General Knowledge trivia questions
7652 multiple-choice General Knowledge trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- What was the final battle of WWII in Europe which was primarily between the Germans and the Soviet forces and during which Hitler committed suicide?
- Also known as D-Day, this was the invasion of German-occupied northern France in 1944 by British, Canadian, US and other allied nations troops.
- The Soviets successful defense of this city and destruction of a German army in heavy, bloody fighting in 1942-43 is often called the turning point of WWII.
- On and near what island in the Soloman Island group was the Japanese advance in the South Pacific stopped in 1943, after about six months of brutal fighting between the land and naval force of the US and Japan?
- What was the monster in the fictional Chamber of Secrets?
- What did Harry Potter pull out of the old sorting hat?
- What is Percy Weasleys girlfriends name in the Harry Potter books?
- What language does Harry Potter speak to communicate with snakes?
- What potion did Harry Potter, Ron and Hermione make to take the form of someone else?
- Who cursed the bludger that broke Harry Potters arm?
- What part of Fawkes healed Harry Potters wound after the fight with the basilisk?
- How did Mrs. Norris end up petrified by the basilisk in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets?
- What is the occupation of Hermiones parents?
- In The Black Mountain, Nero Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin are traveling in Europe and are almost arrested and taken to Titograd. By what name do we know Titograd?
- In Where Theres a Will, Nero Wolfe solves the case with the aid of a centaurea cyanis. What kind of flower is a centaurea cyanis?
- In The League of Frightened Men, Archie Goodwin uses the term viva voce incorrectly. What does viva voce mean?
- In Death of a Doxy, Nero Wolfe recognizes that the name Milton Thales is a play on Thales of Miletus. Who was Thales of Miletus?
- Nero Wolfe isnt the only character in Rex Stouts books who knows a thing or two. In Some Buried Caesar, when Archie first meets his soon-to-be girlfriend Lily Rowan, she gives him the nickname Escamillo. Where did she get that name?
- In The Silent Speaker, Archie Goodwin mentions that the Mound Builders left more traces in his home state of Ohio than anywhere else. Which of these do we know for certain about the Mound Builders?
- In Poison a la Carte, Archie Goodwin compares the color of a womans hair to cornsilk before it begins to turn. What color is cornsilk before it begins to turn?
- Generations of Catholics have worshipped this young saint, nicknamed the Little Flower.
- It is believed that on April 1, 1375 she received the stigmata of Christ.
- Saint Rita of Cascia, an Italian Augustinian saint, is patroness of which of the following?
- Saint Clare of Montefalco, who was canonized by Pope Leo XIII, is known by what other name?
- Whose mother is Saint Elizabeth according to the Bible?
- Who directed the 2011 movie Midnight in Paris which focuses on a group of Americans visiting the French capital?
- This movie starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn features imagery of the origins of the universe and the inception of life on Earth.
- The year 2011 is notable for setting a record for the most film sequels in a single year. Which of the following is not a film sequel?
- What Oscar-winning actress plays the female lead in Ivan Reitmans romantic comedy film No Strings Attached?
- This romantic comedy film, directed by Garry Marshall, follows the lives of several couples and singles from New York City and shows how their lives intertwine.