General Knowledge trivia questions
7652 multiple-choice General Knowledge trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- Which of the following is not one of the television Ripping Yarns that Michael Palin co-wrote and starred in with Terry Jones.
- Michael Palin won a British Academy (BAFTA) award for his work on which film?
- Which role did Michael Palin play in Terry Gilliams film Brazil?
- Michael Palin starred in all these films, but which of them did he also write?
- Michael Palin has written and presented several television documentaries on art, including one on the artist Vilhelm Hammershøi. What nationality was Hammershøi?
- Michael Palin has undertaken several epic international journeys for BBC television travel documentaries. Which was the first?
- Gullivers Travels by Jonathan Swift was originally published as a fake travelogue, with Lemuel Gulliver as the author. It comprised four parts, whose titles together specify eight of the lands Gulliver visited. Which land was a flying island that could be manoeuvred by its inhabitants?
- Anthony Hope gave us this fictional land whose name has now become synonymous with the romantic ideal of 19th century Central Europe.
- J.R.R. Tolkiens creation Middle-Earth was revealed to the public first in The Hobbit and later in the The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Which of the following is not a location in Middle-Earth?
- After many years of reporting on lands around the globe, this renowned travel writer turned to fiction and created the European city and state of Hav.
- The world of Narnia created by C.S. Lewis contained the land of Narnia and several others. Which of the following is not in the land of Narnia?
- This English novelist created the European Soviet satellite state of Slaka for his novel Rates of Exchange, and even published a mock guidebook to its culture: Why Come to Slaka?.
- Which British writer wrote the novel The Island of Sheep, which is partly set on a thinly disguised version of the Faroe Islands?
- This 20th century author wrote of the northern lands of Thule and Zembla in works such as Solus Rex and Pale Fire.
- In what country was Twiggy born?
- What is Twiggys birth name?
- Name the hairdresser who became Twiggys manager at the beginning of her modelling career.
- In which of these movies did Twiggy not appear?
- Which of these models was Twiggys greatest influence?
- Twiggy appeared in this comedy starring Robin Williams.
- In which 1990s TV series did Twiggy appear?
- This Wild Wild West villain was a dwarf.
- How did Jim West and Artemus Gordon travel around the country on the TV show The Wild Wild West?
- Who played Jim West was on the TV show The Wild Wild West?
- Who portrayed Jim West partner, Artemus Gordon on The Wild Wild West?
- Where did Jim West carry his derringer on the TV show The Wild Wild West?
- Why was the show The Wild Wild West cancelled?
- What famous wild west character did Audie Murphy portray more than once?
- Besides being a war hero and movie star, Audie Murphy had what other career?
- In which of these movies did Audie Murphy star with Jimmy Stewart?