General knowledge questions for idiots and answers
1. Who was the first female Nobel Prize winner?
Marie Curie
2. Who is the First woman to scale Mt Everest?
Junko Tabei
3. On what date did the first woman Prime Minister in the world Sirimavo Bandaranaike take charge in Sri Lanka?
In-office 5 April 1965 – 25 March 1970
4. Who is the first victorious candidate whose primary state of residence was in the Southern United States?
George Washington
5. What is dendê?
Palm oil
6. What is the name for the number 1 followed by 100 zeros?
7. What God kills Kratos in mythology?
Zeus
8. What is the belief that God pervades nature?
Pantheism
9. What is the IATA code for Bahawalpur Airport, Pakistan?
BHV
10. O’Hare Airport serves which American city?
Chicago
11. Lake Retba is located in which region?
Senegal
12. What is the longest city name?
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu
13. Which is the only vowel not used in any USA states?
New Jersey
14. Who is the first US First Lady to have been born in the 18th century?
Martha Washington
15. Who is the 22nd president of the United States?
Grover Cleveland
16. In the Yakuza game, what does 893 mean?
“no-points”
17. What is a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases?
Panacea
18. How many US states start with a vowel?
12 US States
19. What river’s name translates as a river of hate?
Styx in Hades
20. What band was Harry Styles in before his solo career?
One Direction
21. A sentimental longing for the past is called what?
Nostalgia
22. In Welsh mythology, who was killed by his uncle Gofannon?
Dylan ail Don
23. Which country’s capital city is one of the few in the world whose name contains all five vowels?
Ciudad de Mexico (Mexico City), Mexico and Buenos Aires, Argentina
24. What is the national dish in Albania?
Tavë kosi, Flia
25. What is the official name of Big Ben?
Elizabeth Tower
26. A period of intervals between two regimes is called what?
Interregnum
27. Never failing means what?
Infallible
28. Which country ends with an ARK?
Denmark
29. What is intended to endure 180 wears on average?
Bra
30. Name the three players who share a record for the most Premier League red cards (8).
Richard Dunne, Patrick Vieira, Duncan Ferguson
31. What is the study of ancient DNA using various molecular genetic methods and DNA resources?
Archaeogenetics
32. What is the patrilineal most recent common ancestor of all currently living men?
Y-chromosomal Adam
33. What is the former name of the People’s Republic of Benin?
Republic of Dahomey Benin
34. What is the distinctive clothing worn and ornaments carried at formal occasions as an indication of status?
Regalia
35. Was Alastair Cook’s England Test batting average above or below 45?
Above (45.35)
36. A mark that cannot be erased
Indelible
37. What is a Komon?
Komon is a kind of Japanese kimono (Japanese clothes)
38. What is the full name of Batman’s butler?
Albert Pennyworth
39. A Song of Ice and Fire is a series of epic fantasy novels by which American novelist and screenwriter?
George R. R. Martin
40. Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch of the UK, followed by Queen Victoria – but who is third?
George III
41. In the context of human evolution, what involves those traits occurring in humans that have lost all or most of their original function through evolution?
Human vestigiality
42. Who is a Red-tapism?
Nice ruler
43. Which country ends with a MAN?
Oman
44. Which famous actor has a soundtrack appearance in The Muppet Show “A Bird in a Gilded Cage”?
Sylvester Stallone
45. How many Grand Slam singles titles have Serena Williams won?
23
46. What are small, individual portions of food called that are eaten out of hand?
Finger foods
47. What is Twix?
One of the Best-selling Candies
48. Who are the first people in Dharmic religions?
Manu (Hinduism) and Shatarupa
49. A decision made by public voting is called what?
Plebiscite
50. Name the actress who plays the role of Mike Wheeler in Stranger Things.
Finn Wolfhard
51. Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future is a “future history” science fiction novel written in 1930 by whom?
The British author Olaf Stapledon
52. In Burkina Faso 85% of its residents are reliant upon what production for income?
Cotton
53. What does ANC stand for?
African National Congress
54. What is elokuu?
The month of August if the Finnish language
55. How many majors has Rory McIlroy won in his career so far?
Four (PGA Championship x2, US Open, The Open)
56. What is Potable?
Fit to drink
57. Which country ends with an AGO?
Trinidad and Tobago
58. Who is the counterpart of the Roman god Janus in Greek mythology?
None
59. George de Hevesy received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1943 for what contribution?
“for his work on the use of isotopes as tracers in the study of chemical processes”
60. How many number-one albums did Cilla Black have in the 60s?
None – her first number-one album was in 2015
61. On which annual day do most heart attacks occur?
New years day
62. Watson & Arthur invented RNA in which year?
1961
63. What is Cad Goddeu?
Cad Goddeu is a medieval Welsh poem preserved in the 14th-century manuscript known as the Book of Taliesin.
64. What is a hypothesis to explain why humans often require assistance from other humans during childbirth to avoid complications?
The obstetrical dilemma
65. American boxer James J. Braddock was given which nickname inspired by a popular fairytale story?
Cinderella Man
66. A love free from physical desire is called what?
Platonic
67. In 1992, Arnold Schwarzenegger received which award?
Hall of Fame
68. Which Ukrainian weird food is beans, beets, carrots, and other vegetables with sunflower oil and mustard dressing?
Vinegret
69. Name the pet peacock on The Walton’s.
Rover
70. Which former Beatle had a number-one hit with Stevie Wonder in 1982?
Paul McCartney
71. The practice of taking someone else’s work is called what?
Plagiarism
72. February is named after what?
Februalia
73. How many victims died by hanging in Shakespeare’s plays?
One
74. What does keyboard shortcut F2 represent?
[Rename the selected item]
75. In what decade was celebrated artist Tracy Emin born?
1960s
76. What links Robert H. Goddard, James Baldwin, and Alec Guinness?
Died of cancer
77. Who represents the vital force (vis), power (potential), and majesty (maiestas) of the god Mars?
Nerio or Neriene
78. “First Man” is a 2019 song by which singer from her album Romance?
Camila Cabello
79. What is the Aloha Spirit Championships?
A cheerleader company
80. Who sang the 1995 song, Mysterious Girl?
Peter Andre
81. Wheat is produced the most in which country?
China
82. What links cereals (wheat, rye, corn, barley, oats), oil-yielding crops (e.g. grapeseed, mustard seeds), vegetables (e.g. potatoes), lumber yielding trees (e.g. Spruce, Pines, Firs), tree fruit, or top fruit (e.g. apples, cherries) and soft fruit (e.g. strawberries, raspberries)?
Cash crops in Temperate regions
83. Which building material gets its name from Arabic for the brick?
Adobe
84. A sufferer from boanthropy believes he is what?
An Ox
85. What is the capital of Brazil?
Brasilia
86. Subaru is a car brand in which country?
Japan
87. What is a race?
the ethnic group with distinguishing biological characteristics that differ from other races
88. What is the Indian street snack made out of boiled potatoes, onions, and various spices?
Aloo tikki
89. In which city is the oldest Zoo in the world still in use?
London
90. Duo Gnarles Barkley had a huge hit in 2006 with Crazy, but what’s the name of the singer?
CeeLo Green
91. In Welsh mythology, who is Dôn’s brother, a skilled wizard, and king of Gwynedd?
Math fab Mathonwy
92. What is the UPC barcode for Indonesia
899
93. Dinner Time by Paul Terry was which cartoon first?
Talkie
94. What is the height of the Gocta, Catarata Falls, Peru?
2,531 feet/ 771 meters
95. The Prime Minister of Great Britain has to be a sitting Member of Parliament. T/F?
True
96. What are cultivated in more than 80 countries of the world, with a total production of 61 million tonnes per year?
Coconut palms
97. What is the average gestation period for American bison?
217 days
98. In 1944, the International Committee of the Red Cross received the Nobel Peace Prize for what contribution?
“for the great work, it has performed during the war on behalf of humanity”
99. Which country has the highest per capita divorce rate 1?
Latvia – 2 Russia — 3 Belarus
100. In which year was the Nintendo 64 released in Europe?
1997
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