General Knowledge trivia questions
7652 multiple-choice General Knowledge trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- On January 24, 2011 an international airport in this European capital became the focus of a suicide bomber attack.
- In February 2011, the president of this country resigned after widespread protests calling for his departure and transferred authority to the Armed Forces.
- On March 11, 2011, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit this country, killing 15,822 and leaving another 3,926 missing.
- An estimated two billion people watched the royal wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, which took place on 29 April, 2011 at this venue in London.
- In May, 2011, American President Barack Obama announced that Osama bin Laden had been killed during an American military operation in this country.
- What is the name of the first solar-powered spacecraft on a mission to Jupiter that was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in August 2011?
- In July 2011, this media magnate faced allegations that his companies had been regularly hacking the phones of celebrities, royalty and public citizens.
- An uprising which started in February 2011 led to a civil war in this Arab country.
- The Adbusturs activist group, which initiated the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) series of demonstrations, is based in this country.
- What European countrys government buildings were bombed in July 2011 by a terrorist, named Anders Breivik?
- His most famous works are the novels War and Peace, Anna Karenina and Resurrection.
- Which of these novels was not penned by Charles Dickens?
- What popular author made this statement about religion: Man is a Religious Animal. He is the only Religious Animal. He is the only animal that has the True Religion—several of them. He is the only animal that loves his neighbor as himself and cuts his throat if his theology isn’t straight.?
- Which of these authors lived her entire life as part of a close-knit family and was educated mainly by her father and older brothers?
- For most of his career he worked for a playing company known as Men of Lord Chamberlain.
- Which statement is true about Sir Walter Scott, the author of Ivanhoe and Rob Roy
- Which of the following works was not written by John Steinbeck?
- In what year did the war between the US and Mexico begin?
- Who was the President of the US during the Mexican-American War?
- Known as Old Rough and Ready, he was elected president of the US partly because he gained fame by victories over the Mexicans in northern Mexico during the Mexican–American War.
- A reason for declaring war on Mexico, given by US pro-war politicians, was that Mexican troops had attacked US troops on US soil. This American congressman, who later became US President, challenged the assertion that the spot where the attack took place was on US territory.
- Which of the following doctrines (common concepts) among US citizens most strongly influenced the US to go to war with Mexico?
- Which of the following military men fought in the Mexican-American war and later played a significant role as an officer in the US Civil War?
- Although there were disputes over this territory, there were no significant battles in it during the US-Mexican War.
- The capture of this city in the Mexican–American War was the final American victory that caused the Mexicans to surrender.
- Which of these was a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that ended the Mexican-American War?
- The rock band Rush was singing about this famous Tom in 1981.
- What statement is true about dolphins?
- Which of thse animals have a musical ear and musical memory and are able to distinguish three melody sounds?
- These birds have a thick tongue which allows them to imitate human speech?