General Knowledge Trivia Questions XXXV

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Despite getting a so-so grade when he presented the idea at a Yale business class, Fred Smith founded what company, based in Memphis?

       a. Dell
       b. FedEx
       c. MCI
       d. WalMart


In American horseracing, the "Triple Crown" is a combination of the Preakness Stakes, the Kentucky Derby and what other race?

       a. The Belmont Stakes
       b. The Breeders' Cup Classic
       c. The American Oaks
       d. Rose Bowl


In the long-awaited 1980 season premiere of the extremely popular TV show "Dallas", who was revealed to have shot J.R.?

       a. Wife Sue-Ellen Ewing
       b. Sister-in-law Kristin Shepard
       c. Father Jock Ewing
       d. Ranch Hand Ray Krebbs


According to Christina Aguilera's hit song, why is she like a "Genie In a Bottle"?

       a. You have to rub her the right way
       b. She wants you to be her master
       c. She'll give you three wishes
       d. She is magical


Which film, an adaptation of a novel by L. Frank Baum, replaced the book's silver shoes with ruby slippers?

       a. The Red Shoes
       b. Cinderella
       c. The Wizard of Oz
       d. Alice in Wonderland


A triangle in which all three sides have different lengths is called what?

       a. Equilateral
       b. Right
       c. Scalene
       d. Left


In 1832, as per instructions in his will, English philosopher Jeremy Bentham’s head was...

       a. Cremated and dispersed over the Pacific Ocean
       b. Removed and placed in a separate coffin
       c. Mummified and put on display
       d. Donated to science


In 1991, hikers in the Italian Alps discovered Otzi. Otzi is...

       a. A type of mineral deposit
       b. A new species of flower
       c. A mummy
       d. A new species of animal


What is the largest "living" species of tortoise?

       a. Sea Tortoise
       b. Bunnicula Tortoise
       c. Galapagos Tortoise
       d. Tartarouchos Tortoise


In 399 BC, the Greek thinker Socrates was convicted of corrupting the youth of Athens and sentenced to death by?

       a. Poison
       b. Hanging
       c. Beheading
       d. Stoning


The titan arum is the world's largest?

       a. African Elephant
       b. Unbranched Inflorescence Flower
       c. Freshwater Glacier
       d. White Whale


In what year did the "Unsinkable" Titanic go down in the North Atlantic Ocean?

       a. 1912
       b. 1917
       c. 1915
       d. 1909


Which one of these in NOT considered one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world?

       a. Great Library of Alexandria
       b. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
       c. Lighthouse of Alexandria
       d. Statue of Zeus at Olympia


Discovered by Niels Hanson, where was the Huldremose Woman found?

       a. The summit of Mount Llullaillaco
       b. A cave in Greenland
       c. A bog in Denmark
       d. Italian Alps


In 300 BC, Greek philosopher Theophrastus earned what title?

       a. Father of Botany
       b. Father of Religion
       c. Father of Fauna
       d. Father of Flora




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