General Knowledge - Trivia

Question 1

What is triskadekaphobia the fear of?

Accepted Answer

The number 13

Question 2

Which Beatles single was the biggest selling record of the 1960s in the UK?

Accepted Answer

She Loves You

Question 3

Which blood group is known as the universal donor

Accepted Answer

O

Question 4

Samuel Clemens is better known by what pen name?

Accepted Answer

Mark Twain

Question 5

For which baseball team did both Joe DiMaggio and Babe Ruth play?

Accepted Answer

New York Yankees

Question 6

When Rugby was first played, how many points did you get for crossing the line?

Accepted Answer

5, 0

Question 7

Fred Dagg had a number 1 song about what item of clothing?

Accepted Answer

Gumboots

Question 8

The emblem of the Rainforest Alliance, is a green _________

Accepted Answer

Frog

Question 9

This is a mythological creature known as a ______?

Accepted Answer

Hippogryph

Question 10

FAST is the acronym for recognizing what medical condition?

Accepted Answer

Stroke

Question 11

This is the flag of which country?

Accepted Answer

Argentina

Question 12

Which American President was assassinated in 1881?

Accepted Answer

James Garfield

Question 13

Which Greek godess was the equivalent of the Roman Venus?

Accepted Answer

Aphrodite

Question 14

The Lion King is based on which Shakespearean play?

Accepted Answer

Hamlet

Question 15

In 'Pride & Prejudice', by Jane Austin, who does Lydia marry?

Accepted Answer

Mr Wickham

Question 16

What is 50 in Roman numerals?

Accepted Answer

L

Question 17

What musical does the song 'I feel pretty' come from?

Accepted Answer

West Side Story

Question 18

Which children's author wrote the screenplay for the 1967 Bond movie, "You Only Live Twice"?

Accepted Answer

Roald Dahl

Question 19

Astronomers refer to a planetary position enabling Earthlike conditions as the '(What?) Zone'

Accepted Answer

Goldilocks

Question 20

12 inches (1 foot) is approximately how many centimeters?

Accepted Answer

30.5

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