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General Knowledge
47,553 questions • Page 12 of 680
| # | Question | Answer |
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| 771 | What colour are the houses you can buy for your properties in a standard game of Monopoly? | Green |
| 772 | In scrabble, how many extra points does a player get for using all seven of their letters at once? | 50 |
| 773 | Under Islamic law, how many wives is a man allowed to have at any one time? | 4 |
| 774 | What is the correct way to address a duke? `Sir`, `Your Grace` or `My Lord`? | `Your Grace` |
| 775 | In the phonetic alphabet, what word represents the letter `W`? | Whiskey |
| 776 | `Cambridge Favourite`, `Royal Sovereign` and `Talisman` are all varieties of what? | Strawberries |
| 777 | Which spirit replaces vodka to turn a Bloody Mary into a Bloody Maria? | Tequila |
| 778 | What is the singular of the word Scampi? Scamp, Scampo or Scampi? | Scampo |
| 779 | Whose official residence is Lambeth Palace in London? | The Archbishop of Canterbury |
| 780 | What is the name given to the beam placed above a window or door? | Lintel |
| 781 | At the 2002 World Cup, Fevernova was the official name for what? | The football used in all the matches |
| 782 | In which field was the sixth Nobel prize established? Literature, Economics or Peace? | Economics |
| 783 | Born in Budapest in 1874, by what name was Erich Weiss better known? | Harry Houdini |
| 784 | What is the largest number on a standard backgammon doubling cube? | 64 |
| 785 | What habit does an onychophagist have? | Biting their fingernails |
| 786 | How many yards are there in a mile? | 1760 |
| 787 | What dance was named after the Portuguese phrase meaning `snapping of a whip`? | Lambada |
| 788 | How many yards long is a furlong? | 220 |
| 789 | Which of the following has the most calories? A medium sized boiled egg, one teaspoon of butter or half a grapefruit? | A medium sized boiled egg |
| 790 | What is the most common accident in UK homes? Struck By Static Object, Struct By Moving Object or Tripping Over? | Tripping Over |
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| 791 | What is the official name of `the Old Bailey`? | The Central Criminal Court |
| 792 | What is coimetrophobia the fear of? Unconsiousness, Cemeteries or Caves? | Cemeteries |
| 793 | In February 2005, who set a new world record for sailing solo around the world? | Ellen McArthur |
| 794 | What does the word Cenotaph mean? | Empty Tomb |
| 795 | Which of the following movie stars shares their name with a picturesque town in the state of Maryland, USA? Veronica Lake, Chevy Chase or Sally Field? | Chevy Chase |
| 796 | What is the most common surname in Ireland? Murphy, O`Sullivan or Smith? | Murphy |
| 797 | What would a polydactyl person have that a normal person wouldn`t? | More than 10 fingers or toes |
| 798 | Which is the most common of the following surnames in England? Edwards, Roberts or Taylor? | Taylor |
| 799 | What happened to a Vestal Virgin if she broke her vow of chastity? | She was buried alive |
| 800 | To the nearest 25 miles, how far would a London bus travel on a full tank of petrol while driving around the city at an average of 30 miles per hour? | 0 (a London bus runs on diesel) |
| 801 | In which US city was Ally Mcbeal set? | Boston |
| 802 | In May 1984, Alan Pettigrew of Loch Lomond gained the world record from throwing what item with a distance of 55.11 metres? | Haggis |
| 803 | Flemish bond and English bond are methods of doing what? | Laying bricks |
| 804 | How many loaves and how many fish did Jesus use to feed 5,000? | 2 fish and 5 loaves |
| 805 | Which organisation has the saying `Train One Save Many`? | R.N.L.I. (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) |
| 806 | `Poppin Fresh` serves as the mascot of which international food brand? | Pillsbury company |
| 807 | In which country was the organisation Greenpeace founded? | Canada |
| 808 | Why is George Windsor, Earl of St. Andrews, excluded from the line of succession to the throne? | He is Catholic |
| 809 | Which religion celebrates the festival of Vesak? | Buddhism |
| 810 | In Britain, what were classified as either A or B in 1920? | Roads |
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| 811 | Why did Captain Arthur Rostron become famous in 1912? | He was the captain of the Carpathian, the ship that came to the aid of the Titanic |
| 812 | What does FTP stand for in the world of computers and the internet? | File Transfer Protocol |
| 813 | What does USB stand for in computer hardware? | Universal Serial Bus |
| 814 | In computer hardware, what is the name modem short for? | Modulator-demodulator |
| 815 | `Share Moments. Share Life` is the slogan to which worldwide brand? | Kodak |
| 816 | Which island was actor Errol Flynn born on? | Tasmania |
| 817 | What is Anginaphobia a fear of? Thickness, Narrowness or Darkness? | Narrowness |
| 818 | Which ITV programme is featured on the first class stamp to comemorate ITV`s 50 year anniversary? | Emmerdale |
| 819 | Which society has its headquarters at The Lodge, Sandy in Bedfordshire | RSPB |
| 820 | Which brewer was the first to introduce the `widget` into cans? | Guinness |
| 821 | If a dish is cooked Florentine, what is it cooked with? | Spinach |
| 822 | How old does a road vehicle need to be to be described as a classic? | 25 years old |
| 823 | What does `D.C.` in Washington D.C. stand for? | District of Columbia |
| 824 | As at November 2005, what were Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt the last men to do? | Walk on the moon |
| 825 | Approximately how many rivets were used in the Forth Rail Bridge? 1 million, 4 million or 7 million? | 7 million |
| 826 | What is the connection between Ruby, Teddy, Offa, Lucy, Sadie and a famous politician? | Ruby, Teddy, Offa, Lucy and Sadie are the names of David Blunkett`s guide dogs |
| 827 | Which two words is the company name Intel abbreviated from? | Integrated tecnology |
| 828 | From what four word expression does the word `goodbye` derive? | God be with ye |
| 829 | According to Edward Lear`s poem, how long was the sailing trip undertaken by the Owl and the Pussycat? | A year and a day |
| 830 | In which country did the dish chop-suey originate? | USA |
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| 831 | If you were `Doing Leap Frog` or `Walking The Dog` what would you be using? | A yo-yo |
| 832 | What is the official residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury? | Lambeth Palace |
| 833 | Which chocolate bar was launched in 1978 by a long distance lorry driver called Martin Fisk? | Yorkie |
| 834 | Who was the first female head of MI5? | Stella Rimmington |
| 835 | What two letters appeared on the first Girl Guide hats? | GG |
| 836 | What is the only property on a Monopoly board that contains all of the letters in the word `Monopoly`? | Electric Company |
| 837 | Which is the only US state which contains none of the letters of `Mackerel` in its name? | Ohio |
| 838 | What is the only US state which contains all of the letters from the word `Spam` in its name? | New Hampshire |
| 839 | Which European country is the largest consumer of beer per head? | Germany |
| 840 | Which is the only US state that contains none of the letters from `Osama` in its name? | Kentucky |
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