General Knowledge trivia questions
7652 multiple-choice General Knowledge trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- David Robert Jones was one of the main characters in the Labyrinth movie.
- William Bailey was the frontman of the great rock band Guns and Roses.
- Paul Hewson is the lead singer of a famous Irish band.
- Norma Jean was the blond craze of Hollywood in 1950s. She starred in Some Like it Hot.
- Farouk Bulsara was born in Zanzibar. He was the lead singer of Queen.
- James Jewell Osterberg, Jr. is famous as the father of punk rock. He appeared in The Crow: The City of Angels.
- John Simon Ritchie was only 19 when his band, The Sex Pistols made it to the top.
- The Rosetta Stone was the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs. What kind of stone was it made of?
- The Dead Sea Scrolls, an important archaeological discovery of the XX century, comprise about 850 ancient documents. Among the most important of the texts are the Isaiah Scroll, the earliest version of the Damascus Document and the Copper Scroll. Do you know what is listed in the Copper Scroll?
- In 1826 Rev. William Buckland discovered Red Lady of Paviland - a human skeleton dyed in red ochre. Where did he make his discovery?
- Ötzi the Iceman is a well-preserved natural mummy of a man who lived about 5300 years ago. It rivals an Egyptian mummy as the oldest known human mummy in the world. What is the name of the Egyptian mummy in question?
- How many of each type of animal did Moses bring into the ark?
- What color is the black box on an airplane ?
- Criticisms of the F-15s close combat maneuverability, large size and this major factor, led to the development of the F-16, an airplane that complements the F-15 by having strengths in those areas.
- What does the study of pistology focus on?
- What is the plural of the word genus, coined by Carl Linnaeus?
- Who was the monk and scientist, who laid the foundation for the study of genetics?
- Who was the Pope before Pope John XXIII ?
- What does a Mohel do ?
- The horns of these animals consist of keratin, densely compacted hair.
- Depending on the species, male deer are called all of these except one.
- A cows only sweat glands are located in this organ.
- This is the largest terrestrial mammal in North America.
- One of these statements concerning giraffes is wrong.
- This is the number of teats for milking that a goat has.
- This Michael is nicknamed The Big Man. Although he is a film director, he proved to be a very good writer. His book Stupid White Men...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation reached number 1 on the New York Times non-fiction list.
- This famous sporty Michael weighed 200 pounds when he was 13. He was the prototype of the character Blood from Vendetta (1991).
- This Michael acts and finished Culinary School of America while working as a chef before becoming a model. He also appeared in Japanese commercials.
- This American singer and song-writer has sold over 52 million albums and singles worldwide. He is mostly known for singing other artists songs, but he has written songs for Barbra Streisand, KISS, Kenny Rogers, Kenny G, Cher, etc.
- In 1996 this Michael was chosen as one of the 50 greatest players of all time and then in 1999 ESPN voted him as the greatest athlete of the twentieth century.