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| General Knowledge Trivia Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| With how many countries does the USA share borders? | 2 |
| In which US city is the bar in "Cheers" located? | Boston |
| What scale is used to measure wind strength? | Beaufort Scale |
| In 1793, Leonhard Euler invented "Latin Squares," the precursor to what modern puzzle? | Sudoku |
| What does England call its police officers? | Bobbies |
| What sport is played by the Brooklyn Nets? | Basketball |
| How many people do you need to run a three-legged race? | 4 |
| What was the name of the space shuttle that disintegrated just after liftoff in January, 1986? | Challenger |
| Who is the only American mentioned by name in "Mein Kampf"? | Henry Ford |
| What would the Kool-Aid Man yell when bustring through a wall? | Oh Yeah! |
| How many balls are there on a snooker table when the game beings? | 22 |
| Who was Lee Harvey Oswald charged with killing? | John F. Kennedy |
| What is Lithium? | A metal |
| Which fruit are dried to make raisins? | Grapes |
| Which Dutch navigator led the first European expedition to sight the Fiji island group? | Abel Tasman |
| What is the most popular beverage in the world? | Water |
| What is the name of the line on a snooker or billiard table from where play begins? | Balkline |
| What is the name of the Greek God of the Winds? | Aeolus |
| What sport originated with Native American Tribes? | Lacrosse |
| Until 1997, the restaurant chains Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut were all owned by what corporate food giant? | Pepsico |
| In Nautical terms, what name is given to the upper edge of a ship's side? | Gunwale |
| What herbivorous mammals commonly found in Florida are also known as "sea cows"? | Manatees |
| Short for "habitants", which NHL hockey team is commonly referred to as the "Habs"? | Montreal Canadiens |
| What year did "Chuck Norris Facts" begin circulating on the internet? | 2005 |
| Because it is a color that would absorb more light energy, which of these colors would make your coat warmest in the winter? | Black |
| Which of these was NOT a Nazi extermination camp? | Lodz |
| Known as "The Dominator", this 18-year NHL hockey goalie was often accused of having a Slinky for a spine? | Dominik Hasek |
| The strong bitterness inherent to an IPA (India Pale Ale) beer comes from which ingredient? | Hops |
| Which city's underground rail system is the U-Bahn? | Berlin |
| Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints are also known as what? | Mormons |
| Which astronomer had a false nose made of silver, having lost his own in a duel? | Tycho Brahe |
| What is the state captital of South Carolina? | Columbia |
| In which game might you "Go to Jail" or "Pass Go"? | Monopoly |
| What is the second most popular language spoken in the USA? | Spanish |
| In what year did North and South Korea separate into two nations? | 1948 |
| How many players are there in a cricket team? | 11 |
| Which of the following is not one of Alexandre Dumas' Musketeers? | Rochefort |
| How many spots are there on a traditional 6-sided dice? | 21 |
| Which Southeastern Asian City sits near the mouth of the Mekong River? | Phnom Pehn |
| This lake in Oregon is the deepest in the U.S. and the second deepest in North America. What is it called? | Crater Lake |
| The men in "Three Men and a Baby" were played by Tom Selleck, Ted Danson and who? | Steve Guttenberg |
| What is the approximate population of the City of London, the smaller city that resides within greater London? | 7300 |
| What is a website telling you if it serves you a "404 error"? | Not found |
| This river in China, the longest in Asia, supports the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydro-electric power station? | Yangtze River |
| Who is the only British Prime Minister to be assassinated? | Spencer Perceval |
| What was the first popular song to sell 1 million records? | In The Mood |
| The siege of which city is described in Homer's Iliad? | Troy |
| Which Irish monk made voyages out into the Atlantic and was thought by some to have discovered America in the 6th century? | Brendan |
| Who recorded the song "Peanut Butter Jelly Time"? | Buckwheat Boyz |
| In 2012, what country's brand-new polymer $50 and $100 bills started melting in extreme heat? | Canada |
| Ouagadougou is the capital of which country? | Burkina Faso |
| The historical nation of Circassia, which fell to wars beginning in the 1700s, resided in what modern country? | Russia |
| Which King of France was known as The Sun King? | Louis XIV |
| In the video game genre acronym "MMORPG", what does the first "M" stand for? | Massively |
| What company created Pokemon? | Nintendo |
| In the nursery rhyme "Who Killed Cock Robin", who saw him die? | The fly |
| How many baby or milk teeth does the average person have? | 20 |
| Osteoporosis is a thinning and weakening of which part of the body? | Bones |
| Edward Abbey's time as a ranger in what has become Arches National Park is chronicled in what book? | Desert Solitaire |
| What was the name of Thor Heyerdahl's balsa wood raft used to cross the Pacific in 1947? | Kon-Tiki |
| A descendant of which eminent psychologist created the painting entitled "Benefits Supervisor Sleeping"? | Sigmund Freud |
| In which section of a concert orchestra would you expet to find the second violins? | Strings |
| The adult male of this animal is called a "reynard"? | Fox |
| What is an Iroko? | A hardwood |
| Which is the third letter of the Greek alphabet? | Gamma |
| From its creation in 1923 until 1949, the famous California "Hollywood" sign had extra letters, saying what? | Hollywoodland |
| Where is Red Stripe beer brewed? | Kingston, Jamaica |
| If you see "Genoa" on an American menu, what type of food does it typically refer to? | Salami |
| What is the clavicle better known as? | Collarbone |
| The master's mate on the English navy vessel Bounty, he led the famous mutiny on this ship in 1789? | Fletcher Christian |
| Who famously said, "Genius is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration"? | Thomas Edison |
| Name the Russian submarine which sank in 2000 in the Barents Sea with the loss of all crewman? | Kursk |
| Which creatures do you keep in an apiary? | Bees |
| What name was given to the hurricane which devastated The Philippines in November 2013? | Haiyan |
| The 1979 comedy film "The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh" is about a team in what sport? | Basketball |
| What 1960s concert had Hell's Angels members as security with horrible results? | Altamont |
| What part of the chicken is sometimes called the drumstick? | Leg |
| What country's second largest city is Bergen? | Norway |
| O'Hare Airport serves which American City? | Chicago |
| What was the first name of the French painter Monet? | Claude |
| Which Google product's flight simulator was once a secret Easter Egg? | Google Earth |
| What does AMC stand for? | American Movie Classics |
| Which fruit has the Latin name Ribes Nigrum? | Blackcurrant |
| Titan is the largest moon of which planet? | Saturn |
| On what item of apparel are you most likely to see the brand name "Justin"? | Cowboy boots |
| Who wrote the opera "Carmen"? | Bizet |
| The A380, the largest passenger jetliner as of 2013, is made by what company? | Airbus |
| In which year was the Berlin Wall taken down? | 1989 |
| In which century did Leonardo da Vinci paint the 'Mona Lisa'? | 16th |
| On which ship did Charles Darwin travel to the Galapagos Islands? | HMS Beagle |
| In Greek mythology who had to roll a huge rock eternally up a hill only to see it roll back down again? | Sisyphus |
| According to Northern European tradition, Thor rides across the sky in a wagon pulled by what sort of animals? | Goats |
| "The Pirates of Penzance" was written by what team? | Gilbert & Sullivan |
| What did "The Noid" sell in the 1980s and 1990s? | Domino's Pizza |
| How many articulating vertebra do humans have? | 24 |
| Which Epsom Derby winner was kidnapped and never seen again? | Shergar |
| What product does Sonny the Cuckoo Bird sell? | Cocoa Puffs |
| Salicylic acid, one of the ingredients of Aspirin, can be obtained from the bark of which tree? | Willow |
| What is the name of the line on a snooker or billiard table from where play begins? | Balkline |
| As Bart Simpson’s best friend would know, what did the M stand for in Richard M Nixon’s name? | Milhous |
| In the comic strip “Peanuts,” who was the little yellow bird? | Woodstock |
| What is the daily circulation of The New York Times? | 1.9 million |
| What is the daily circulation of The Wall Street Journal? | 2.4 million |
| Dr. Phil became famous after being a jury adviser to what celebrity? | Oprah Winfrey |
| In 2012, McDonald’s announced that it was opening its first all-vegetarian restaurant in Amritsar, in what country? | India |
| Lady Godiva is said to have ridden naked through which English city? | Coventry |
| Which car is a famous Porsche model? | Carrera |
| In which year was the Berlin Wall taken down? | 1989 |
| Mental arithmetic! A bakers dozen plus a trio plus a gross gives a total which when divided by a score gives what answer? | 8 |
| What group pushed to get warning labels on American music releases? | Parents Music Resource Centre |
| What year did the CD become available anywhere in the world? | 1982 |
| Who wrote the Harry Potter books? | J.K. Rowling |
| What are Jimmys or Manolos? | Shoes |
| What Country was first to be able to buy the CD? | Japan |
| Which of the following is not a type of cheese? | Parisian |
| Retinol is the chemical name for which vitamin? | Vitamin A |
| Complete the saying. “Nothing is certain but death and…” what? | Taxes |
| Which of these fruits shares its name with Popeye's girlfriend? | Olive |
| What letter gets the fewest words in most dictionaries? | X |
| Which Greek god was the equivalent of Vulcan in Roman mythology? | Hephaestus |
| What fast-food franchise got its start in a Shell gas station in Corbin, Kentucky? | Kentucky Fried Chicken |
| Both preceded and succeeded by Vladimir Putin, he was Russia's third President and now (as of 2013) serves as Prime Minister? | Dmitry Medvedev |
| The small city of Kalispell, Montana is the gateway to what one million acre National Park? | Glacier National Park |
| Meaning "to understand intuitively or by empathy," the term "grok" was coined in which science fiction novel? | Stranger in a Strange Land |
| Who was referred to as "The Queen of Country Music"? | Tammy Wynette |
| Which Oscar-winning actress stars in the 2013 film thriller "The Call"? | Halle Berry |
| The word "tandoori" in the name of an Indian dish refers to "tandoor", which is what? | A traditional clayoven |
| Famous paintings by Caravaggio, Titian, van Oostsanen and others depict Salome holding the severed head of which Biblical figure? | John the Baptist |
| Who composed the aria "Nessun Dorma"? | Puccini |
| Which country produces Mateus Rose wine? | Portugal |
| Who was "Plain and Tall" in the title of a 1986 children's novel by Patricia MacLachlan? | Sarah |
| Which of the following is located in Ossining, New York? | Sing Sing Prison |
| Which of the Beatles was the youngest? | George |
| "Rigoletto" and "La Traviata" are operas by which composer? | Verdi |
| Considered to be a mecca for jazz fans, Preservation Hall is located in which U.S. city? | New Orleans |
| Livy was a famous Roman. What was his profession? | Historian |
| Frankfort is the capital of which American state? | Kentucky |
| What was the first US National Park? | Yellowstone |
| What was the first name of the first human in space? | Yuri |
| What is the value of the binary number "11011" in decimal? | 27 |
| Which of the following was NOT a character in Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"? | Edward Murdstone |
| Who would most likely be seen carrying and using a "creel"? | Fisherman |
| How long does it take light from the Sun to reach the Earth? | 8 minutes 20 seconds |
| In what year was George Orwell's masterpiece "Nineteen Eighty-Four" written? | 1948 |
| What type of food is Pak Choi? | Vegetable |
| What is Lithium? | A metal |
| If you're brailing, you're cheating in what game, by feeling around in the bag? | Scrabble |
| Which famous castle was the primary inspiration for the Disney theme park castle, also incorporated into the company's logo? | Neuschwanstein Castle |
| Organza is a type of what? | Fabric |
| The height of both horses and dogs is measured to this point, the ridge between the shoulder blades? | Withers |
| What was the name of the horse ridden by Roy Rogers? | Trigger |
| What are the Roman numerals for 400? | CD |
| The strategy of doubling your bet after every loss is called what? | Martingale |
| Which 19th century author's scary short stories include "The Pit and the Pendulum" and "The Cask of Amontillado"? | Edgar Allan Poe |
| Of which legendary race was Hippolyta the Queen? | Amazons |
| What name is given to a female swan? | Pen |
| What is a marimba? | Musical instrument |
| Which celestial object is officially known as Messier 31? | The Andromeda Galaxy |
| Which constellation is known as "The Plough"? | Ursa Major |
| Which orchestral instrument is not classified as a woodwind? | Trombone |
| Which river flows through the centre of Berlin? | Spree |
| Who sponsored the first year of the TV cartoon "The Flintstones" in the 1960's? | Winston cigarettes |
| What New York museum, famous for its collections of musical instruments, also has more than 200,000 baseball cards? | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Centered around a river of the same name, the Douro is a prominent wine region of what European country? | Portugal |
| By what name is Barbara Millicent Roberts better known? | Barbie |
| He negotiated the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and became fifth President of the United States of America in 1817. Name him. | James Monroe |
| In "Peter Pan" how did Captain Hook lose his hand? | Bitten off by a crocodile |
| What type of animal is a cachalot? | Whale |
| Which team won the first soccer World Cup Final in 1930? | Uruguay |
| In which decade was the skateboard invented? | 1950s |
| Captain Cook discovered the Hawaiian Islands. What were they originally called? | Sandwich Islands |
| What company created Strawberry Shortcake? | American Greetings |
| Four of the five sprinters with the fastest recorded 100 meters times in history come from what country? | Jamaica |
| About half of the land of which European country is below sea level? | Netherlands |
| The fast-paced stick and ball game known as Hurling comes from what country? | Ireland |
| Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley played "Edina" and "Patsy" in which long-running British sitcom? | Absolutely Fabulous |
| What is another name for the abominable snowman? | Yeti |
| On which continent is the country of Mauritania? | Africa |
| Where would you be if you were buying things with Shekels? | Israel |
| Charlie Brown is the main character in which comic strip? | Peanuts |
| Who became the first artist commercially available on CD? | Billy Joel |
| What is the deepest point in the Pacific Ocean? | Mariana Trench |
| The book and film "Black Hawk Down" chronicle a 1993 battle between U.S. forces and militia in what African city? | Mogadishu |
| The atomic number of an element refers to how many of which subatomic particle each atom of that element has? | Proton |
| In which west coast US city is the Space Needle located? | Seattle |
| Known for playing sharp-tongued characters, which actress appears in "Downton Abbey" as well as the "Harry Potter" films? | Maggie Smith |
| What 2006 viral internet Christmas sensation required uploading the user's photo? | Elf Yourself |
| Adapted to a film multiple times, which 18th century French novel features the character Vicomte de Valmont? | The Dangerous Liaisons |
| Napoleon's famous war horse was named? | Marengo |
| What Disney movie contributed to dozens of cases of salmonella, when kids began kissing amphibians? | The Princess and the Frog |
| This word refers to the central part of a church building that holds most of the congregation? | Nave |
| In addition to being the name of a Portuguese archipelago, what is "Madeira"? | A fortified wine |
| The radius of the earth, the distance from the center of the earth to its surface, is approximately what? | 4000 miles |
| Which large automaker has owned Rolls-Royce Motor Cars since 2003? | BMW |
| First built in 537 AD, the Hagia Sophia has served as a cathedral and a mosque and is now a museum. In which city is it? | Istanbul |
| In an American casino, how many divisions does a roulette wheel have? | 38 |
| Once known for violent crime and being the home of drug cartels, it is Colombia's second largest city? | Medellin |
| Who do the Italians call Topolino? | Mickey Mouse |
| What bone, along with the radius, are the two bones that extend from the elbow to the wrist in the human body? | Ulna |
| The Ishihara test is used to check for what condition? | Colour Blindness |
| The novel "Solaris" from what Polish science fiction writer has been adapted to movie screens three times? | Stanislaw Lem |
| Which animal is mentioned more frequently than any other in the Bible? | Sheep |
| "The Book of Kells" is a 9th century magnificnetly illuminated manuscript. Where is Kells? | Ireland |
| What would be the most appropriate use for produce harvested from the plant species "Vitis vinifera"? | Make it into wine |
| What is supposedly the only object that a werewolf is vulnerable to? | Silver Bullet |
| What does a philatelist collect? | Stamps |
| The longest-running daytime drama ran on CBS from 1952 to 2009. What was it? | Guiding Light |
| Which international company shares its name with a character from Hermann Melville's "Moby Dick"? | Starbucks |
| Which of these famous 20th century horror novels was NOT written by a woman? | I Am Legend |
| The cavy, an animal commonly kept as a pet, is better known by what name in the UK and North America? | Guinea Pig |
| What software program is used to look at web pages? | Browser |
| At which American War of Independence battle were the British defeated, thus ending the war? | Yorktown |
| What famous actor made his film debut playing "Boo Radley" opposite Gregory Peck in 1962's "To Kill a Mockingbird"? | Robert Duvall |
| As avid players of the board game Risk should know, the Kamchatka Peninsula is located where? | Eastern Russia |
| From which fruit is Calvados distilled? | Apples |
| Along with Israel, which country borders the Dead Sea? | Jordan |
| What buzzing instrument was popularized by the 2010 World Cup in South Africa? | Vuvuzelas |
| In which US state is the Mojave Desert? | California |
| Which star sign is associated with the scales? | Libra |
| Owing to how the first one was developed, the word "vaccine" was derived from the Latin word for what animal? | Cow |
| Which is the only country to feature the Bible on its national flag? | Dominican Republic |
| What flavor addition did both Coke and Pepsi market unsuccessfully in the early 2000s? | Vanilla |
| Odin was the most powerful god in which mythology? | Norse |
| At which Australian tourist attraction could you see The Crocoseum, Elephantasia and the Tiger Temple? | Australia Zoo |
| What is the scientific name for the human shoulder blade? | Scapula |
| In classical singing and opera, females with the lowest singing voices are classified as what? | Contralto |
| Listed among the tallest skyscrapers in the world, in which country are the Petronas Towers? | Malaysia |
| What name is given to a device placed in beer ans and bottles to help to generate froth? | Widget |
| Now drawn by his son, this man created the "Family Circus" syndicated comic strip in 1960? | Bil Keane |
| What term means the information-carrying capacity of a channel? | Bandwidth |
| Attracting 350,000 tourists per year, most of Serengeti National Park is located within what African country? | Tanzania |
| "SEAL" is an acronym for? | Sea Air Land |
| The words "Bungalow" and "Shampoo" come from the languages of which country? | India |
| What was the first Disney movie in which none of the animals or creatures can talk? | Pocahontas |
| The Sugar Plum Fairy is a character from which ballet? | The Nutcracker |
| What was the name of the fictional pirate Captain Hook's ship? | Jolly Roger |
| Which famous fashion designer was gunned down outside his home in Miami Beach, Florida in 1997? | Gianni Versace |
| Which ancient world wonder was found in Alexandria? | The Lighthouse |
| Parker and Barrow were the surnames of which famous couple? | Bonnie and Clyde |
| The the memory of which queen were 12 crosses erected between Lincoln and London? | Eleanor of Castile |
| American-born Larry Adler was a great virtuoso on which instrument? | Harmonica |
| Which of these famous authors did NOT commit suicide? | Ian Fleming |
| According to the Bible, on what day did God make the Sun, Moon and Stars? | Fourth day |
| How tall in inches is a horse that measures 15 hands high? | 60 |
| What magazine did multi-millionaire Walter Annenberg found in 1953? | TV Guide |
| What is the highest ranked US military award for bravery? | Medal of Honor |
| Which fashion house was born of a nineteenth century French trunk manufacturer? | Louis Vuitton |
| In terms of musicals, who are Marco and Giuseppe? | The Gondoliers |
| Called the "King of Terriers", what is the largest breed of terrier dog? | Airedale terrier |
| In 1911, who became the first explorer to reach the South Pole? | Roald Amundsen |
| What color stripe is not on a barber pole? | Black |
| Killed at the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar, a statue of which British naval hero towers over Trafalgar Square? | Horatio Nelson |
| Erich Weiss is better known by what name? | Harry Houdini |
| Which European country had the Zloty as its currency? | Poland |
| How many players are on a Gaelic Football team? | 15 |
| Of the six largest cities in New Zealand, which is the only one that resides on the South Island? | Christchurch |
| The Hugo Awards are awarded every year for achievement in what? | Sci-fi/fantasy writing |
| In which Olympic event might you encounter the terms Eggbeater and Flamingo? | Synchronised swimming |
| Grown most in Bangladesh, Jute is a natural fiber used to create hope, twine, and this coarse fabric? | Burlap |
| Who invented the World Wide Web? | Tim Berners-Lee |
| What team sport has a position called a "libero"? | Volleyball |
| In the film "Blade Runner", what name was given to robots with a human appearance? | Replicants |
| The phrase "shot heard round the world" refers to what? | American Revolution |
| Who invented the Spinning Jenny? | Hargreaves |
| Czechoslovakia formally separated into two different countries on January 1 of what year? | 1993 |
| What opera singer, who was once a mobile phone salesman, won the first series of Britain's Got Talent in 2007? | Paul Potts |
| Which state did the USA buy from Russia in 1867? | Alaska |
| Who composed the music for the ballet "The Tales of Hoffmann"? | Offenbach |
| New Orleans is located on the banks of what river? | Mississippi |
| Which watchmaker is regarded as the "Father of English Clockmaking"? | Thomas Tompion |
| One of the first great female African-American authors, she is best known for "Their Eyes Were Watching God"? | Zora Neale Hurston |
| In which city is the world famous complex of buildings known as the Kremlin? | Moscow |
| Which festival literally means "Fat Tuesday"? | Mardi Gras |
| In which continent will you find the Atlas Mountains? | Africa |
| You know about the Mona Lisa's smile, but you may not have noticed that she is missing something. What? | Eyebrows |
| Who assassinated Robert F. Kennedy? | Sirhan Sirhan |
| Which car is a famous Porsche model? | Carrera |
| Which company is the world's top producer of bowling equipment and one of the largest billiard table manufacturers? | Brunswick |
| What profession did Auguste Escoffier have? | Chef |
| Outdoor sporting goods and clothing retailer L.L. Bean was founded in 1912 in what state? | Maine |
| Vexillology is the study of what? | Flags |
| What is the principal ore of aluminium? | Bauxite |
| What would a Scotsman carry in his sporran? | His money |
| After you have rolled doubles in Monopoly, you do you do? | Roll again |
| "Land Cruiser" have been made by what automaker since 1951? | Toyota |
| What year did Facebook debut? | 2004 |
| In 1893 which country became the first to grant women the right to vote? | New Zealand |
| Which of these is NOT a dinosaur? | Thesaurus |
| What popular dance originated in Argentina? | Tango |
| What is the average speed of a runner who runs a four minute mile? | 15 mph |
| Who was the author of such books as "The Stranger", "The Fall", and "The Plague"? | Albert Camus |
| By what other "acidic" name is Vitamin C also known? | Ascorbic Acid |
| How many acres fit inside of a hectare? | 2.47 |
| Which fruit is pureed and strained to make Passata? | Tomato |
| Which comedienne scored a New York Times bestseller in 2011 with her comedic autobiography "Bossypants"? | Tina Fey |
| What country gave the world the Crocs? | Tanzania |
| Surprising to some, which northern Arizona city is one of the ten highest in the U.S. for average annual snowfall? | Flagstaff |
| What is the literal meaning of the city name "Reykjavik", home city of QuizUp? | Smoky Bay |
| In mythology, what were Medusa, Stheno and Euryale collectively known as? | The Gorgons |
| Among which 19th century author's short stories are "The Pit and the Pendulum" and "The Cask of Amontillado"? | Edgar Allan Poe |
| What is a "Brown Thrasher"? | Bird |
| In which Shakespeare play do Portia, Bassanio and Antonio appear? | The Merchant of Venice |
| Which of the following shark species are NOT considered one of the top three most dangerous to humans? | Hammerhead |
| Who wrote the "Unfinished Symphony"? | Schubert |
| Which of these would be most likely to use a metronome? | Musician |
| From what country is Pamela Anderson? | Canada |
| George Lucas directed what film, released in 1977? | Star Wars |
| What colour ribbon was adopted in 1991 as a symbol of AIDS awareness? | Red |
| Among this Pulitzer-winning author's famous novels are "American Pastoral" and "Portnoy's Complaint"? | Philip Roth |
| Which musical instrument is called "Dudelsack" in German and "Zampogna" in Italian? | Bagpipes |
| In which city did the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre take place? | Chicago |
| Name the missing DNA nucleobase: Thymine, Adenine, Cytosine, ___? | Guanine |
| What music studio gave Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis their starts? | Sun |
| Which moon traditionally comes after the "Harvest Moon"? | Hunter's Moon |
| Housed in a building big enough to hold 9 football pithes inside, the world's largest flower auction house is located where? | The Netherlands |
| What is the broadest measure of the U.S. Stock Market? | Wilshire 5000 |
| What popular Pixar animated film partially takes place in the city of "Metroville"? | The Incredibles |
| Best known for his novels, what writer's non-fiction include "Danse Macabre" and "On Writings: A Memoir of the Craft"? | Stephen King |
| How many hoops are used in a game of Croquet | Six |
| What is the maximum number of clubs a golfer may carry (legally) in his/her golf bag? | 14 |
| Which country has not fought a war since 1815? | Switzerland |
| The Barry Levinson films "Diner", "Tin Men", "Avalon" and "Liberty Heights" all take place in which U.S. City? | Baltimore |
| This video game company, founded in 1991, created Starcraft, Diablo, and World of Warcraft? | Blizzard Entertainment |
| In which of the following non-fiction books would you find numerous references to "Deep Throat"? | All the President's Men |
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| In what year did Michael Jackson die? | 2009 |
| Which scale is used to measure the spicy heat of chili peppers? | Scoville Scale |
| Who was awarded the 1981 Booker Prize for the novel "Midnight's Children"? | Salman Rushdie |
| What name is given to an otter's den? | Holt |
| As of 2005, which of these jobs has Barbie not held? | Planned Parenthood Counselor |
| This famed actor, who died in December, 2013, held a record with eight acting Oscar nominations without a win? | Peter O'Toole |
| What is a polygraph used for? | Lie detecting |
| What color is Sonic the Hedgehog? | Blue |
| C.S. Lewis wrote "The Chronicles of Narnia". What do the letters C.S. stand for? | Clive Staples |
| Which folk trio recorded "Puff the Magic Dragon" in 1963? | Peter, Paul, and Mary |
| From World War II to 2015, half the American presidents have had what characteristic, which 90% of Americans don't have? | Left-handed |
| What species of bird builds the largest nests in North America? | Bald Eagle |
| What type of insect is the Spanish Fly? | Beetle |
| In which European capital city will you find "The Trevi Fountain"? | Rome |
| In 2012, Superman got a new girlfriend. Who? | Wonder Woman |
| What went on the market beginning in 1998? | Viagra |
| Paul Hewson is better known by what stage name? | Bono |
| Chicago stands on the shores of which lake? | Michigan |
| Visited by Pope Francis in 2013, this country has more Catholics than any other country in the world? | Brazil |
| The label on a bottle of Sriracha sauce, as sold in the U.S., features a picture of which animal? | Rooster |
| How many squares make up a standard "Snakes & Ladders" board? | 100 |
| Who was the first female Prime Minister of Great Britain? | Margaret Thatcher |
| Selene is the Greek goddess of what? | Moon |
| The President works in the West Wing. Where does the Vice President work? | Old Executive Office Building |
| In which country would you be if you were spending a "dong"? | Vietnam |
| Most early paintball guns used what pressurized gas to launch paintballs at other players? | Carbon dioxide |
| Majorca, Minorca and Ibiza are the main islands of which group? | Balearic Islands |
| Where are the Atlas Mountains? | North Africa |
| Which city in New South Wales, Australia is in a different time zone from the rest of the state? | Broken Hill |
| Which horror story is subtitled "The Modern Prometheus"? | Frankenstein |
| There once was a man from Nantucket. He lived on an island in what U.S. state? | Massachusetts |
| Located near Nurburg, Germany, what is the Nurburgring? | Automobile racetrack |
| Shiva is an important deity in which religion? | Hinduism |
| Which of these is NOT a moon of Jupiter? | Triton |
| This blue/rock guitarist and his band "The Destroyers" were "Bad to the Bone" in 1982? | George Thorogood |
| In what year was the Cuban Missile Crisis? | 1962 |
| Which was the first US city to host the Olympic games? | St. Louis |
| What age was George Foreman when he won the World Heavyweight Championship in 1994? | 45 |
| Which country has as its anthem "The Soldier's Song"? | Ireland |
| In what country might you enjoy a McSalmon Burger alongside a plate of McSpaghetti? | Singapore |
| Which of these are tourist attractions in Egypt? | Pyramids |
| What was the first capital city ot be bombed from the air? | Paris |
| Where does a pineapple grow? | On the ground |
| Scrumpy is a form of which drink that is traditionally made in the West Country of England? | Cider |
| The plot of the film and book "Moneyball" revolve around what professional baseball team? | Oakland Athletics |
| In which language was the Christmas carol "Silent Night" originally written? | German |
| Cities in this U.S. include Nampa, Moscow, and Coeur d'Alene? | Idaho |
| In 2007, which country was selected to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup? | Brazil |
| Rigel and Betelgeuse are two stars in what constellation? | Orion |
| With which country did the UK fight the Cod War in the 1960s? | Iceland |
| Serving from 2010-2013, who was Australia's first female Prime Minister? | Julia Gillard |
| Which creature lives in a sett? | Badger |
| Which Major League Baseball team plays its home games at Camden Yards? | Baltimore Orioles |
| A terrific movie, but in which country will you find Casablanca? | Morocco |
| Which of the following power tools are you NOT likely to find in a woodworking shop? | Tumbler |
| President Franklin D. Roosevelt's middle name was what? | Delano |
| In which sport might a participant perform a veronica? | Bull fighting |
| Before co-founding the doughnut store chain that bears his name, Tim Horton first gained fame as a what? | Hockey player |
| The Komodo Dragon, the world's largest lizard, can only be found in the wild in what country? | Indonesia |
| Who is the Kardashians' famous stepfather? | Bruce Jenner |
| Which of these British automobile manufacturers has NOT gone out of business? | Bentley |
| What Mac user was the first president to have a laptop on his Oval Office desk? | Barack Obama |
| Which U.S. State is known as "The Volunteer State"? | Tennessee |
| Got your music on an MP3? What do the letters MP stand for? | Moving Picture |
| Which former US president was awarded a Nobel peace prize in 2002? | Jimmy Carter |
| How long did it take Apollo 11 to fly to the Moon? | 4d 6h 45mn |
| Which country was formerly known as "Ceylon"? | Sri Lanka |
| What was Mahatma Gandhi's first name? | Mohandas |
| What is the Capital of Uruguay? | Montevideo |
| What fad item was invented by British accountant Edward Craven-Walker in 1963? | Lava Lamps |
| What is the national sport of England? | Cricket |
| In what year was the original King Kong movie released? | 1933 |
| Who released the 2011 viral video "Friday"? | Rebecca Black |
| Considered the traditional or symbolic color of Islam, which color appears in the flags of most Muslim countries? | Green |
| Who promoted the development of the Volkswagen "Beetle"? | Adolf Hitler |
| Adherents of which religion observe Hanukkah? | Judaism |
| Which popular German dish is made with rabbit? | Hasenpfeffer |
| What is a "Chanterelle"? | Type of mushroom |
| If you are standing between the Charles and Mystic Rivers, what U.S. city are you probably in? | Boston |
| Where was Paul Vasquez when he filmed his Double Rainbow viral video? | Yosemite National Park |
| In which Canadian province is the captal, Ottawa | Ontario |
| How many people had TVs in 1945? | 7000 |
| The 1997 film "Mrs. Brown" was about the relationship between his British monarch and her servant? | Queen Victoria |
| In which city was Christopher Columbus born? | Genoa |
| How many Chronicles of Narnia books are there? | 7 |
| Which popular pastry is made with phyllo dough? | Baklava |
| Kung Fu originated in what country? | China |
| Stephan King secretly published five novels using what pseudonym between 1977 and 1984 before being discovered? | Richard Bachman |
| Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated JFK. Who killed Oswald? | Jack Ruby |
| Which writer disappeared for 11 days in December 1926, sparking a huge manhunt? | Agatha Christie |
| Salts of which metallic element are often used as a treatment for bipolar disorder? | Lithium |
| Which Disney character provided a nickname for British Prime Minister Tony Blair? | Bambi |
| Which word means shaped like a helmet? | Galeate |
| P!nk | |
| Where would you find Nike of Samothrace and Liberty Guiding the People? | Louvre |
| Caspian Sea | |
| Ailurophobia is a fear of what? | Cats |
| How many blank tiles are available at the beginning of a standard Scrabble game? | 2 |
| Which hot root vegetable is sometimes called Japanese Horseradish? | Wasabi |
| How many years did Nelson Mandela spend in prison? | 27 |
| Which hot root vegetable is sometimes called Japanese Horseradish? | Wasabi |
| How many blank tiles are available at the beginning of a standard Scrabble game? | 2 |
| Ailurophobia is a fear of what? | Cats |
| How do you spell the name of the famous leek and potato soup that is usually served cold? | Vichyssoise |
| Berchtesgaden | |
| Gladiolus | |
| Leonardo da Vinci was a famous scientist, artist and inventor born in what country? | Italy |
| What pastime, also known as ducks and drakes in the UK, saw Russel Byars set a world record at 51? | Skipping a stone on water |
| What is 25% of three score? | 15 |
| Lily | |
| In 2011, this Italian automaker gained majority control of U.S. automaker Chrysler? | Fiat |
| Deliverance | |
| What alcoholic drink is made from juniper berries? | Gin |
| Sporting goods company Adidas was founded in and is currently headquartered in which country? | Germany |
| Iran | |
| Route 66 ran from Los Angeles to what city? | Chicago |
| Which mythological hero killed the Nemean Lion? | Hercules |
| If you caught a spiny lobster, what about its appearance would differentiate it from a regular lobster? | No claws |
| Who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1993 and again in 1994? | Tom Hanks |
| Fujita | |
| What operatic singer, who was once a mobile phone salesman, won the first series of Britain's Got Talent in 2007? | Paul Potts |
| What did George H.W. Bush annouce he didn't like in 1989? | Broccoli |
| Which metal is obtained from bauxite? | Aluminium |
| Which New York Street is the centre of commerical theatre in the USA? | Broadway |
| Multiply the number of edges on a cube by the number of faces. | 72 |
| In medieval times what was a mangonel used for? | Launching Missiles |
| The title of the TV adaptation, "A Game of Thrones" is the title of just the first book of which George R.R. Martine series? | A Song of Ice and Fire |
| What was Charlie's surname in the Roald Dahl book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"? | Bucket |
| The Vedas are a volume of ancient texts that contain the oldest scriptures of what religion? | Hinduism |
| Which town in Australia shares its name with a creature from Aborginal mythology? | Bunyip |
| Based on "One Thousand and One Nights", "Scheherazade" is one of which Russian composer's most famous works? | Rimsky-Korsakov |
| Which country was worst affected by the mad cow disease outbreak, with 166 human deaths blamed on tainted meat? | United Kingdom |
| Who wrote "The Chronicles of Narnia"? | C.S. Lewis |
| Mustafa Kemal, revolutionary statesman and the first President of Turkey, was better known by what name? | Ataturk |
| How many Oscars did the 1997 film "Titanic" win? | 11 |
| For what profession was Thomas Chippendale famous? | Furniture maker |
| In May 2001, what company paid $1 million to dliver a salami pizza to Yuri Usachev aboard the International Space Station? | Pizza Hut |
| For me, the holy grail is the 1921 Alaska. What do I collect? | License Plates |
| Which country declared itself an independent Republic on 17th June, 1944? | Iceland |
| If you wanted to see the illuminated manuscript known as the "Book of Kells", what city would you visit? | Dublin |
| What was the name of the classic 1930 anti-war film which was re-made in 1979? | All Quite on the Western Front |
| Which famous military figure had a war horse named Copenhagen? | The Duke of Willington |
| What is a "conundrum"? | Difficult problem |
| Who is supposed to have established the measurement of a yard by measuring from his nose to his thumb? | King Henry I |
| Which insect carries the draded disease of sleeping sickness? | Tsetse fly |
| How many chess pieces does each player begin the game with? | 16 |
| Who carried out the second circumnavigation of the world? | Francis Drake |
| What is the fear of going outside called? | Agoraphobia |
| Which brand of car was the time machine in the film "Back to the Future"? | De Lorean |
| Acadia National Park, with its beautiful rocky seashores, resides in what U.S. state? | Maine |
| Which tire brand is named after the Scottish inventor who created the first practical pneumatic tire in 1887? | Dunlop |
| What is the name of the first "test tube" baby, born in 1978? | Louise Brown |
| Lines on a map joining places of equal atmospheric pressure are called what? | Isobars |
| What was the name of Sherlock Holmes' older brother? | Mycroft |
| The "Spruce Goose" was what? | A huge wooden floatplane |
| What is the oldest airline in the world operating under its original name? | KLM |
| What was the name of the first US space shuttle? | Columbia |
| Shrek is not only a movie ogre, but also a word for "fear" or "horror" in what language? | Yiddish |
| When blood is first pumped out of the right side of the human heart, where is it sent first? | Lungs |
| Regretting something you did in college? Don't worry. What can you reverse with a YAG laser? | Tattoos |
| What name is given to a word or phrase that reads the same backwards and forwards? | Palindrome |
| What does a barista do? | Makes coffee |
| What capital city was originally known as Edo? | Tokyo |
| What two Disney cartoon characters are eating spaghetti when they accidentally smooch? | Lady and the Tramp |
| Who originally said "Government of the people, for the people, by the people"? | Abraham Lincoln |
| What is the surname of identical twins "Tiki" and "Ronde", who both played with distinction in the NFL? | Barber |
| What is the most popular name for a pope? | John |
| What is the largest county in Ireland? | Cork |
| Who topped the Forbes Fictional Fifteen list in 2005, on account of his essentially infinite wealth? | Santa Claus |
| In what country can you visit Machu Picchu? | Peru |
| What type of garment is a peignoir? | Dressing Gown |
| Which of these is NOT a variety of apple? | Anjou |
| Who released an album called, simply, "War"? | U2 |
| Oxygen and what other gaseous element make up 99% of our atmosphere? | Nitrogen |
| What was the first year commercials showed women wearing (only) underwear? | 1987 |
| In what year did the St Valentines Day Massacre take place in Chicago? | 1929 |
| Ohio state license plates bear the slogan "Birthplace of Aviation". What stat's plates proclaim "First in Flight"? | North Carolina |
| Superman would fear what rare, well-hidden gas, whose name comes from the Greek for "hidden"? | Krypton |
| What do the letters H.W. stand for in President George H.W. Bush? | Herbert Walker |
| Chopin, Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn were among the composers from this period of Western classical music? | Romantic period |
| Which is the lighest of the chemical elements? | Hydrogen |
| What kind of fish do Germans use to make a rollmop? | Herring |
| Before Iceland became independent, it was under the sovereignty of which country? | Denmark |
| What movie rating was created in 1984? | PG-13 |
| Van Gogh | |
| By what name did the Romans usually refer to Ireland? | Hibernia |
| In what portion of the USSR did the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant reside? | Ukraine |
| Which woman has the most monuments erected to her? | The Virgin Mary |
| Which winter Olympic sport uses a rubberised disc called a puck? | Ice Hockey |
| Which type of player would be referred to as one of the "2" in the traditional football formation known as "4-4-2"? | Striker |
| What disease is commonly called lockjaw? | Tetanus |
| Which breed of miniature horse is the smallest in the world? | Falabella |
| John Creasey wrote 560 books; under how many pseudonyms? | 28 |
| In a European casino, how many divisions does a roulette wheel have? | Thirty-seven |
| The Red Sox play baseball in which city? | Boston |
| Daytona is synonymous with racing and speed. In which US state is Daytona? | Florida |
| Which nuts are used to make marzipan? | Almonds |
| Residing on the Baltic coast, which city is Poland's largest seaport? | Gdansk |
| The wind indicator at an airport shares its name with which item of clothing? | Sock |
Which popular pastry is made with phyllo dough? -Baklava
Kung Fu originated in what country? -China
Stephan King secretly published five novels using what pseudonym between 1977 and 1984 before being discovered? -Richard Bachman
Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated JFK. Who killed Oswald? -Jack Ruby
Which writer disappeared for 11 days in December 1926, sparking a huge manhunt? -Agatha Christie
Salts of which metallic element are often used as a treatment for bipolar disorder? -Lithium
Which Disney character provided a nickname for British Prime Minister Tony Blair? -Bambi
Which word means shaped like a helmet? -Galeate
Born Alecia Beth Moore in 1979, this singers’ hits include “Just Give Me a Reason” and “Raise Your Glass”? -P!nk
Where would you find Nike of Samothrace and Liberty Guiding the People? -Louvre
What is the Earth’s largest lake? -Caspian Sea
How many years did Nelson Mandela spend in prison? -27
Which hot root vegetable is sometimes called Japanese Horseradish? -Wasabi
How many blank tiles are available at the beginning of a standard Scrabble game? -2
Ailurophobia is a fear of what? -Cats
How do you spell the name of the famous leek and potato soup that is usually served cold? -Vichyssoise
Adolf Hitler’s mountain retreat known as the “Eagle’s Nest” was located near what Bavarian municipality? -Berchtesgaden
Which garden flower gets its name from the Latin word for “a small sword”? -Gladiolus
Leonardo da Vinci was a famous scientist, artist and inventor born in what country? -Italy
What pastime, also known as ducks and drakes in the UK, saw Russel Byars set a world record at 51? -Skipping a stone on water
What is 25% of three score? -15
What was the name of Harry Potter’s mother? -Lily
In 2011, this Italian automaker gained majority control of U.S. automaker Chrysler? -Fiat
Which 1972 film famously featured “Dueling Banjos”? -Deliverance
What alcoholic drink is made from juniper berries? -Gin
Sporting goods company Adidas was founded in and is currently headquartered in which country? -Germany
“Bazaar” and “magic” are derived from Farsi, the language of which country? -Iran
Route 66 ran from Los Angeles to what city? -Chicago
Which mythological hero killed the Nemean Lion? -Hercules
If you caught a spiny lobster, what about its appearance would differentiate it from a regular lobster? -No claws
Who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1993 and again in 1994? -Tom Hanks
An F5 tornado, the most destructive, can have wind speeds of more than 300mph. What does the “F” in “F5” stand for? -Fujita