General Knowledge - Multiple Choice
What is the full name for "AI"
Artificial Intelligence
What color flag signifies "one lap remaining" in a NASCAR race?
A) Yellow
B) Red
C) White
D) Blue
C) White
Where is the fashion capital of the world?
Paris
The word “nightmare” originally referred to what?
A) Bad dreams
B) A goblin-like creature
C) Sleepwalking
D) Insomnia
B) A goblin-like creature – was a mythological demon that sat on people’s chests while they slept.
How many starting pitchers does the average baseball team have?
A) Three
B) Four
C) Five
D) Six
C) Five
What is the name of the high-fashion event held twice a year in Paris, Milan, London, and New York?
Fashion Week
The word etiquette comes from which language and originally referred to what?
A) Italian – “small note”
B) French – “little ticket or label”
C) Spanish – “manners”
D) English – “formal rules”
B) French – “little ticket or label”
IQ
Intelligence Quotient
What groundbreaking book by Rachel Carson, published in 1962, sparked the modern environmental movement?
A) The Sea Around Us
B) Silent Spring
C) Our Fragile Earth
D) The Population Bomb
B) Silent Spring
Which sport did William Morgan invent in 1895?
A) Basketball
B) Volleyball
C) Badminton
D) Handball
B) Volleyball
What is the term for the decorative edging of fabric made by looping, knotting, or twisting threads?
Fringe
The word “salary” comes from the Latin word for what?
A) Gold coins
B) Salt
C) Bread
D) Work
B) Salt – Roman soldiers were sometimes paid in salt, called “salarium.”
What does the acronym ESPN stand for in sports?
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network
What were tennis balls originally made out of?
A) Rubber
B) Wool
C) Leather
D) Cork
B) Wool
What luxury brand is famous for its monogram pattern with the initials “LV”?
Louis Vuitton
NICU
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit