Trivia questions
with answers about general knowledge and assorted
topics.
Where does bossa nova dance music originate?
A: Brazil.
What is a hurdy-gurdy?
A: Musical Instrument.
What nationality was the composer Chopin?
A: Polish.
Who wrote 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue', the first detective story?
A: Edgar Allan Poe.
Where would you find an avenue of sphinxes?
A: Luxor, Egypt.
Which diamond has a Persian name meaning 'mountain of light'?
A: Koh-i-noor.
Who was the last king of Lydia, famed for his wealth?
A: Croesus.
Where were the 1932 and 1984 Olympic Games held?
A: Los Angeles.
Who was the model for Citizen Kane?
A: William Randolph Hearst.
In which country did the poets Keats and Shelley both die?
A: Italy.
Which is the largest city in Switzerland?
A: Zurich.
What is the general term for the use of computers, telecommunications
and microelectronics in the processing and transmission of data?
A: IT - Information Technology.
Followers of which religion are expected to undertake a pilgrimage
known as hajj?
A: Islam.
What is the anatomical name for the large flat bone at the front of
the chest?
A: Sternum.
What was the back-0kicking dance that originated in the 1920s in
South Carolina?
A: Charleston.
What abrasive rock is produced by gases frothing in lava?
A: Pumice.
Who founded The Royal Hospital in Chelsea, London?
A: Charles II.
Which boy's name, signaled in Morse code, would be represented by six
dashes?
A: Tom.
What is the art of clipping trees and shrubs into ornamental shapes?
A: Topiary.
Which Italian company founded by six brothers withdrew from motor
racing in 1957?
A: Maserati.
What type of camera was invented by Edwin Land?
A: Polaroid.
How many tusks does a wart hog have?
A: Four.
What kind of creature is a gecko?
A: Lizard.
To which royal house does the royal family of Monaco belong?
A: Grimaldi.
For what is the Booker Prize awarded?
A: Fiction.
Who led an unsuccessful rebellion against Queen Elizabeth I in 1601?
A: Earl of Essex.
In which US city did house music originate?
A: Chicago.
What kind of stone is marble?
A: Limestone.
Of which country is Lima the capital?
A: Peru.
What is the study of the relationship between people and their
working environment, with the aim of improving performance?
A: Ergonomics.
To which fish family do pilchards and sardines belong?
A: Herring.
To which bird family does the jay belong?
A: Crow.
Which scientist was the first to receive the Nobel prize twice?
A: Marie Curie - for discovering radioactivity and radium.
What popular drink was known in China as early as 2737 BC?
A: Tea.
What do the Sikhs propose to call their separate state, if it ever
achieves independence form India?
A: Khalistan.
Against which disease did Edward Jenner develop a vaccine around
1800?
A: Smallpox.
What is the wind force of a hurricane?
A: Force 12 or more.
What was the nickname of General Norman Schwarzkopf?
A: Stormin Norman.
What is a mixture of 75% potassium nitrate, 15% charcoal and 10%
sulfur?
A: Gunpowder.
What is the name of the high protein food derived from soya milk?
A: Tofu.
Who is excluded from succession to the throne in Salic law?
A: Women.
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