General Knowledge Trivia Questions #124Printable General Knowledge Trivia Quiz
Click the question mark found beside each question for the answer.
From his 1976 album "I'm Nearly Famous", which of the following songs was a hit for Cliff Richard?
a. Silly Love Songs
b. Disco Lady
c. Let Your Love Flow
d. Devil Woman
Devil Woman - Devil Woman was written by Terry Britten and Christine Holmes.
What is the smallest country on the continent of Africa by area?
a. Liberia
b. Seychelles
c. Gambia
d. Burundi
Seychelles - Seychelles is an archipelago of 115 islands off East Africa.
Which of the following is a multi-player board game featuring World War I aerial combat over the Western Front during 1917 and 1918?
a. Coppit
b. Blue Max
c. Summit
d. Axis and Allies
Blue Max - Released in 1983, Blue Max was created by Phil Hall.
Based on the play "The Time of the Cuckoo" by Arthur Laurents, the 1955 film "Summertime" is set in what city?
a. Rome
b. Venice
c. Berlin
d. Paris
Venice - The film stars Katharine Hepburn as Jane Hudson.
Found in Australia and New Guinea, what type of animal is a wallaby?
a. Platypus
b. Koala
c. Kangaroo
d. Wombat
Kangaroo - There are 11 different species of wallabies.
Who was the king of England during the American Revolution?
a. George IV
b. George III
c. George I
d. George II
George III - George III was the grandson of King George II.
Who was Adolf Hitler's minister of propaganda during World War II?
a. Hermann Goring
b. Heinrich Himmler
c. Rudolf Hess
d. Joseph Goebbels
Joseph Goebbels - Goebbels and his wife committed suicide on May 1st, 1945.
Who disappeared during an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937?
a. Fred Noonan
b. D. B. Cooper
c. Amelia Earhart
d. Charles Lindbergh
Amelia Earhart - Earhart disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island.
How many bones are there in the human body?
a. 212
b. 218
c. 224
d. 206
206 - The human foot and ankle combination contains 26 bones.
Name the strait that separates Canada from Greenland?
a. Davis Strait
b. Hudson Strait
c. Palk Strait
d. Sunda Strait
Davis Strait - The strait was named for the English explorer John Davis.
Released in 1997, this American post-apocalyptic adventure film, that features Kevin Costner, won the Worst Picture Razzie Award.
a. The Postman
b. Dances with Wolves
c. Waterworld
d. The Gunrunner
The Postman - The film is set in the year 2013.
Finish the name to this NHL team - Vancouver ???
a. Senators
b. Stars
c. Canucks
d. Flames
Canucks - The Canucks' mascot is a killer whale named Fin the Whale.
With what sport is Andy Murray associated with?
a. Golf
b. Formula One
c. Tennis
d. Boxing
Tennis - Representing Great Britain, Murray is the men's singles 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medalist.
If a shirt that costs $20 is reduced by 15 percent, what's the new price?
a. $16.50
b. $18.00
c. $17.00
d. $17.50
$17.00 - Fifteen percent of 20 is 3.
Which scientist gained posthumous recognition as father of genetics?
a. Gregor Mendel
b. Albert Einstein
c. Nikola Tesla
d. Charles Darwin
Gregor Mendel - Most of Mendel's work was not recognized until the turn of the 20th century.
Click Here For a Printable Version of This Quiz
Click Here to Play This Quiz Interactively
Related Quizzes:
|