Trivia Quizzes, Facts, Daily & Hourly Games

Forums

About Us

FAQ

Links

Trivia Quiz Categories

	Animals

	Brain Teasers

	Celebrities

	Entertainment

	For Kids

	General

	Geography

	History

	Hobbies

	Humanities

	Literature

	Movies

	Music

	People

	Religion & Faith

	Science & Technology

	Sports

	Television

	Video Games

	World

More Trivia Fun

	New Quizzes

	Popular Recent Quizzes

	Most Highly Rated Quizzes


	Write a Quiz

Monthly Tournament

	Today's Easy Trivia

	Today's Hard Trivia

	Easy Hourly Trivia

	Hard Hourly Trivia

Trivia Facts

	Browse Trivia Facts

	Submit a Trivia Fact

Statistics

	Website - Who's online? 75 playing now - Quizzes served 3,368,668

	Players - Most points cindi657 - Registered members 34750 - Just registered! shpette

	Teams - Most points NY's Strongest !!!!

	Quiz Of The Day - Tournament Leader Kniclan - Last Tournament Champ Jeopardybound

You are here: Home » Quizzes

Generalized General Trivia

written by: shimonbentzvi

A difficult general quiz.

Question 1:

What did the US government buy for the Native Alaskans in 1891?

The basis of their caribou herd
Motorized sleds
A fire truck
Ice boxes

Question 2:

Alaska, Texas and California are the three largest states in the USA. Which are the next two largest states?

Montana and New Mexico
Wyoming and Iowa
Georgia and Iowa
Montana and Georgia

Question 3:

On the sitcom "Third Rock from the Sun," John Lithgow plays Dick Solomon. What is his occupation on Earth?

Advertising writer
Professor of Physics
Professor of Anthropology
Unemployed

Question 4:

Which of these musicians was not among the first class inducted into the Jazz Hall of Fame?

Earl Hines
Benny Carter
Art Tatum
Ray Charles

Question 5:

In 1992 there was a petition signed by 30,000 people to change the name of Maui, Hawaii to "Gilligan."

False
True

Question 6:

The original name of the Beatles' song, "Eleanor Rigby", was "Miss Daisy Hawkins."

False
True

Question 7:

How many continents are owned by only one nation?

0
1
3
2

Question 8:

One terasecond is 10^12 seconds. How many years is one terasecond? (place mouse pointer over ? icon to view hints or answer requirements)

3.1689
31,689
31.689
316 ,890

Question 9:

The first US police force to buy a police car was also the first to have a police motorcycle squad.

True
False

Question 10:

Thomas Harris created this terrible fictional murderer.

Michael Everett
Hannibal Lecter
Garland Saunderson
Jason Thomas

Question 11:

Which famous writer is not paired with the correct pseudonym?

Ellery Queen-Erle Stanley Gardner
Ellis Bell-Emily Bronte
Ernest V. Trueblood-William Faulkner
Richard Bachman-Stephen King

Question 12:

In the 1994 film, "Pulp Fiction," these actors portray Jules Winfield and Vincent Vega.

Ving Rhames and Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta
Bruce Willis and Phil Lamarr
Ving Rhames and John Travolta

Question 13:

Who was the first Asian-American to win an Academy Award? (place mouse pointer over ? icon to view hints or answer requirements)

Robert Ito
James Hong
Ang Lee
Haing Ngor

Question 14:

What was the first rock group to play at New York's Carnegie Hall?

America
The Beatles
The Who
Chicago

Question 15:

What does the Hindu word "Krishna" mean?

daylight
my lord
dark or dark blue
the lord

Question 16:

Who was the first woman to have a gold record?

Shirley Temple
Connie Francis
Judy Garland
Teresa Brewer

Question 17:

How were the dimensions of American battleships determined?

They had to be large enough to carry the minimum of 278 people but small enough to go through the Suez Canal.
They had to be less than 111 feet tall and less than 11 feet wide.
They had to be lower than the Golden Gates bridge and small enough to go through the Panama Canal.
They had to be lower than the Brooklyn Bridge and small enough to go through the Panama Canal.

Question 18:

The moves in this sport include Barani, Triffus, Miller, and Randy.

Trampoline
Figure Skating
Ballroom Dancing
BMX

Question 19:

As a protest to the British Tea Tax, colonial Americans used this for making tea.

Goldenrod
Strawberries
Hay
Persian Root

Question 20:

When did Russia declare war against Japan during World War II?

The day after the Battle of Stalingrad
Two days after Germany surrendered.
The day after the Battle of Kursk
Two days after the bombing of Hiroshima

Question 21:

This word can mean a social upstart or a social climber.

Selcouth
Zabern
Pronk
Rastaquouere

Report errors (will not interfere with your quiz)


Conditions of Use \| Privacy policy \| Disclaimer \| Copyright	© 2005-2009 123facts.com. All Rights Reserved.

Page loaded from database in 1.64014697075 seconds