Mensa Quiz Book Questions (Set 1)
Which admiral organized the German navy of World War I?
Admiral Turpitz
Which American gangster was also known as Scarface?
Al Capone
Which Native American tribe did not live on the great plains?
Apache
In which criminal act did Bonnie and Clyde specialize?
Armed robbery
For what purpose were dachshunds originally bred?
Badger hunting
What city was decided into four sectors at the end of World War II?
Berlin
Of which country is Stockholm the capital?
Sweden
Which famous book is divided into two testaments?
The Bible
Who lives at 10 Downing Street?
The British Prime Minister
Which State succeeded the Roman Empire?
The Byzantine Empire
What started in Pudding Lane on September 2, 1666?
The Great Fire of London
In which army was Moshe Dayan an important figure?
The Israeli Army
Which army were known for their black-shirted uniforms?
The Italian Fascists in the 1920s and 1930s
What is another name for the constellation known as the Big Dipper?
The Plough
Who occupies the Oval Office?
The President of the USA
What was Baron Manfred von Richthofen popularly known as?
The Red Baron
Which famous outlaw partnered Butch Cassidy?
The Sundance Kid
Which event triggered the Great Depression?
The Wall Street Crash
To which domestic animal is the tiger related?
The cat
What is the name of the imaginary line of latitude around the middle of Earth?
The equator
What ancient monuments, all looking similar, is Egypt famous for?
The pyramids
What led to the sinking of the Titanic in 1912?
The ship struck an iceberg
What spare-time career did the Hardy Boys follow?
They were detectives
According to tradition, what happens to people who pick dandelions?
They were their beds
Which treaty ended World War I?
Treaty of the Versailles
The tomb of which king was found almost completely intact?
Tutankhamen
What civilization did the Norsemen belong to?
Vikings
In which state did the English first settle in 1607?
Virginia, in Jamestown
The Battle of Bosworth Field took place during which war?
Wars of the Roses
Who wrote the play Romeo and Juliet?
William Shakespeare
What is measured on the Beaufort scale?
Wind speed
During which war was the tank first used?
World War I
The battle of Somme took place during what war?
World War I
What was the Great War?
World War I
Can you eat green tomatoes?
Yes, when cooked are considered a delicacy
What drink is Brazil known for?
Coffee
With which festival do you associate Good Friday?
Easter
When Columbus had discovered America in 1492, where did he think he had landed?
India
Which city is the capital of France?
Paris
From what was paper traditionally made?
Wood
How many grams are in a kilogram?
1,000
When was the American Declaration of Independence?
1776
In which story does the ghost of Jacob Marley appear?
A Christmas Carol
What sort of plane was a Spitfire?
A World War II fighter plane
Theoretically, how many bodies the size of the Earth could fit into the Sun?
A million
What is titanium?
A mineral
What is a Colt. 45?
A revolver
Which American president became famous for abolishing slavery?
Abraham Lincoln
Who was the leader of Germany during the third Reich?
Adolf Hitler
What sort of person would live in an igloo?
An Inuit
In which battle did Sitting Bull defeat General Cluster?
Battle of Little Bighorn
Who was responsible for the death of Julius Caesar?
Brutus
In which country would you find Mandalay?
Burma
Who was the infamous captain of The Bounty?
Captain Bligh
Which aviator made the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic?
Charles Lindbergh
What were the Russian heads of state called before the revolution in 1917?
Czars
Which American hero was noted for his coonskin cap?
Davy Crockett
Venison is the meat of which animal?
Deer
Who had a horse called Black Bess?
Dick Turpin
From which French town were more than 330,000 Allied Troops evacuated on 1940?
Dunkirk
What is an aubergine?
Egg plant
Cleopatra ruled which country?
Egypt
Who succeeded Bloody Mary as the queen of England?
Elizabeth I
In which country did the Industrial Revolution start?
England
The Hundred Years' War was between which two countries?
England and France
What forms the main diet of the heron?
Fish and sometimes frog
What, according to the proverb, do birds of a feather do?
Flock together
Who was the American president at the start of World War II?
Franklin D Roosevelt
Who was Spain's dictator until his death in 1975?
General Fransisco Franco
Who was the first president of the USA?
George Washington
What was discovered in California in 1848?
Gold
What unit is used for measuring the height of horses?
Hands
What was Ferdinand, Graf con Zeppelin known for?
His invention of the rigid airship.
Which English admiral won the battle of Trafalgar?
Horatio Nelson
Mohammad was the founder of which religion?
Islam
Is a north wind coming from or going to the north?
It comes from the north.
What is Big Ben?
It is the bell found in the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster in London, although the name is often used to refer to the whole tower
What is the town of Auschwitz associated with?
It was the site of the largest concentration camp.
Which French heroine was burned at the stake having been tried for witchcraft?
Joan of Arc
Which judge presided over the Bloody Assizes?
Judge Jeffries
Which planet is so large it could contain all the others?
Jupiter
Who owned a sword called Excalibur?
King Arthur
What is the name of Robin Hood's girlfriend?
Maid Marian
Which African-American civil-rights leader was shot dead in Memphis in 1968?
Martin Luther King Jr.
From what is glass made?
Melted sand
Which French statesman crowned himself emperor in 1804?
Napoleon
William the Conqueror was duke of which French province?
Normandy
Where did the Incas originate?
Peru
In which story would you find the Lost Boys?
Peter Pan
The invasion of what country led to the outbreak of World War II?
Poland
For what purpose is the husky used?
Pulling sleds
Who was the Russian monk who reputedly could treat czarevich's haemophilia
Rasputin
What colors mix to make purple?
Red and blue
Which country did Ivan the Terrible rule?
Russia
What was the Japanese warrior class that rose to power in the 11th century?
Samuri
In which city was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated, causing the start of World War I?
Sarajevo
Maco, tiger, and hammer head are all varieties of which creature?
Shark
How many wives did Henry VIII have?
Six
What is the name of Charlie Brown's dog in the Peanuts cartoons?
Snoopy
What,in the 16th century, were the conquistadores?
Spanish military leaders conquering the New World.
