General Knowledge trivia questions
7652 multiple-choice General Knowledge trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- What Academy Award-winning actor plays the king of Asgard and father of Thor in Kenneth Branaghs superhero movie Thor?
- Who directed The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, a drama/thriller movie centered around the search for a woman who has been missing for forty years?
- In the 2011 movie Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, these two actors star as Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson who join forces to outwit their fiercest adversary, Professor Moriarty.
- Name the famous director of the 2011 movies War Horse and The Adventures of Tintin.
- What 2011 movie is not correctly matched with the actors starring in it?
- The constitution of the US presently used is the second constitution of the United States that was approved by the states. What was the first one called?
- When and where was the second Constitution of the United States written?
- The US Constitution provides for three branches of the US government. Which of the following is NOT one of those branches?
- How does a bill (proposed law) become a law in the US?
- What is the number of members of the Senate for each US state?
- Which statement is true about the justices (judges) of the US Supreme Court?
- Which of the following is NOT true concerning the term (length) of office according to the US Constitution?
- Which statement concerning the US President is NOT true?
- To protect the rights of US citizens ten amendments (changes) were added to the constitution that guarantee the freedom of speech, freedom of the press, etc. What is the common name for these ten amendments?
- Which of the following can declare unconstitutional and therefore void a law by a state or the federal government that violates the US Constitution?
- The US Constitution specifically gives Congress the power to pass laws that do all of the following EXCEPT this one.
- The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was abolished by a later amendment (the 21st amendment ). What did the 18th amendment do?
- What is the name of Katniss Everdeens 12 year-old sister in the novel The Hunger Games?
- What profession does Peeta Mellarks father have in the book The Hunger Games?
- Katniss, the protagonist of the novel The Hunger Games, was named after which of the following?
- In the novel The Hunger Games, when faced with the cornucopia, Katniss planned to grab what weapon?
- In the novel The Hunger Games, Katniss finds out that both tributes from the same district can win and when she sees Peeta again, he is injured badly in which body part?
- In The Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta are faced by the muttations of other dead tributes. Who is the only other survivor who suffers painfully from the attack of the wolf-like creatures and is eventually killed by Katniss out of pity and compassion?
- This Gothic heroine lifted the famous black veil and spent time at a castle in Italy.
- Complete this quote from a novel by Jane Austen: No one who had ever met _____ ______ in her infancy would have supposed her born to be a heroine.
- This Gothic heroine left the love of her life when she discovered he was already married but they reunited in the end.
- Dominican author Jean Rhys first encountered this heroine when she read Jane Eyre. She was so furious at Charotte Brontes portrayal of the character (which could be considered racist) that she decided to write a prequel to Jane Eyre in which this character is the Gothic heroine.
- This Gothic heroine was so popular that Wilkie Collins received letters from male fans asking him for the name of the woman the character was based on, so they could propose to her.
- This character from the novel House of Stairs is one of the few homosexual Gothic heroines in the history of Gothic literature.
- Which of these is considered the first Gothic heroine ever?