General Knowledge
What is the capital of the Philippines?
Manila
What country built the Maginot Line to resist invasion from its eastern neighbor?
(it didn't work)
France
On what island would you find the city of Honolulu?
Oahu
What is the word for a male goose?
Gander
Who wrote the "Moonlight Sonata"?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Who died in 1948, having never won the Nobel Peace Prize?
(It has been called the greatest omission in the history of the award)
Mohandas Gandhi
Who are the best-selling Swedish band of all time?
ABBA
Two elements of the periodic table start with Z. Name either.
Zinc / Zirconium
Which country has won the most men's soccer World Cups?
Brazil
What did Little Miss Muffet eat while sitting on a tuffet?
Curds and whey
According to cliché, what do birds of a feather do?
Flock together
What city is bordered by the Golden Horn, the Bosphorus, and the Sea of Marmara?
Istanbul
Who said, of his son, "I want Brooklyn to be Christened, but I don’t
know into what religion yet"?
David Beckham
What is Islam's holiest city?
Mecca
Who was the king of the Roman gods?
Jupiter
What former patent clerk was named Time Magazine's
"Person of the Century" in 1999?
Albert Einstein
What is the term for the smallest animal in a litter?
Runt
What could Cassandra, Jeremiah, and Paul the Octopus see that most people can not?
The Future
Who resigned as Apple CEO in 2011?
Steve Jobs
Among all the cities in the world with a metro population over 1 million people,
which one is last alphabetically?
Zürich
In what language was Catholic mass always delivered, until the 1960s?
Latin
What single word sounds like "Youth in Asia"?
Euthanasia
Who starred as James Bond immediately before Daniel Craig?
Pierce Brosnan
What "Wild World" singer changed his name to Yusuf Islam in 1977?
Cat Stevens
What type of animal has a head, thorax, and abdomen?
Insect