General Knowledge
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100
A so-called “green card marriage” is a union in which one partner is and one partner is not typically what?
A U.S. citizen
100
In ancient Rome, an "apodyterium" was used to do what?
a) To deliver speeches
b) To change clothes before bathing
c) To keep bees
d) To view the stars
b) To change clothes before bathing
100
Which one of these countries does NOT share a border with Turkey?
a) Saudi Arabia
b) Syria
c) Iran
d) Greece
a) Saudi Arabia
100
A, C, and T are three of the letters used to represent nucleotides, which are parts of DNA. What is the fourth one?
G
100
A popular breed of poultry, Cornish hen takes its name from a region of what country?
England
100
In 1984, Bruce Springsteen released an album with this cover and what title?
Born In The USA
200
Commonly seen on cooking shows like "Top Chef," a brunoise is made by doing what?
Dicing vegetables
200
In 1812, who did Lady Caroline Lamb describe as, 'Mad, bad and dangerous to know'?
a) Lord Byron
b) George Bernard Shaw
c) Oscar Wilde
d) Winston Churchill
a) Lord Byron
200
Out of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, which is the only one that is still standing?
The Great Pyramids of Giza
200
A rupture in the body's tympanic membrane usually has a negative effect on which of the senses?
Hearing
200
A popular snack food for children, string cheese is normally made from what type of cheese?
Mozzarella
200
In 1973, David Bowie released an album with this cover and what title?
Aladdin Sane
300
A type of security measure, retinal scanning identifies people based on unique patterns in their what?
Eyes
300
Prior to 1975, which country controlled the government of East Timor?
a) Portugal
b) France
c) Australia
d) Spain
a) Portugal
300
In which American state can you find the San Andreas fault?
California
300
A type of pesticide, molluscicides are designed to get rid of what slimy creatures?
Snails
300
A traditional Hawaiian pizza is topped with an unusual (and often controversial) combination of what two ingredients?
Ham and pineapple
300
Who commissioned the construction of this landmark in 1806 to to honour those who fought for France during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars?
Napoleon Bonaparte
400
A clarsach—a traditional Irish musical instrument—is a kind of what?
a) Flute
b) Harp
c) Lute
d) Violin
b) Harp
400
How long exactly did the Hundred Years War last?
a) 70 years
b) 100 years
c) 111 years
d) 116 years
d) 116 years
400
One of the ancient world wonders, the “Hanging Gardens,” was found in which city?
Babylon
400
A blacksmith works primarily with what type of metal?
a) Aluminum
b) Copper
c) Iron
d) Tin
c) Iron
400
A national dish of Thailand, Pad Thai is traditionally made with all but which of these ingredients?
a) Peanuts
b) Bean sprouts
c) Eggs
d) Coconut milk
d) Coconut milk
400
This famous painting by Johannes Vermeer is known by what simple title?
Girl With A Pearl Earring
500
A woman traditionally waves a fan coyly across her body when performing which of these dances?
a) Tango
b) Flamenco
c) Salsa
d) Belly dance
b) Flamenco
500
What was the name of the research ship Charles Darwin traveled with?
The Beagle
500
Which city, with a population around 14 million, lies on the Hooghly River?
a) Dublin
b) Durban
c) Calcutta
d) Melbourne
c) Calcutta
500
A herpetologist deals with the study and classification of what?
a) Insects
b) Birds
c) Fish
d) Reptiles
d) Reptiles
500
A thickening agent used in ice cream, agar is essentially what?
a) Gelatin
b) Cornstarch
c) Powdered rice
d) Powdered seaweed
d) Powdered seaweed
500
Which American artist and filmmaker is best known for his series Campbell's Soup Cans?
Andy Warhol
600
Which archaic unit of measurement is equivalent to 63 gallons?
a) A hogshead
b) A horsehead
c) A catshead
d) A dogshead
a) A hogshead
600
How many days in a week were there in ancient Roman times?
8
600
Which lake contains almost a fifth of the world's unfrozen fresh water?
a) The Caspian Sea
b) Lake Victoria
c) Lake Baikal
d) Lake Superior
c) Lake Baikal
600
A skeleton’s gender can be determined by looking at the curvature of the sciatic notch, an area on what bone?
a) Rib
b) Hipbone
c) Femur
d) Skull
b) Hipbone
600
Baskin-Robbins, a popular American ice cream chain, is known for offering how many ice cream flavours?
a) 11
b) 31
c) 57
d) 112
b) 31
600
Blue Dancers is one of many dance-related works by which French impressionist painter?
Edgar Degas
700
Which swimmer won six gold medals at the Athens Olympics in 2004?
Michael Phelps
700
Which of the following US presidents was NOT assassinated?
a) James A. Garfield
b) Ulysses S. Grant
c) William McKinley
d) John F. Kennedy
b) Ulysses S. Grant
700
Which river flows through Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, and Belgrade?
a) Danube
b) Rhone
c) Volga
d) Rhine
a) Danube
700
What blood type is the most common?
O positive
700
Which cheese is matured in natural caves outside the French town that bears its same name?
a) Camembert
b) Edam
c) Roquefort
d) Brie
c) Roquefort
700
This famous sculpture by Auguste Rodin, located in Paris, is aptly known by what name?
The Thinker
800
What did Dr Howard Carter discover?
a) The source of the Nile
b) Penicillin
c) Tutankhamun's Tomb
d) Radon
c) Tutankhamun's Tomb
800
Which influential ancient Greek is known for running through the streets (unclothed) crying "Eureka"?
Archimedes
800
The Berlin Wall was erected in 1961 to separate what two regions?
East and West Berlin
800
What do you call a cat with a tri-colour coat?
A calico cat
800
According to their slogan, what does Red Bull give you?
a) Energy
b) Stamina
c) Wings
d) Horns
c) Wings
800
Which of Michelangelo's most famous works can be found on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
The Creation of Adam (The Creation of Man)
900
Who wrote the line "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day"?
William Shakespeare
900
Which Empire was said to be 'The first true Empire on which the sun never set'?
a) Roman
b) Mongolian
c) Spanish
d) British
d) British
900
What is the official language of Senegal?
a) Swahili
b) French
c) Urdu
d) Portuguese
b) French
900
Which element is represented as "K" on the Periodic Table?
Potassium
900
Which pasta is mentioned in the last line of the nursery rhyme "Yankee Doodle"?
Macaroni
900
Which French impressionist painter can be credited with these Water Lilies?
Claude Monet
1000
Formerly a popular slang term to say goodbye, TTFN stands for... what?
Ta-ta for now
1000
Whose assassination in 1968 resulted in the Lorraine Motel becoming the National Civil Rights Museum?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
1000
Which Mexican city is separated by a fence from the Californian city of San Diego?
a) Leon
b) Juarez
c) Tijuana
d) Guadalajara
c) Tijuana
1000
What type of rocks are formed from molten lava?
Igneous rocks
1000
According to legend, William Tell was instructed to shoot what food off of the top of his son's head as a punishment, though he succeeded and was arrested anyways?
An apple
1000
In 1950, Charles M. Schultz began a beloved series featuring a boy and his dog. What is the title of this comic strip?
Peanuts