General Knowledge trivia questions
7652 multiple-choice General Knowledge trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- In what year did mechanic Walter Hunt invent the safety pin?
- This person murdered John F. Kennedys presumed assassinator on November 24, 1963, in the first live broadcast of a homicide in television history.
- This lawyer and amateur poet wrote the lyrics of the US national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner.
- This epic poem follows the voyage of the king of Ithaca, who returns from the Trojan War.
- In this 1976 Martin Scorsese film, a man in New York City plans to assassinate a politician, but instead rescues a teenage girl from a house of prostitution.
- In this 2002 horror film, starring Naomi Watts, a girl is thrown down a well.
- This 1995 fantasy movie starring John Travolta is about a world in which whites are the oppressed and blacks are in power.
- In this 1988 film directed by John Carpenter, a man finds some glasses, puts them on, looks around, and sees that some of the people around him are actually hideous aliens.
- This 1999 film, directed by Anthony Minghella, stars Matt Damon as a homosexual psychopath.
- In which city was Whoopi Goldberg born?
- What statement is true about Whoopi Goldbergs first husband?
- What statement regarding Whoopi Goldberg is not true?
- Whoopi Goldberg was inspired to become an actress by watching the performance of this actress.
- Name the famous director who discovered Whoopi Goldberg.
- How did Whoopi Goldberg get the name Whoopi?
- Whoopi Goldbergs first big part was in the 1985 movie The Color Purple. What role did she play?
- In 2001, Oscar-winning actress Whoopi Goldberg starred in Rat Race, the first movie that featured two Oscar-winning African-Americans. Who was the other award -winning actor?
- Whoopi Goldberg was the second African-American actress to win an Oscar. Who was the first?
- Whoopi Goldberg was very influential in developing Comic Relief around 1986. Who were the other two comedians who helped develop Comic Relief?
- What tattoo does Whoopi Goldberg have on her shoulder?
- This female poet lived between 630 and 612 BC on the island of Lesbos in Greece. She was considered a lyricist because the poems she wrote were to be performed with the accompaniment of a lyre.
- This Arab poetess was born in 1001 in the family of the Caliph of Cordova. After the death of her father, she inherited a tremendous wealth, which helped her to open a salon for writers.
- This lady is a famous English novelist. Her first novel Northanger Abbey was published posthumously. In addition, 100 years after her death, 3 volumes of her juvenilia were also published.
- This female author became famous for her poems devoted to her husband Robert, who was also a famed poet. She met him at the age of 39.
- This author was a convinced vegetarian. That is why her most famous character - Frankenstein is also a vegetarian.
- She is one of Russias greatest poetesses of the 20th century. Her real name was Anna Gorenko but she adopted a pen name because of her father. He was afraid that a poetess would bring shame to the family.
- This is one of Latin Americas foremost writers. She is considered to be one of the initiators of Latin American feminist literary awakening. She has a special tradition of her own - to start every new book on January 8th .
- Which famous NBA player, founder of the Stand Tall Foundation, was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1993 NBA Draft.
- Which NBA star was charged with sexual assault on a 19-year old hotel employee in the summer of 2003?
- This basketball player and his teammates Glenn Robinson and Ray Allen formed the Milwaukee Bucks Big Three in the period between 1999 and 2003 .