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10000 General Knowledge

Questions and Answers

Part 1
No Questions Quiz 15 Answers
1 Dorethy Parker said "Scratch an actor and you will find" what An Actress
2 What animal could be Siberian or Caspian Tiger
3 Collective nouns - an Array of what Hedgehogs
4 The Plains of Abraham overlook which city Quebec
5 The Mariners Compass or Pyxis is what Constellation
6 The Sam Maguire Trophy is played for in which sport Gaelic Football
7 The Somers Islands has what more familiar name Bermuda
8 The Three Stars is the national ice hockey team which country Sweden
9 How did camerawoman Lee Lyon die while working Charged by Elephant
10 What type of animal is a markhor Wild Goat
11 Who received the first ever Gold Disc Glen Miller –
Chatanooga cho cho
12 What is the National Bird of India Peacock
13 Who directed Sharky's Machine Burt Reynolds
14 The Weir of Hermiston - last unfinished novel of who Robert Louis
Stevenson
15 What is the last book of the Bible Revelations
16 What historical event was referred to as Black 47 Irish Potato Famine
17 What game was patented under the name Sphairistrike Lawn Tennis
18 What organisation did C T Russell found Jehovah Witnesses
19 Paris and What other capital had the worlds first telephone link Brussels
20 Tempera uses water and what to paint with Egg Yoke
21 What colour is the cross on the Greek Flag White
22 What was used before the baton was invented to conduct A Violin Bow
23 Leslie Lynch King became famous as who Gerald Ford
24 Who was Andromedas mother Cassiopeia
25 Lack of vitamin B1 causes what condition Beri Beri
26 What song was The Pittsburgh Pirates anthem We are Family –
Sister Sledge
27 Whit countries parliament is called The Storting Norway
28 Who directed Four Weddings and a Funeral Mike Newell
29 Which company developed the Laser Printer Cannon
30 Parsley is a member of which family Carrot
31 What does lager literally mean in German Storage
32 Franz Kafka wrote in German what nationality was he Czeck
33 Which car company produced the first front wheel drive 1934 Citroen
34 Who produced the Tom and Jerry cartoons until 1956 Fred Quimby
35 The name of which countries capital means good air Argentina – Buenos
Aires
36 The sackbut developed into which modern instrument Trombone
37 The GRA govern which sport Greyhound Racing
Association
38 Which record label signed the Rolling Stones in 1991 Virgin
39 In heraldry gules are what colour Red
40 Reginald Truscott-Jones became famous as who Ray Miland
41 What is the food of the secretary bird Snakes
42 What bridge links a Palace with a State Prison Bridge of Sighs –
Venice
43 The African and French marigolds are native to what country Mexico
44 Who is the Patron Saint of Grave diggers St Anthony
45 What is Muckle Flugga Rock and Lighthouse
on Uist
46 Mary Read and Anne Boney had what job in common Pirates
47 Short actors stand on what wooden object - to appear bigger Pancake
48 What is the commonest name for a pub in Britain The Red Lion
49 What does the word economy mean in original Greek Home Management
50 Pok ta Pok started in Mexico - what modern game/sport is it Basketball