General Knowledge trivia questions
7652 multiple-choice General Knowledge trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- Australia is the largest producer of this gemstone, which fluoresces under UV light and displays color play,
- This gemstone originates as a soft, sticky tree resin and sometimes contains insects and other animal material.
- What is the other name of bloodstone whose red spots were believed to be formed by the blood of Jesus Christ?
- What kind of gem is The Black Star of Queensland which was discovered accidentally in the 1930s and was initially used as a door stop?
- Known as The Victory Stone, it was said to be Alexander the Greats favourite gemstone.
- In ancient times this opaque jemstone was known as a rain-bringer. Its name means spotted or speckled stone.
- What olive green gemstone was called Evening Emerald by Romans?
- With songs like Up The Beach, Ted, Just Admit It, and Summertime Rolls this album is a regular on my playlist.
- This punk icon declared the night a possession of lovers, lust and us.
- This masterpiece is made up of four parts comprised of Acknowledgement,Resolution,Pursuance and Psalm. Can you name what is possibly the greatest jazz album ever recorded?
- The album Hot Buttered Soul was recorded by the the only artist who can make Burt Bacharach funky. Name this guy who invented the word, Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic.
- With Reggae classics like Draw Your Brakes, Pressure Drop and Sitting In Limbo, this film soundtrack is an essential piece of any spectacular IPod. Can you name the film?
- With the power bass of Badmotorfinger, the killer lyrics of Superunknown, or the raw power of Louder Than Love, this band is an essential part of any great shuffle.
- Music plays an integral role in this Zack Snyder special effects extravaganza featuring girls fighting gas mask-wearing soldiers, dragons, and gigantic samurai.
- Odelay, Mellow Gold and Guero make a rainy day feel like L.A., so I have a healthy dose of this artist on my IPod and on call. Can you name him?
- This artist had a period between 1972-1976 when there was no one on the planet who could touch his level of social conscience and artistry. With songs like As, Living For The City, and You Are The Sunshine of My Life, he created a new way of listening to music.
- What was Ingrid Bergmans first Hollywood film?
- In 1956 Ingrid Bergman returned to Hollywood with this film.
- The Green Goblin was the first costumed villain Spiderman faces in which art-form?
- Which of the following is used to light the Olympic Fire, one of the most notable symbols of the Olympic Games?
- Name the Titan who stole fire from Zeus and gave it to mortals.
- Which of the following astrological signs is not associated with fire, one of the four classical elements?
- Which phrase denotes a place of after-death punishment of the wicked in Christian religion?
- A summer time ritual involving a spectacular firefall was practiced from 1872 until 1968 in this US national park.
- In the coming-of-age 1985 movie St. Elmos Fire why does Billy (Rob Lowe) compare Jules behavior to St. Elmos fire?
- What term refers to an impulse to deliberately start fires to relieve tension?
- This author coined the term pyrokinesis to refer to character Charlie McGees ability to create or to control fire with the mind.
- The terms thimithi, anastenaria, nestinarstvo refer to what ritual involving fire?
- What Academy Award-winning movie tells the fact-based story of of two athletes participating in the 1924 Olympic Games?
- After the white wedding of this queen and Prince Albert, the white gown quickly became the standard bridal attire.