100 General Knowledge Questions & Answers - 1

 [100 General Knowledge Questions & Answers]

1. Carl and the Passions changed band name to what 

Beach Boys

2. How many rings on the Olympic flag 

Five

3. What colour is vermilion a shade of 

Red

4. King Zog ruled which country 

Albania

5. What colour is Spock's blood 

Green

6. Where in your body is your patella 

Knee ( it's the kneecap )

7. Where can you find London bridge today 

USA ( Arizona )

8. What spirit is mixed with ginger beer in a Moscow mule 

Vodka

9. Who was the first man in space 

Yuri Gagarin

10. What would you do with a Yashmak Wear it - it's an 

Arab veil

11. Who betrayed Jesus to the Romans 

Judas Escariot

12. Which animal lays eggs 

Duck billed platypus

13. On television what was Flipper 

Dolphin

14. Who's band was The Quarrymen 

John Lenon

15. Which was the most successful Grand National horse 

Red Rum

16. Who starred as the Six Million Dollar Man 

Lee Majors

17. In the song Waltzing Matilda - What is a 

Jumbuck Sheep

18. Who was Dan Dare's greatest enemy in the 

Eagle Mekon

19. What is Dick Grayson better known as 

Robin (Batman and Robin) 

20. What was given on the fourth day of 

Christmas Calling birds

21. What was Skippy ( on TV ) 

The bush kangaroo

22. What does a funambulist do 

Tightrope walker

23. What is the name of Dennis the 

Menace's dog Gnasher

24. What are bactrians and dromedaries 

Camels (one hump or two)

25. Who played The Fugitive 

David Jason

26. Who was the King of Swing 

Benny Goodman

27. Who was the first man to fly across the channel 

Louis Bleriot

28. Who starred as Rocky Balboa 

Sylvester Stallone

29. In which war was the charge of the Light Brigade 

Crimean

30. Who invented the television 

John Logie Baird

31. Who would use a mashie niblick 

Golfer

32. In the song who killed Cock Robin 

Sparrow

33. What do deciduous trees do 

Lose their leaves in winter

34. In golf what name is given to the No 3 wood 

Spoon

35. If you has caries who would you consult 

Dentist - its tooth decay

36. What other name is Mellor’s famously known by 

Lady Chatterlys Lover 

37. What did Jack Horner pull from his pie 

Plum

38. How many feet in a fathom 

Six

39. which film had song Springtime for Hitler 

The Producers

40. Name the legless fighter pilot of ww2 

Douglas Bader

41. What was the name of inn in Treasure Island 

Admiral Benbow

42. What was Erich Weiss better known as 

Harry Houdini

43. Who sailed in the Nina - Pinta and Santa Maria 

Christopher Columbus

44. Which leader died in St Helena 

Napoleon Bonaparte

45. Who wrote Gone with the 

Wind Margaret Mitchell

46. What does ring a ring a roses refer to 

The Black Death

47. Whose nose grew when he told a lie 

Pinocchio

48. Who has won the most Oscars 

Walt Disney

49. What would a Scotsman do with a spurtle 

Eat porridge (it’s a spoon)

50. Which award has the words for valour on it 

Victoria Cross

51. If you had pogonophobia what would you be afraid of 

Beards

52. Who would take silk as part of their job 

Barrister

53. Who won an Oscar for the 

African Queen Bogart

54. Who sang the theme song in 9 to 5 

Dolly Parton

55. What in business terms is the IMF 

International Monetary Fund

56. Ringo Star narrates which children's TV series 

Thomas the tank engine

57. Which country grows the most fruit 

China

58. Which company is owned by Bill Gates 

Microsoft

59. What would you do with a maris piper 

Eat it - it’s a potato

60. In Casablanca what is the name of the nightclub 

Rick's

61. What was the first James Bond book 

Casino Royal

62. What kind of animal is a lurcher 

Dog 

63. What is the currency of 

Austria Schilling

64. What is the Islamic equal to the red cross 

Red Crescent

65. In fable who sold a cow for five beans 

Jack ( and grew a beanstalk )

66. How did Alfred Nobel make his money 

He invented Dynamite

67. Who was the first man to run a sub four minute mile 

Roger Bannister

68. What are Munroes Mountains in 

Scotland

69. Which car company makes the Celica 

Toyota

70. Air Lingus is the national airline of which country 

Republic of Ireland or Eire

71. Who discovered radium 

The Curies

72. What does an alopecia sufferer lack 

Hair

73. Who painted The Haywain 

John Constable

74. Triskadeccaphobia is the fear of what 

Number 13

75. What is a baby rabbit called Kit or 

Kitten

76. Which country had The Dauphin as a ruler 

France

77. Who did Michael Caine play in the Ipcress File (both names) 

Harry Palmer

78. Who won Euro song contest Save All Your Kisses For Me Brotherhood of 

Man

79. Which country had the guns of Naverone installed 

Turkey

80. Ictheologists study what 

Fish

81. What is a Winston Churchill 

Cigar

82. Who or what lives in a formicarium 

Ants

83. What type of acid is used in car batteries 

Sulphuric

84. It’s a flock of sheep what's a group of owls called 

Parliament

85. What animal would you find in a form 

Hare

86. Who in books and films was the man of bronze 

Doc Savage

87. Who was Stan Laurels partner 

Oliver Hardy

88. What kind of food is Cullan Skink 

Fish

89. What is classified by the A B O system 

Blood Groups

90. What plant does the Colorado beetle attack 

Potato

91. Where did the Pied Piper play 

Hamlin

92. To where in France do the sick make pilgrimages 

Lourdes

93. In which city was the famous black hole 

Calcutta

94. Christopher Cockerel invented what 

Hovercraft

95. Ray Bolger played who in The Wizard of Oz 

Scarecrow

96. Sabotage is French - What did the saboteurs use Shoes - sabot means 

shoe

97. Which part of the human body contains the most gold 

Toenails

98. If you had rubella what would you have caught 

German Measles

99. Mohs scale hardest substance is diamond - what's the softest 

Talc

100. La Giaconda is better known as what 

Mona Lisa