General Knowledge
Who founded Facebook?
Mark Zuckerberg
hafiz
A Muslim who has memorized the Qur'an
What country did the United Kingdom fight a war against in 1982?
Argentina
What city-state did Hannibal fight for?
Carthage
What model of Volkswagen is named after a sport?
Golf or Polo
What does the Sandman bring to children?
Good Dreams
What is the street address of the British Prime Minister?
10 Downing Street
In what year did the California gold rush start?
1848
Anatolia
A large peninsula at the western edge of Asia; also called Asia Minor mostly turkey
Who was the first Republican president of the United States?
Abraham Lincoln
What brand of car did James Bond drive in twelve different movies, including "Goldfinger"?
Aston Martin
In which country would you find a billabong?
Australia
A rasher is a unit of which food product?
Bacon
From what fish's egg is caviar traditionally made?
Beluga Sturgeon
What plant is used to make tequila?
Blue Agave
What Scottish Highlands Competition could be described as "log throwing"?
Caber Toss
What is the name of the 3-headed dog that guards Hades?
Cerberus
What is the largest island in the Caribbean Sea?
Cuba
Name a country that is located entirely in the Levant?
Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria
What is a chorophobe afraid of?
Dancing
Who narrated the British version of "Planet Earth"?
David Attenborough
Who is Posh Spice's husband?
David Beckham
Who rules in a gerontocracy?
Elderly
If you follow the Yellow Brick Road, where do you end up?
Emerald City
What did the Normans conquer in 1066?
England
What is the 2nd book of Bible?
Exodus
What car company owns the most successful Formula One team of all time?
Ferrari italian
What country borders Switzerland to the west?
France
In what language is the motto of the English monarch written?
French
What does the Spanish word "corazón" mean?
Heart
In what alphabet would you find the letters Alef and Gimel?
Hebrew
Whose face launched a thousand ships?
Helen of Troy
What movie coined the phrase "there can be only one"?
Highlander
When Jack fell down, what did he break?
His crown
In the beer world, what does IPA stand for?
India Pale Ale
Other than Jerusalem, what notable Biblical city starts with the letters Jer?
Jericho
What singer is the subject of the movie "Walk the Line"?
Johnny Cash
What was the Soviet equivalent of the CIA?
KGB
What is the English translation of the Latin word "Rex"?
King
What is the largest species of lizard?
Komodo Dragon
In the U.S., what profession is practiced by a person who ends their name with "esquire"?
Law
Who was Robin Hood's second in command?
Little John
What obsolete psychiatric procedure involved scraping away connections tothe prefrontal cortex?
Lobotomy
Whose wife was turned into a pillar of salt?
Lot's
What island do lemurs come from?
Madagascar
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
What actress was born Norma Jeane Mortenson?
Marilyn Monroe
What actress was the song "Candle in the Wind" about?
Marilyn Monroe
What toxic element were hatters once exposed to - causing some to become "mad"?
Mercury
The city of Calexico lies on the U.S. side of the California / Mexico border. What,appropriately, is the name of its sister city on the Mexican side of the border?
Mexicali
Whose hair burst into flames while filming a Pepsi commercial in 1984?
Michael Jackson
In what U.S. state did Huckleberry Finn live?
Missouri
What word means either "a business tycoon" or "a bump on a skiing course"?
Mogul
What tongue-tied Bible character relied on his brother Aaron to do his public speaking?
Moses
What famous Paris cabaret theater has a name that means "Red Mill"?
Moulin Rouge
In what country would you be most likely to find a polder?
Netherlands piece of low land protected by dikes
What was New York City known as between 1624 and 1664?
New Amsterdam
What actress is singer Keith Urban married to?
Nicole Kidman
What river borders Louisville, Kentucky?
Ohio River
What, according to a supposed African proverb, does it take a village to do?
Raise a Child
What type of food was famously shared by Lady and the Tramp?
Spaghetti
What beats 4 of a kind?
Straight Flush
Halley's Comet
The comet discovered in 1705 that repeats itself every 76 years and last appeared in 1986.
Who killed Achilles?
Paris
What musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber is the longest-running production in the history of Broadway?
Phantom of the Opera
What Asian country was named after a Spanish king?
Phillipines
What country traditionally produces port wine?
Portugal
Who is the Lord of the Rings?
Sauron
What river flows through Paris?
Seine
On what island would you find the city of Palermo?
Sicily
What ancient trade route connected China to the Mediterranean?
Silk Road
Who had an affair with Queen Guinevere?
Sir Lancelot
What instrument did Ravi Shankar play?
Sitar
Who is He-Man's nemesis?
Skeletor
What country was formerly known as Ceylon?
Sri Lanka
Chang and Eng were conjoined twins famous in the 1800s. What country were they born in?
Thailand (siam)
What was the name of Italy's currency prior to the Euro?
The Lira
What British TV show, co-created by Ricky Gervais, has been replicatedin nine different countries?
The Office
What is the Japanese word for freshwater eel?
Unagi
On what river does the city formerly known as Stalingrad lie?
Volga
What condiment is sometimes called Japanese horseradish?
Wasabi
What is the biggest stadium in the United Kingdom?
Wembley Stadium
What peninsula was Yugoslavia located on?
balkan peninsula
italian word for 20
venti
By weight or value, what is the most commonly grown crop in the United States?
corn
What is the most famous novel written by Mary Shelley?
frankenstein
What comes in Pillbox, Panama, and Fez varieties?
hats
In what country did espresso originate?
italy
What is the heaviest internal human organ?
liver
What country's capital is Ulan Bator?
mongolia
Where does a Muscovite live?
moscow
What country has earned the most medals at the Winter Olympics?
norway
What is the French word for bread?
pain
What is the westernmost major city in Australia?
perth
What is the first name of actresses McAdams and Weisz?
rachel
What is the tallest kind of tree?
redwood
What is the modern birthstone for the month of July?
ruby
Bilabong
surfing company
Emmental cheese
swiss cheese
Magna Carta
the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215
