General Knowledge Part 7

121)Which sea on Earth has no beaches

• Sargasso sea

122)Reuben Tice died trying to invent a machine to do what

• Dewrinkle prunes

123)De Witt Wallace founded what

• Readers Digest

124)Who is the Patron Saint of thieves

• St Nicholas

125)According to his business card what job did Al Capone do

• Sell second hand furniture

126)Humans are 10,000 times more sexually active that what animal

• Rabbits

127)Shirley Schrift became famous as which actress

• Shelly Winters

128)In Kansas what can a waiter not do in a teacup (legally)

• Serve wine

129)Which country has the smallest birth rate

•  Vatican City

130)What is the second most common international crime

• Art theft

131)Count de Grisly was the first to perform what trick in 1799

• Saw woman in half

132)Who wrote Les Miserable

• Victor Hugo

133)Which bird turns it head upside down to eat

• Flamingo

134)The colossus of Rhodes was a statue of who

• Apollo

135)Who rode a horse called Bucephalus

• Alexander the Great

136)To which London club did Mycroft Holmes belong

• Diogones

137)What did William Addis invent in prison

• Toothbrush

138)What is the only duty of police Gracthenvissers in Amsterdam

• Motorists in canals

139)Kleenex tissues were originally intended as what in 1915

• WW1 Gas maskfilters

140)Who invented popcorn

• American Indians

141)What is the colour of mourning in Turkey

• Violet

142)For what is spirits of salt another name

• Hydrochloric acid

143)Which game is played on an oval with 18 player per team

• Australian football

144)In the Winnie the Pooh stories what is Kanga’s baby called

• Roo

145)Which actor is common to Magnificent 7 and Dirty Dozen

• Charles Bronson

146)Who saved Andromeda from the sea monster

• Perseus

147)What flower is the symbol of secrecy

• Rose

148)What item were originally called Hanways

• Umbrellas

149)What is Brussels best known statue

• The Mannequin Pis

150)in which language does God Jul mean happy Xmas

• Swedish

General Knowledge Part 6

101)Which countries men use the most deodorant

• Japan

102)Who played Billy the Kid in The Left Handed Gun

• Paul Newman

103)What was the first credit card

• Diners Club

104)What links Humphry Davie, Michael Faraday, Madam Curie

• Poisoned by chemicals work

105)Hippophagic society members support what

• Eating horsemeat

106)What did Britain swap Havana for with Spain in 1763

•  Florida

107)What is the crime of embracery

• Jury Bribing

108)Which country made the worlds first feature film in 1906

• Australia Story of Kelly gang

109)Who wrote Gentlemen Prefer Blonds

• Anita Loos

110)What was Norman Bates hobby in Psycho

• Stuffing birds

111)What was Casanovas day job

• Librarian

112)Where is the worlds largest gold depository

• Federal reserve bank , Manhattan

113)Why did the state of Indiana ban Robin Hood in 1953

• Communist – rob rich

114)Angelo Scicilano better know as who

• Charles Atlas

115)How did George II die

• Fell off toilet

116)What did Marlon Brando and George C Scott refuse

• Oscars

117)Why was convict 2599 unusual in Pen State prison 1924

• Dog doing life for killing cat

118)What is 6 inches bigger in Summer

• Eiffel tower

119)What two ingredients make the dish angels on horseback

• Oysters - wrapped in Bacon

120)What was Charles Dickens last (unfinished) novel

• Mystery of Edwin Drood

General Knowledge Part 5

81)What is a Winston Churchill

• Cigar

82)Who or what lives in a formicarium

• Ants

83)What type of acid is used in car batteries

• Sulphuric

84)It’s a flock of sheep what's a group of owls called

• Parliament

85)What animal would you find in a form

• Hare

86)Who in books and films was the man of bronze

• Doc Savage

87)Who was Stan Laurels partner

• Oliver Hardy

88)What kind of food is Cullan Skink

• Fish

89)What is classified by the A B O system

• Blood Groups

90)What plant does the Colorado beetle attack

• Potato

91)Where did the Pied Piper play

• Hamlin

92)To where in France do the sick make pilgrimages

• Lourdes

93)In which city was the famous black hole

• Calcutta

94)Christopher Cockerel invented what

• Hovercraft

95)Ray Bolger played who in The Wizard of Oz

• Scarecrow

96)Sabotage is French - What did the saboteurs use

• Shoes - sabot means shoe

97)Which part of the human body contains the most gold

• Toenails

98)If you had rubella what would you have caught

• German Measles

99)Mohs scale hardest substance is diamond - what's the softest

•        Talc

100)La Giaconda is better known as what

• Mona Lisa

General Knowledge Part 4

61)What was the first James Bond book

• Casino Royal

62)What kind of animal is a lurcher

• Dog

63)What is the currency of Austria

• Schilling

64)What is the Islamic equal to the red cross

• Red Crescent

65)In fable who sold a cow for five beans

• Jack ( and grew a beanstalk )

66)How did Alfred Nobel make his money

• He invented Dynamite

67)Who was the first man to run a sub four minute mile

• Roger Bannister

68)What are Munroes

• Mountains in Scotland

69)Which car company makes the Celica

•  Toyota

70)Air Lingus is the national airline of which country

• Republic of Ireland or Eire

71)Who discovered radium

• The Curies

72)What does an alopecia sufferer lack

• Hair

73)Who painted The Haywain

• John Constable

74)Triskadeccaphobia is the fear of what

• Number 13

75)What is a baby rabbit called

• Kit or Kitten

76)Which country had The Dauphin as a ruler

• France

77)Who did Michael Caine play in the Ipcress File (both names)

• Harry Palmer

78)Who won Euro song contest Save All Your Kisses For Me

• Brotherhood of Man

79)Which country had the guns of Naverone installed

• Turkey

80)Ictheologists study what

• Fish

General knowledge Part 3

41)What was the name of inn in Treasure Island

• Admiral Benbow

42)What was Erich Weiss better known as

• Harry Houdini

43)Who sailed in the Nina - Pinta and Santa Maria

• Christopher Columbus

44)Which leader died in St Helena

• Napoleon Bonaparte

45)Who wrote Gone with the Wind

• Margaret Mitchell

46)What does ring a ring a roses refer to

• The Black Death

47)Whose nose grew when he told a lie

• Pinocchio

48)Who has won the most Oscars

• Walt Disney

49)What would a Scotsman do with a spurtle

• Eat porridge (it’s a spoon)

50)Which award has the words for valour on it

• Victoria Cross

51)If you had pogonophobia what would you be afraid of

• Beards

52)Who would take silk as part of their job

• Barrister

53)Who won an Oscar for the African Queen

• Bogart

54)Who sang the theme song in 9 to 5

• Dolly Parton

55)What in business terms is the IMF

• International Monetary Fund

56)Ringo Star narrates which children's TV series

• Thomas the tank engine

57)Which country grows the most fruit

• China

58)Which company is owned by Bill Gates

• Microsoft

59)What would you do with a maris piper

• Eat it - it’s a potato

60)In Casablanca what is the name of the nightclub

• Rick's

General Knowledge Part 2

21)What was Skippy ( on TV )

• The bush kangaroo

22)What does a funambulist do

• Tightrope walker

23)What is the name of Dennis the Menace's dog

• Gnasher

24)What are bactrians and dromedaries

• Camels (one hump or two)

25)Who played The Fugitive

• David Jason

26)Who was the King of Swing

• Benny Goodman

27)Who was the first man to fly across the channel

• Louis Bleriot

28)Who starred as Rocky Balboa

• Sylvester Stallone

29)In which war was the charge of the Light Brigade

• Crimean

30)Who invented the television

• John Logie Baird

31)Who would use a mashie niblick

• Golfer

32)In the song who killed Cock Robin

• Sparrow

33)What do deciduous trees do

• Lose their leaves in winter

34)In golf what name is given to the No 3 wood

• Spoon

35)If you has caries who would you consult

• Dentist - its tooth decay

36)What other name is Mellor’s famously known by

• Lady Chatterlys Lover

37)What did Jack Horner pull from his pie

• Plum

38)How many feet in a fathom

• Six

39)which film had song Springtime for Hitler

• The Producers

40)Name the legless fighter pilot of ww2

• Douglas Bader

General Knowledge Part 1

Questions Quiz With Answer

1)Carl and the Passions changed band name to what

• Beach Boys

2)How many rings on the Olympic flag

• Five

3)What colour is vermilion a shade of

• Red

4)King Zog ruled which country

• Albania

5)What colour is Spock's blood

• Green

6)Where in your body is your patella

• Knee ( it's the kneecap )

7)Where can you find London bridge today

• USA ( Arizona )

8)What spirit is mixed with ginger beer in a Moscow mule

• Vodka

9)Who was the first man in space

• Yuri Gagarin

10)What would you do with a Yashmak

• Wear it - it's an Arab veil

11)Who betrayed Jesus to the Romans

• Judas Escariot

12)Which animal lays eggs

• Duck billed platypus

13)On television what was Flipper

• Dolphin

14)Who's band was The Quarrymen

• John Lenon

15)Which was the most successful Grand National horse

• Red Rum

16)Who starred as the Six Million Dollar Man

• Lee Majors

17)In the song Waltzing Matilda - What is a Jumbuck

• Sheep

18)Who was Dan Dare's greatest enemy in the Eagle

• Mekon

19)What is Dick Grayson better known as

• Robin (Batman and Robin)

20)What was given on the fourth day of Christmas

• Calling birds