General Knowledge trivia questions
7652 multiple-choice General Knowledge trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- What invasion did Kofi Annan, the Secretary General of the UN, refer to when saying, I have indicated it was not in conformity with the UN Charter. From our point of view, from the Charter point of view, it was illegal.?
- Who did Barak Obama defeat in the 2008 general election to become the first African American President?
- What country conducted nuclear tests in 2006 and 2009, triggering widespread international condemnation?
- What war was launched in 2001 as Operation Enduring Freedom?
- Which of the following was declassified as a planet in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union?
- In 2001, this engineer and multimillionaire became the first fee-paying space tourist when he visited the International Space Station (ISS) for seven days.
- Who succeeded Fidel Castro when he resigned from office in February 2008?
- At the time of its release in 2009, this movie, directed by James Cameron, became the highest-grossing movie of all time.
- Which of the following is not among the founders of Facebook, the leading social networking site of the 2000s?
- This film producer, director, screenwriter and voice actor, born in Chicago, Illinois, founded one of the largest entertainment companies in the world.
- Name the producer of “The Rookies” and “Charlies Angels”.
- He directed, produced and co-wrote the drama movie Eyes Wide Shut.
- Which of these movies was written and directed by George Lucas?
- Which of these movies directed by Francis Ford Coppola won an Academy Award for Best Picture?
- Which of these movies was directed by Martin Scorsese?
- Which action film, primarily set on Alcatraz Island, is dedicated to producer Don Simpson who died five months before its release?
- What Canadian director and producer created the comedy movie Ghostbusters?
- One of the causes of the Spanish-American War was Spanish mistreatment of natives in this Spanish colony.
- By 1897–98 many Americans were influenced in favor of war with Spain because of stories in some US newspapers about atrocities and misdeeds of the Spanish, which were usually exaggerated or made up. Such newspapers were know at the time as which of the following?
- About how long was the Spanish-American War and in what year did it break out?
- What politician received much publicity during the Spanish-American War that later contributed to his becoming President of the United States?
- One cause of the Spanish American War was the explosion of an American battleship in Cuban waters. The sensationalist newspapers and many Americans blamed the sinking of this battleship on the Spanish (although later evidence seems to support the innocence of the Spanish). What was the name of the battleship?
- At the beginning of the Spanish-American War a modern American fleet quickly and decisively defeated a somewhat antiquated Spanish fleet. Near what city was this early American victory?
- Where did most of the land fighting against the Spanish take place during the Spanish-American War?
- When Emilio Aguinaldo realized that the US did not intend to give full independence to his country after the Spanish-American War, he led a revolt against the US in what place?
- As a result of the treaty ending the Spanish-American War, the US received all of the following territories EXCEPT this one.
- What is the real name of German actress and singer Marlene Dietrich?
- What movie brought world fame to Marlene Dietrich and introduced her signature song Falling in Love Again (Cant Help It)?
- What Marlene Dietrich movie is set in 1931, during a civil war?
- How old was Marlene Dietrich when she died?