General Knowledge Trivia Questions — page 86
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- 4251.
In 1948 how many Americans believed the Kinsey Report on Sexuality in the Male to be a bad thing?
- A27%
- B11%
- C92%
- D64%
Answer: 11% - 4252.
The main award of the Venice Film Festival is this.
- AGolden Bear
- BGolden Lion
- CGolden Dragon
- DGolden Palm
Answer: Golden Lion - 4253.
In the comic strip 'Peanuts' what is Schroeder known for doing?
- Aplaying football
- Bplaying the piano
- CDancing
- DFlying an imaginary plane
Answer: playing the piano - 4254.
What is the name of the mermaid-like creature from Brazilian folklore?
- AAycayia
- BIara
- CNereid
- DRusalka
Answer: Iara - 4255.
Which Hollywood actress won an Academy Award for her portrayal of the young transman, Brandon Teena in the 1999 movie Boys Don't Cry?
- AChloë Sevigny
- BHilary Swank
- CAlicia Goranson
- DJeanetta Arnette
Answer: Hilary Swank - 4256.
What fictional character is blown by the East wind to 17Cherry Tree Lane, London, and into the Banks household to care for their children?
- AMary Poppins
- BMalvina
- CMrs Dalloway
- DBellatrix Lestrange
Answer: Mary Poppins - 4257.
This duo was formed by Roland Orzabel and Curt Smith in the early 1980s. Their songs Shout and Everybody Wants to Rule the World both hit #1on the US Pop Charts.
- ATears for Fears
- BDire Straits
- CAir Supply
- DGraduate
Answer: Tears for Fears - 4258.
People with these illnesses are not advised to drink coffee.
- ASkin illnesses
- Billnesses of the liver
- CMental illnesses
- Dillnesses of the lungs
Answer: Mental illnesses - 4259.
What cruel punishment did Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia, who inspired Bram Stokers 1897 novel Dracula, like to impose?
- ABlood draining
- BBurning alive
- CImpalement
- DSkinning alive
Answer: Impalement - 4260.
Thomas A. Anderson is a computer software programmer, portrayed by Keanu Reeves in which movie?
- AThe Matrix
- BHardball
- CThe Watcher
- DSweet November
Answer: The Matrix - 4261.
James Dean received the first official posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his performance in this movie.
- AEast of Eden
- BGiant
- CTrouble Along the Way
- DRebel Without a Cause
Answer: East of Eden - 4262.
Name the creator of The Prelude, who was the Poet Laureate in England from 1843 to 1850 and comprised a group known as the Lake Poets with Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey.
- AWilliam Wordsworth
- BJohn Donne
- CLord Byron
- DRobert Browning
Answer: William Wordsworth - 4263.
It is generally accepted that paper money was invented in this nation.
- AJapan
- BIndia
- CThe Netherlands
- DChina
Answer: China - 4264.
Name the first NFL team to win the Super Bowl indoors.
- APittsburgh
- BDallas
- CMiami
- DTampa Bay
Answer: Dallas - 4265.
Which of these was the name of a London street which housed a prison?
- ABrailey
- BGaol
- CClink
- DGow
Answer: Clink - 4266.
The person who played this Star Trek character had several recurring appearances on the sitcom Night Court as a down on his luck criminal.
- AQuark
- BWilliam Riker
- CGordi La Forge
- DData
Answer: Data - 4267.
If the world were a village of 1000 people, how many would be from the African continent?
- A85
- B149
- C239
- D24
Answer: 149 - 4268.
Which of the following is a natural sugar found in most fruits?
- ANecrose
- BPantiose
- CBellicose
- DFructose
Answer: Fructose - 4269.
People are supposed to drive on the left-hand side of the road in which country?
- AGermany
- BItaly
- CFrance
- DEngland
Answer: England - 4270.
This 2002 movie stars Kevin Bacon and Courtney Love, who plays his wife and partner in crime in the abductions of children from wealthy families for ransom rewards.
- ATrapped
- BDon't Say a Word
- CWhere the Truth Lies
- DRansom
Answer: Trapped - 4271.
In the famous baseball poem 'Casey at the Bat' Casey plays for the team from what town?
- AFog City
- BMudville
- CWaterlog
- DStormfield
Answer: Mudville - 4272.
What city is the capital of the United Arab Emirates?
- ADauha
- BAbu Dhabi
- CAl Riyadh
- DDubai
Answer: Abu Dhabi - 4273.
The percentage of children in Ethiopia (age 8) who reported physical punishment by teachers in the past week in 2009 was about what?
- A58%
- B18%
- C38%
- D78%
Answer: 38% - 4274.
In the first manned rocket flights into space, pencils, not pens, were given to the cosmonauts and astronauts. Why?
- AThey were less affected by lower amounts of oxygen.
- BThey were less dangerous because they contained no metal.
- CPencils are lighter than pens.
- DPencils can write in zero gravity.
Answer: Pencils can write in zero gravity. - 4275.
Which of these is a slang term for 'police'?
- Ashrinks
- Bfuzz
- Cbean counters
- Daardvarks
Answer: fuzz - 4276.
Where do the lead singer and his wife live in one of the freecreditreport.com ads?
- Ain the basement of her mom and dads
- Bin the back of a fish n chips restaurant
- Ca pleasant suburb
- Dat a traveling Renaissance Faire
Answer: in the basement of her mom and dads - 4277.
What was the destination of the missing flight MH370?
- AKuala Lumpur
- BTokyo
- CBeijing
- DSingapore
Answer: Beijing - 4278.
What was Mrs Cs mothers name on the sitcom Happy Days?
- AMother Fish
- BMother Fran
- CMother Kelp
- DMother Carol
Answer: Mother Kelp - 4279.
House mice have not one, but two of which of the following organs?
- ALiver
- BStomach
- CThyroid gland
- DThymus
Answer: Thymus - 4280.
For her outstanding performance in which movie did Gwyneth Paltrow win an Academy Award?
- ASe7en
- BShakespeare in Love
- CA Perfect Murder
- DSliding Doors
Answer: Shakespeare in Love - 4281.
She was called The Swedish Nightingale.
- AJenny Lind
- BIngrid Bergmann
- CAgnetha Faltskog
- DBjork
Answer: Jenny Lind - 4282.
How does Ray's father answer the question "Is there a Heaven?" in the movie Field of Dreams?
- AOh yeah, it's the most special place in the world.
- BOh yeah, it's the place where you're forever young.
- COh yeah, it's the place where the sky is always blue.
- DOh yeah, it's the place where dreams come true.
Answer: Oh yeah, it's the place where dreams come true. - 4283.
Who was Leonardo da Vincis art teacher?
- ATitian
- BAndrea del Verrocchio
- CFra Luca Paccioli
- DGiotto di Bondone
Answer: Andrea del Verrocchio - 4284.
The dance known as the 'fandango' is of what origin?
- ANative American
- BAustralian
- CSpanish
- DAfrican
Answer: Spanish - 4285.
In 1897, American scientist John Jacob Abel was able to isolate which of the following?
- Aadrenaline
- BACTH
- Chuman growth hormone
- Dcocaine
Answer: adrenaline - 4286.
What is the name of the 80s music icon that appears in the great movie The Wedding Singer?
- ABoy George
- BSting
- CJon Bon Jovi
- DBilly Idol
Answer: Billy Idol - 4287.
This movie, directed by Jonathan Demme, won Oscars in all five major categories—Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay.
- AOn Golden Pond
- BThe Unforgiven
- CThe Grapes of Wrath
- DThe Silence of the Lambs
Answer: The Silence of the Lambs - 4288.
This became the longest running Broadway play on 9 January, 2006 .
- AThe Fantasticks
- BLes Miserables
- CPhantom of the Opera
- DMouse Trap
Answer: Phantom of the Opera - 4289.
Who wrote Final Jeopardy, The Bone Vault, and Killer Heat?
- AKathy Reichs
- BLinda Fairstein
- CEdna Buchanan
- DIris Johansen
Answer: Linda Fairstein - 4290.
Which actress starred with Cary Grant in a series 1930s comedies?
- AK. Hepburn
- BNeither
- CBoth
- DB. Davis
Answer: K. Hepburn - 4291.
Three of these statements are urban legends. Which is the true statement?
- AJackie Robinson won the first Rookie of the year Award in 1947.
- BThe life span for a tiger in captivity is the same as it is in nature.
- CJackie Robinson was court-martialed because he would not sit in the back of a military bus.
- DBased on the writings in his diaries, Abner Doubleday is given credit for inventing the rules of modern baseball.
Answer: Jackie Robinson won the first Rookie of the year Award in 1947. - 4292.
Writer J. R. R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892 in which country?
- ASouth Africa
- BUSA
- CGermany
- DEngland
Answer: South Africa - 4293.
What useful device was invented by Sylvan Goldman?
- AThe TV remote control
- BThe shopping cart
- CTiVo
- DThe hair curler
Answer: The shopping cart - 4294.
Laura is one of the most memorable films made in the Film Noir genre, even more so thanks to Clifton Webbs performance. What was his film characters name?
- AKaspar Gutman
- BWaldo Lydecker
- CJules Amthor
- DWhit Sterling
Answer: Waldo Lydecker - 4295.
Which of the following was responsible for the most death in the 20th century?
- AEarthquakes
- BFloods
- CVolcanic activity
- DWildfires
Answer: Floods - 4296.
This show was vaudevillian in nature and featured Wally Cox, Arnold Stang and, Buddy Hackett. It only lasted from January to April 1949 and only one episode of the show has survived.
- ALet There Be Stars
- BFace the Music
- COboler Comedy Theater
- DThe School House
Answer: The School House - 4297.
Astronomers have proposed that the solar system formed from a vast rotating cloud of gas and dust. This explanation is known as which of the following?
- ACosmic string theory
- BNebular hypothesis
- CBig bang theory
- DKepler's laws
Answer: Nebular hypothesis - 4298.
What 1967 animated Disney feature is this song from?
- AThe Jungle Book
- BDumbo
- CThe Fox and the Hound
- DThe Rescuers
Answer: The Jungle Book - 4299.
What little girl had to face The Red Room in the second chapter of a famous novel?
- AJane Eyre
- BMatilda Wormwood
- CElizabeth Bennet
- DElinor Dashwood
Answer: Jane Eyre - 4300.
Kurt Wagner is the alter ego of which character?
- ASpawn
- BWonder Woman
- CNightcrawler
- DMockingbird
Answer: Nightcrawler
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