General Knowledge trivia questions
7652 multiple-choice General Knowledge trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- Who invented the armonica, a musical instrument made up of a series of tuned spinning bowls?
- What is the oldest symphony orchestra in the USA?
- Which of these events happened on April 7, 1927?
- Who is Katie Hnida?
- What did engineer James Wright invent in 1943?
- In 1957 Major John Glenn, Jr. set an air speed record for the trip from California to New York. How long did the trip take?
- Which mass murderer was the inspiration for the movie character Norman Bates in Psycho and for Buffalo Bill in Silence of the Lambs?
- What was the name of Ghana before the country gained its independence?
- What is the last name of the man credited with inventing the modern bicycle?
- Where is General George Patton buried?
- This author of popular novels, who was a lecturer at Wellesley College, spoke fluent English, Russian and French and made chess problems in his spare time.
- What did Earl Bakk and Clarence W. Lillehie invent in 1957?
- Organic chemistry is the scientific study of the organic compounds that by definition contain which element?
- Which of these statements regarding the words imply and infer is correct?
- These two states have Miami Universities.
- Which U.S. President settled the North Western border dispute with Canada and England?
- The Era of Good Feeling is generally applied to describe the national mood of the United States during which years?
- In music, what does andante refer to?
- Benny Goodman, a great clarinetist, was always compared to this great jazz clarinetist, composer, bandleader, and writer.
- This Sudanese/American basketball player and activist, 77 (2.31 m) tall, managed to block 397 shots during the 1985-1986 season, thus setting a rookie record.
- Which U.S. President attempted to purchase Cuba from Spain?
- Great Britains first test tube baby was born in what year?
- Who invented the first working television system?
- Indian Ink comes from what country?
- What was the name of Margaret Mitchell’s only book written in 1936?
- What infectious disease can be transmitted by a mosquito bite?
- This novel written by German author Herman Hesse was published in 1922.
- This term of Indian origin refers to ones fate or destiny, as the result of ones actions.
- A character, played by which of these actors/actresses survived in the movie The Poseidon Adventure?
- The character played by which of these actors/actresses did not survive in the disaster movie The Towering Inferno?