy Awards?
- AMarty
- BThe Wizard of Oz
- CForrest Gump
- DCrash
Answer: Marty - 2367.
What actor portrayed gangster Vito Corleone in Francis Ford Coppolas 1974 masterpiece The Godfather Part II?
- AMarlon Brando
- BRobert Duvall
- CRobert De Niro
- DAl Pacino
Answer: Robert De Niro - 2368.
What happens to criminal Johnny Clay at the end of the 1956 movie The Killing, directed by Stanley Kubrick?
- AHe gets killed.
- BHe is arrested.
- CHe commits suicide.
- DHe gets married.
Answer: He is arrested. - 2369.
Who sang 1970s top-ten hit, 'Baby, I'm a Want You'?
- ABread
- BThe Faces
- CHumble Pie
- DBlondie
Answer: Bread - 2370.
What airline was the owner of the plane that crashed off the coast of Nova Scotia in 1998?
- ABritish Airways
- BSwiss Air
- CAir France
- DTWA
Answer: Swiss Air - 2371.
The Panama Canal was officially opened by which US president?
- ACalvin Coolidge
- BWoodrow Wilson
- CTheodore Roosevelt
- DHerbert Hoover
Answer: Woodrow Wilson - 2372.
Which brand of paper is the The Quilted Quicker Picker-upper?
- AScotts
- BSparkle
- CBrowny
- DBounty
Answer: Bounty - 2373.
At the Junior League Benefit, fictional character Celia Foote accidentally tears Hillys gown. What social faux pas does she commit next?
- AShe invites a maid to sit with her.
- BShe has a wardrobe malfunction.
- CShe throws up.
- DShe falls off the stage.
Answer: She throws up. - 2374.
What was the last name of mob boss Sonny in the movie A Bronx Tale?
- AManicotti
- BLoSpecchio
- CMozzarella
- DPalminteri
Answer: LoSpecchio - 2375.
How many islands does the country of Indonesia have?
- A1,000
- B697
- C17,000
- D51,000
Answer: 17,000 - 2376.
What was the last name of the six brothers Carlo, Bindo, Alfieri, Mario, Ettore and Ernesto, who were all involved with automobiles?
- ALamborghini
- BMaserati
- CLancia
- DFerrari
Answer: Maserati - 2377.
Al the languages of Europe, except three, are derived from Indian languages, probably Sanskrit or Tamil. Which three are the exceptions?
- AAndorran, Catalan, and Provencal
- BHungarian, Estonian, and Finnish
- CRomanian, Romansch, and English
- DNorwegian, Danish, and Swedish
Answer: Hungarian, Estonian, and Finnish - 2378.
If you have this health condition and drink coffee regularly, you will have about 30% fewer symptoms than non-coffee drinkers.
- AAsthma
- BFever
- CJaundice
- DKidney disease
Answer: Asthma - 2379.
In the film Coming to America, what was the name of Clarences barber shop where Clarence and his friends would discuss great boxing legends?
- AA Cut Above
- BHair Force
- CMy-T Sharp
- DKwik Cuts
Answer: My-T Sharp - 2380.
I am suffering from poliosis. What is my problem?
- AShortening due to cartilage deterioration
- BGraying of the hair
- CFalling of the teeth
- DSlowing of ones life due to age
Answer: Graying of the hair - 2381.
Which of the following is not one of the nine Muses?
- AThalia
- BEuterpe
- CMelpomene
- DMnemosyne
Answer: Mnemosyne - 2382.
This non-alcoholic drink originated as medicine against malaria because it contained quinine. However, it was not a pleasant drink and people started mixing it with an alcoholic beverage. Therefore, this famous cocktail was born and its initial purpose - forgotten.
- AVodka and tomato juice
- BVodka and coke
- CGin and tonic
- DWhiskey and soda
Answer: Gin and tonic - 2383.
Which of the following words cannot be decoded through knowledge of letter-sound relationships?
- ALamp
- BSaid
- CFlight
- DThings
Answer: Said - 2384.
Which of the following starred in the movie Superfly?
- ARichard Roundtree
- BRon ONeal
- CLevar Burton
- DLouis Gossett
Answer: Ron ONeal - 2385.
On the sitcom Third Rock from the Sun, John Lithgow plays Dick Solomon. What is his occupation on Earth?
- AProfessor of Anthropology
- BAdvertising writer
- CProfessor of Physics
- DUnemployed
Answer: Professor of Physics - 2386.
George Eliot is the pen name of a female writer who wrote her works during this period.
- AVictorian era
- BRenaissance
- CEnlightenment
- DModernism
Answer: Victorian era - 2387.
According to urban legends, in Plainfield, Wisconsin, the ghosts of two murdered girls return to kill and skin their parents. Why?
- AThe parents didn't tell their subsequent son about his sisters.
- BThe parents murdered them.
- CThe parents sold the girls to be murdered.
- DThe parents didn't report the girls' murders.
Answer: The parents didn't tell their subsequent son about his sisters. - 2388.
This word is defined as a stone coffin, often inscribed or decorated with sculpture.
- Asarcophagas
- Bsarcaphigus
- Csarcaphogus
- Dsarcophagus
Answer: sarcophagus - 2389.
A Venus day, the time it takes Venus to rotate once, is approximately how long?
- A106 Earth days
- B10 Earth hours
- C243 Earth days
- D20 Earth hours
Answer: 243 Earth days - 2390.
What liqueur is used to make a Pink Lady cocktail pink?
- Agrenadine
- Btriple sec
- Cschnapps
- Dpernod
Answer: grenadine - 2391.
In the novel The Hunger Games, when faced with the cornucopia, Katniss planned to grab what weapon?
- Aknives
- Brope
- Cbow and arrows
- Djavelin
Answer: bow and arrows - 2392.
In the book The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, what two races do not like each other?
- AMen and dwarfs
- BElves and men
- CMen and hobbits
- DElves and dwarfs
Answer: Elves and dwarfs - 2393.
Which term refers to the morbid fear of thunderstorms?
- AChionophobia
- BTriskadekaphobia
- CBrontophobia
- DXylophobia
Answer: Brontophobia - 2394.
Which 1992 movie is this audio clip from?
- ADeep Cover
- BThe Way of the Gun
- CReservoir Dogs
- DAnother Day In Paradise
Answer: Reservoir Dogs - 2395.
What celebrated movie star portrayed Vicki Lester in the 1954 movie musical A Star Is Born?
- ALiza Minnelli
- BAudrey Hepburn
- CMarilyn Monroe
- DJudy Garland
Answer: Judy Garland - 2396.
Who played General Aladeen in The Dictator?
- ALeonardo Dicaprio
- BJames Franco
- CSacha Baron Cohen
- DJohnny Depp
Answer: Sacha Baron Cohen - 2397.
In Australia the expression silvertail is used as a synonym of which of these?
- AHypocrite
- BCorrupted
- CWealthy
- DGolddigger
Answer: Wealthy - 2398.
He was the first British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. During the long reign of his mother, Queen Victoria, he came to personify the fashionable, leisured elite.
- AGeorge VI
- BGeorge V
- CWilliam IV
- DEdward VII
Answer: Edward VII - 2399.
Which one of these was not a segment on American Bandstand?
- ARate a Record
- BKaraoke
- CAB Top Ten
- DSpotlight Dance
Answer: Karaoke - 2400.
What is the 7-Eleven company's trademarked name for its super-large sodas?
- ABig Drink
- BBig Slurp
- CBig Gulp
- DBig Sip
Answer: Big Gulp
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