General Knowledge trivia questions
7652 multiple-choice General Knowledge trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- Rudolf Urban died on 19 August 1961, becoming the first one of the estimated 239 victims of the Wall. The last person was shot by the guards just two weeks before firing orders were withdrawn. What was his name?
- After 10 315 days in existence, the symbol of the Cold War came down. On 9 November 1989 East Germans could once again visit their relatives and beloved ones in West Berlin. But when was the Brandenburg Gate opened?
- How many bags of wool did the black sheep have in the nursery rhyme Baa Baa Black Sheep?
- What animal jumped over the moon in the nursery rhyme Hey Diddle Diddle?
- In the nursery rhyme One, Two, Buckle My Shoe what do you do on Five, Six?
- Who were the three men in the nursery rhyme Rub a Dud Dub?
- What does Jack jump over in the nursery rhyme Jack Be Nimble?
- In the nursery rhyme Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, what type of shells help Marys garden grow?
- What did Jack break in the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill?
- What holiday pie was Little Jack Horner eating in the nursery rhyme Little Jack Horner?
- What is the boy doing under the haystack in the nursery rhyme Little Boy Blue?
- Who cuts off the mices tails in the nursery rhyme Three Blind Mice?
- With its 2,505,810 sq. km (967,499 sq. miles) this is the largest country in Africa and the tenth largest in the world. Its ancient name was Nubia. Its contemporary name comes from an Arabic expression which means land of the blacks.
- The 9th biggest country in the world, with a territory of 2,717,300 sq. km (1,049,155 sq. miles). This country appeared in the movies Air Force One (starring Harrison Ford), The World is Not Enough (James Bond), and Rollerball (with Jean Reno). Its capital is Astana.
- This is the second largest country in South America and the 8th largest in the world, with a territory of 2,766,890 sq. km (1,068,302 sq. miles). More than one third of its population lives in or around Buenos Aires.
- With its 3,287,590 sq. km. (1,269,346 sq. miles) this country ranks 7th largest in the world. Numbers were invented here, even though Europeans learned them from the Arabs.
- With a territory of 7,686,850 sq. km. (2,967,909 sq. miles), it the the smallest continent, the largest island, and the 6th biggest country in the world.
- Stretching over 8,511,965 sq. km. (3,286,488 sq. miles), this South American country ranks 5th largest. It has the worlds widest expressways, the Monumental Axis.
- 9,596,960 sq. km. (3,705,407 sq. miles) position this Asian country as 4th largest in the world. Porcelain, gunpowder, paper and money were all invented here.
- This country ranks 3rd largest weighing in at 9,629,091sq. km. (3,717,813 sq. miles). One of the symbols of this North American country is a gift from France.
- This immigrant friendly North American country is the second largest in the world with a total area of 9,976,140 sq. km (3,851,809 sq. miles). There are two official languages there: English and French.
- The largest country in the world, almost doubling the area of USA. It lies on 17,075,200 sq. km. (6,592,772 sq. miles) of terrain, even though it sold Alaska to the USA in 1867 for $7.2 million.
- This pediatrician is the author of bestseller, Baby and Child Care, published in 1946.
- In 1881, this dentist and gunfighter of the Old West frontier took part in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, along with Wyatt Earp, Virgil Earp, and Morgan Earp.
- This flat-picking guitarist from North Carolina, nicknamed Doc, was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor in 2000.
- This pseudonym belonged to a British singer, songwriter, poet and guitarist, who wrote and performed the song Imagine.
- This American author of childrens books, known by the pen name Dr. Suess, was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1984.
- This mysterious time-travelling adventurer, known as The Doctor, is the central character in a long-running BBC television science-fiction series.
- This cultural and moral commentator, famous as the host of a radio therapy call-in show, wrote the book, Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives.
- What PhD did Dr. Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, receive at Harvard?