Thursday, December 12, 2013

GK Questions Quiz and Answers

Quiz No 8
1 What actor was born Krishna Bhanji Ben Kingsley
2 Which Bruce made the cover of Time in 1975 Jaws - Bruce was the
shark
3 In Peter and the Wolf what instrument represents the cat The Clarinet
4 Where would you find bead wires wrapping and sipes On Tyres
5 Brian Eno created which sound Windows 95 start-up
6 What is produced using the Kroll process Titanium
7 Who first said "The Games Afoot" William Shakespeare
8 In France what kind of nuts are noisette Hazelnuts
9 A young what is called a squeaker Pigeon
10 June 1988 who's on covers Time, Life, People, and Sports Illustrated Mike Tyson
11 Which companies name translates as rising sun Hitachi
12 What's unusual about the ink used to print money It's magnetic
13 Elizabethan England what was Lift leg Dragons Milk Angel food Names for Beer
14 The Necromancer in The Hobbit became who in later works Sauron
15 According to Playboy what is their Playmates greatest turn on Music
16 And what's their greatest turn off Egoists and liars
17 Canberra in Australia has 2 meanings meeting place and what Female breasts
18 Sterling Holloway was original voice of which Disney character Winnie the Pooh
19 Name the knot used to shorten a rope without cutting it Sheepshank
20 Fanny Crosby wrote over 8000 of these - what Hymns
21 What was the first country to use postcards Austria
22 What makes the holes in Swiss cheese Gas given off by
bacteria
23 Before 1883 who were called kranks Baseball fans – fan
invented then
24 What did Ed Peterson invent Egg McMuffin
25 What is the most consumed fruit in the US Coffee Bean
26 Seth Wheeler patented it in 1871 - what Wrapping Paper
27 Which actor wore an old trenchcoat in one scene in all his films David Niven
28 What did J Edgar Hoover call home of disease bribery rape Motels
29 Which prop item did MGM ban from film sets in the early 50s T V sets
30 What is the more common name for blue corundum Sapphire
31 The 42 string guitar is correctly called what Pikasso guitar
32 What is made in shapes called finger, petticoat and thistle Scottish Shortbread
33 What were the first tennis balls stuffed with Human Hair
34 What did the US government call predawn vertical insertion Invasion of Granada
35 For what would you use zener cards To test for ESP
36 In 1908 A'Ecu d'Or became the worlds first what Pornographic film
37 In Star Trek what is Chekov's first name Pavel
38 In Norse mythology Thor's chariot is pulled by two what Goats name
Tanngrisni Tanngnost
39 What were the old hecklers in the Muppet show named after New York Hotels
Waldorf Stadler
40 According to Billboard what was the top single of the 60s Hey Jude
41 Steely Dan is a band but what was the original steely dan Chrome dildo
42 In the Middle Ages people threw what at the Bride and Groom Eggs
43 What does the sun in SUN Microsystems stand for Stanford University
Network
44 In Frank Herbert's Dune what are the Makers Sandworms - Shaihaulud
45 Which country produces the most full length feature films India
46 What is the most popular dogs name in the US Max
47 What is the common name for a five wood in golf Baffy
48 In Rebel Without a Cause name the High School Dawson
49 A young what is called a blinker Mackerel
50 In Peter and the Wolf what instrument represents the duck The Oboe

51 According to Gene Kelly who was his favourite dancing partner Fred Astaiappears in more film titles than any other Love
53 And which word comes second Paris
54 Socrates was trained into what profession Stonecutter
55 Who starred in cartoon where the Tasmanian Devil 1st appeared Bugs Bunny – Devil
may Hare
56 What is the oldest ship commissioned in the Royal Navy HMS Victory from
5/7/1775
57 To the Apache Indians what were God Dogs Horses
58 An onomastician studies what Names
59 The filaments for the first electric lamp were made from what Bamboo
60 Which companies first product was an audio oscillator Hewlett Packard
61 What was the first boxed cereal Shredded wheat
62 Which animals name comes from Arabic he who walks swiftly Giraffe
63 What was Blondies name before she married Dagwood Boopadoop
64 The sleeve of which album was the first to feature lyrics Beatles Sergeant
Peppers
65 In liquid measure a pipe is made up of two what Hogsheads
66 Which companies name translates as abundant fields Toyota
67 Which group of professionals use computer dating the most Teachers
68 Most people bob for apples what do Adams family bob for Crabs
69 Which department uses 65% of all paper bought by US gov Defence department
70 Bowl of red is the Aztec translation of which food item Chilli
71 Who wanted to play Brody in Jaws but Spielberg rejected him Charlton Heston
72 What are you doing if you pandiculate Yawn
73 What ailment kills the most fruit flies Constipation
74 The Finnish know her as Tuna what do we call her Cinderella
75 25% of Americans believe which fictional character is real Sherlock Holmes
76 Dr Seuss created the first animated TV ad for which company Ford
77 Where would you find Argine Esther Judith and Pallas Pack of cards –
Queens names
78 What is the hole in a pencil sharpener called Chuck
79 1960 Orange bowl was first appearance of which sporting giant Goodyear Blimp
80 In Star Wars George Lucas modelled the Emperor on who Richard Nixon
81 What did Popeye eat for strength before spinach Garlic
82 What is the meaning of Ghandi Grocer
83 In 1992 2421 US people were injured at home by what Their Houseplants
84 What is Gerber's most popular flavour of baby food Mashed Bananas
85 What was Billboards hit single of the 1970s You light up my life
86 In Greek what (bad for your diet item) translates into solid bile Cholesterol
87 What links Scorpion Seawolf and Thresher Lost US nuclear
reactors at sea
88 Who coined the term gossip column Mark Twain
89 Which singers first band was called The Spiders Alice Cooper
90 What is the first line on Mel Blanc's tombstone That’s All Folks
91 What was Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's official emblem Bumblebee
92 The locals call it Druk Yul - Land of the Dragon what country Bhutan
93 What was the first US TV series broadcast in the USSR Daktari
94 In Belgium if you are eating waterzooi what is it Creamy fish stew
95 What is the part of a horse between fetlock and hoof called Pastern
96 A Hobbits will requires seven signatures in what Red Ink
97 Which classic film was called production 9401 during filming Psycho
98 Where did we meet Newkirk, Carter, LeBeau and Kinchlow Hogan's Heroes
99 Sherrinford was hero Ormond Sacker assistant names changed To Holmes and Watson
100 What did Alfred Hormel invent Spam

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