General Awareness -Miscellaneous

1-What is chiengora ?- Dog Hair spun into yarn.

2-What is a toque ?- A Canadian winter hat.

3-What is the fourth most common language in the USA ?- ASL American Sign Language.

4-Alcohol comes from the Arabic word Al Kohl meaning what ?- The Essence.

5-What does a Coprophobe fear ?- Crap – Shit – Faeces.

6-Japanese Soya noodles are made from what ?- Buckwheat.

7-What word in English has the most synonyms ?- Drunk.

8-Women do it twice as often as men – what ?- Blink.

9-Einstein never wore what if he could avoid it ?- Socks.

10-What is a tucket ?- Baseball organ music.

11-A standard what contains eight holes ?- Horseshoe
.

12-What city was chosen but refused the 1976 Winter Olympics ?- Denver.

13-Where in Europe can you find wild monkeys ?- Gibraltar.

14-What is polenta ?- Cornmeal and water.

15-Who was the first honorary US citizen ?- Winston Churchill.

16-According to a survey what is the US top family food ?- Spaghetti – then Chicken.

17-Urea is only found in humans and what other animal ?- Dalmatian Dogs.

18-What colour is a sunburned turnip ?- Green
.

19-Approximately 3 million women in the USA have what ?- Tattoos.

20-What does Vodka literally mean ?- Little Water.

21-What does a Erotophobe fear ?- Sexual Love.

22-What is the Roman Numerals for 4000 ?- MMMM.

23-Who was the first man to set foot on all five continents ?- Captain Cook.

24-What idea began in London in 1764 ?- House Numbers.

25-Only humans and what have hymens ?- Horses.

26-Elizabeth I had anthrophobia what was she afraid of ?- Roses.

27-What gives onions their distinctive smell ?- Sulphur – taken in when growing.

28-Where was the first police force established in 1667 ?- Paris.

29-Who is the largest toy distributor in the world ?- McDonalds.

30-In Chicago its illegal to fish wearing what ?- Your Pyjamas

General Awareness -Miscellaneous

1-What do humans get from the Cassava ?- Tapioca.

2-If you are on the Choke mountains what country are you in ?- Ethiopia.

3-Gail Borden invented what food item ?- Condensed Milk.

4-Fried fish lettuce spinach is a traditional Xmas eve meal where ?- Armenia
.

5-Who was the pilot in the first fatal air crash ?- Orville Wright.

6-Name two sports where the winner moves backwards ?- Rowing – Tug of War.

7-Lyssophobia is the fear of what ?- Going Mad.

8-What capital city translates as Capital City in the native tongue ?- Seoul – South Korea.

9-If you were drinking Tiger beer in what country would you be ?- Singapore.

10-In Utah you can get a licence to hunt what ?- Dinosaurs.

11-Epistemophobia is the fear of what ?- Knowledge.

12-What food are astronauts prohibited before a mission ?- Beans – Farts damage spacesuits.

13-What is the punishment for drunk driving in Norway ?- Three months of Government lectures.

14-What did Oliver Pollock invent in 1778  ?- The dollar sign $.

15-ORD are the identification letters of what airport ?- O’Hare Chicago.

16-What woman has the most statues of her ?- Joan of Arc 40000.

17-What word did non-English speakers say sounded prettiest ?- Diarrhoea.

18-If you were drinking Cobra beer in what country would you be ?- India.

19-New Jersey has a museum with 5400 exhibits of what ?- Spoons.

20-What does a myrmecologist study ?- Ants.

21-What is a Pygmy Blue ?- Smallest butterfly.

22-Emelio Marco Palma was the first to do what in 1978 ?- Born in Antarctica.

23-Which US place name translates Indian as place of drunkenness ?- Manhattan.

24-Philematology is the science of what ?- Kissing.

25-If You were drinking Rolling Rock lager what US state are you in ?- Pennsylvania.

26-In Minnesota its illegal for a woman dressed as what on street ?- Santa Clause.

27-What are scutes ?- Snakes belly scales.

28-What is the most frequently accessed article World Encyclopaedia ?- Snake Information.

29-What does a Caligynephobe fear ?- Beautiful Women.

30-Where is your Popliteal Fossa ?- Back of Knee

General Awareness -Miscellaneous

1-What is the state bird of Wisconsin ?- The Robin.

2-What country drink the most milk per capita ?- Iceland.

3-What animal is the mascot of the US Naval Academy ?- Goat.

4-Where was volleyball invented ?- France.

5-Miso a traditional Japanese cooking ingredient is what ?- Soybean Paste.

6-What is mosquitoes main food ?- Nectar from flowers.

7-What is the most common name in the Bible ?- Zachariah.

8-International dialling codes – where is 672 ?- Antarctica.

9-What seven letter word do all Americans pronounce wrongly ?- Wrongly.

10-Where would you find your purlicue ?- Space between thumb and finger.

11-In Japan what is Shogi ?- Japanese Chess.

12-Shaddock is another name for what ?- Grapefruit.

13-In the Modern 1896 Olympics what was the first event decided ?- Triple Jump.

14-Prescribed as cure Beri Beri it cured scrotal dermatitis – what ?- Marmite.

15-Manu National Park Peru has 1300 different species of what ?- Butterfly.

16-Wilhelm Steinitz was the world’s first what in 1886 ?- Chess Champion.

17-Telesphobia is a fear of what ?- Being Last.

18-There are more the 38000 types of what ?- Mushrooms.

19-What country has the most bookshops per head population ?- New Zealand.

20-Charles Jung invented what in America ?- Fortune Cookies.

21-Who declined a Pulitzer Prize for his book Arrowsmith ?- Sinclair Lewis.

22-Sunglasses were invented in China to do what ?- Hide a Judges eyes.

23-The Italian Date is a common name of what fruit ?- Tamarind.

24-What US President said I Promise instead of I swear inaugurate ?- Richard M Nixon.

25-What is banned by law in Japanese restaurants ?- Tipping.

26-What is measured in Scroville Units ?- Heat of Chillies.

27-
What country issued a banana shaped stamp ?- Tonga.

28-If you were drinking castle beer in what country would you be ?- South Africa.

29-Where was the worlds first oil well drilled ?- Pennsylvania.

30-A Weaner is a baby what ?- Elephant Seal

General Awareness -Miscellaneous

1-What is the most common breeding bird in the US ?- Red Winged Blackbird.

2-Public Speaking is the most common fear what’s the second ?- Heights.

3-In Oklahoma it is illegal to bite some else’s what ?- Hamburger.

4-What links the Cassowary Kakapo and the Kagu ?- Flightless Birds.

5-Potatoes were fist sold as what ?- Ornamental Plants

6-Ancient China Treason Robbery Adultery what punishment ?- Castration.

7-Vampire bats prefer to bite what part of a sleeping person ?- Toe
.

8-A Parthenophobe has a fear of what ?- Young Girls – Virgins.

9-Who received 800000 fan letters in 1933 ?- Mickey Mouse.

10-Monology is the study of what ?- Stupidity.

11-What is the penalty for drunk driving in Sumatra ?- Loss of a hand.

12-The word Sahara is Arabic for what ?- Desert.

13-What do toads do before mating ?- Sing.

14-What country is the worlds oldest functioning democracy ?- Iceland.

15-80% of the worlds population wears shoes made in what country ?- China.

16-In 1839 what innovation was added to bicycles ?- Pedals.

17-Who was Time Magazines first man of the year (1927) ?- Charles Lindbergh.

18-What is the most eaten food in the US ?- Milk and Cream.

19-What country consumes the most fish per capita ?- Japan.

20-What was the first product sold in aerosol sprays ?- Insecticides
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21-What was the first magazine to publish a hologram on its cover ?- National Geographic.

22-What food was regarded as an aphrodisiac in the Middle Ages ?- Chicken Soup.

23-Nonpariel Mission Caramel Neplus Peerless types of what ?- Almonds
.

24-What is the provincial bird of Yukon ?- Raven.

25-In Columbus Ohio it is illegal to sell what on Sunday ?- Cornflakes.

26-What was the first toy advertised on TV in USA  ?- Mr Potato Head.

27-Sukkot is a festival in which religion ?- Jewish
.

28-If you suffered from pyrexia what have you got ?- Fever.

29-In Germany what are the Neubaustrecke ?- High Speed Railways.

30-What are Puli Sloghi and Kuvaszok ?- Exotic dog breeds

General Awareness -Miscellaneous

1-What is the state insect of Texas ?- Monarch Butterfly.

2-What breed of dog bites the most humans ?- German Shepherd –Alsatian.

3-Only humans and what primate can have blue eyes ?- Black Lemurs
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4-What creature is the symbol of Bacardi ?- Bat.

5-Sourj is Armenian for what ?- Coffee.

6-In Pennsylvania legally a man needs written permit from wife do what ?- Purchase Alcohol.

7-Where in the body is the labrynth ?- Ear.

8-What is Papins Digester – Invented Denis Papin 1679 ?- Pressure Cooker.

9-A web site with sa in the name is in what country ?- Saudi Arabia.

10-Where were Chinese Checkers invented ?- England
.

11-What was the third leading cause of death in 1900 ?- Diarrhoea.

12-Where would you find your Glabella ?- Space between your eyes.

13-What city has the worlds biggest taxi fleet ?- Mexico – over 60000.

14-What animal is mentioned most in the Bible ?- Sheep.

15-What is the most common fear people have ?- Public Speaking.

16-After the US what country imports the most scotch ?- France.

17-What is officially the poorest US state ?- Mississippi.

18-What is officially the richest US state ?-District of Columbia.

19-The US eat most ice cream per capita what country second ?- New Zealand.

20-In Indiana what is illegal in winter ?- Bathing.

21-In what country did the rumba originate ?- Cuba
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22-In Tucson Arizona it is illegal for a woman to wear what ?- Pants.

23-What country consumes the most calories per capita ?- Ireland.

24-What species of fish is caught most ? -Anchovetta – Anchovy.

25-It is illegal to use what to plough cotton fields in North Carolina ? Elephants.

26-What US state has the most murders ?- California.

27-What crime causes the second most number arrests in USA ?- Drink Driving.

28-Where did doughnuts originate ?- Holland.

29-The word Matrix in the Bible means what ?- Womb
.

30-What country drinks the most beer ?- Germany

General Awareness -Miscellaneous

1-What is the extinct animal Megantheron better known as ?- Sabre Toothed Tiger.

2-Oikophobia is the fear of what ?- Houses.

3-Gjetost is the national cheese of what country ?- Norway.

4-If you suffered from ozostomia what have you got ?- Bad Breath – Halitosis.

5-What colour are French letter boxes – Yellow.

6-What colour is caffeine ?- White powder.

7-What is Falaka ?- Turkish feet beating.

8-What animal has the worlds shortest sperm ?- Hippopotamus.

9-The Swathling Cup is played for in what sport ?- Table Tennis.

10-Saint Lydwina is the Patron Saint of what sport ?- Ice Skating.

11-Where was the worlds first televised baseball game ?- Tokyo.

12-What country consumes the most tea per capita ?- Ireland.

13-In Australia what is a Willy-Willy ?- Whirlwind.

14-Table Tennis competitions only two coloured balls allowed what ?- White and Yellow.

15-In what country would you buy Kingfisher lager ?- India.

16-The French musical instrument The Viola has what other name ?- The Alto
.

17-Name Australia’s highest mountain ?- Mount Kosciusko.

18-What colour is malachite ?- Brown.

19-Who won the first Oscar for a musical in 1943 ?- James Cagney.

20-Which native Indian tribe never signed a peace treaty US govern ?- Seminoles.

21-Murphy’s Oil soap is most often used to clean what ?- Elephants.

22-What flavour sweet was created for Ronald Regan ?- Blueberry Jelly Babies.

23-Lemniscate is the correct name for what symbol ?- Infinity.

24-What is the only USA state without a natural lake ?- West Virginia.

25-What was Napoleons mothers name ?- Laticia.

26-What is the only breed of dog that gets gout ?- Dalmatian.

27-What country has the worlds oldest National Anthem ?- Netherlands.

28-In Texas its illegal to swear in front of what ?- A Corpse.

29- What was known as Arabian Wine ?- Coffee
.

30-Where are the Luxemburg gardens ?- Paris

General Awareness -Miscellaneous

1-Who would use a Syllabary ?- Arabs – their alphabet
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2-The oldest written plan of government in effect is in what country ?- United States of America.

3-In ancient Japan what was used to clean teeth ?- Stale Urine.

4-John Quincy Adams was the only US president to do what ?- Marry a non American woman.

5-Who was the first woman to win an Oscar best actress 1928 ?- Janet Gaynor.

6-What Sanskrit word means great king ?- Maharaja.

7-Which US state gets the most overseas visitors ?- California – Florida second
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8-What is the state tree of Idaho ?- White Pine.

9-What was the name of the first presidential aircraft ?- Sacred Cow.

10-What flower is the symbol of culture ?- The Lotus.

11-What country consumes the most coke per capita ?- Iceland.

12-LOT is the national airline of what country ?- Poland
.

13-Phalacrophobia is the fear of what ?- Going Bald.

14-Who would use a brannock or what for ?- Measure foot shoes.

15-Burning potassium has what colour flame?- Purple.

16-Name first animated film to be nominated for best picture Oscar ?- Disney Beauty and the Beast.

17-Jacinth or Hyacinth are alternative names of what mineral ?- Zircon.

18-Nanook is a Canadian word for what animal ?- Polar Bear.

19-In what prison did Nelson Mandela spend 19 of 27 years in jail ?- Robben Island.

20-The Punjab is an area of India meaning what ?- Five Rivers.

21-In Morse code one dash four dots what number ?- Six.

22-What country has the worlds largest merchant navy ?- Liberia.

23-What does AMSTRAD stand for ?- Alan Michael Sugar Trading
.

24-Pitcairn Airlines were the first to provide what in 1922 ?- Air Sick Bags.

25-What is Virga ?- Rain the don’t reach ground.

26-A Pullicologist is an expert in what ?- Fleas.

27-Annually 2500 left handed people die doing what ?- Using right handed products.

28-All windmills turn counter clockwise except where ?- Ireland.

29-The word melee comes from what sport ?- Football village play.

30-On the PH scale what does PH stand for ?- Potential Hydrogen

 General Awareness-Miscellaneous

1-What US state is the magnolia state ?- Mississippi.

2-72% of what country is covered by forest ?- Finland.

3-What city used to be known as Bytown ?- Ottawa.

4-Kong Zi is better known as who ?- Confucius.

5-The Red Rose City has what more common name in Jordan ?- Petra

6-Cerumen is the technical name for what body part ?- Earwax.

7-If you saw Cave Canem written what would you know ?- Beware of the Dog.

8-What countries highest award is The Order of the Elephant ?- Denmark.

9-What is Thalassophobia a fear of ?- The Sea.

10-Who does a Filicide kill ?- Son or Daughter.

11-Where is the oldest known restaurant in the world ?- Madrid.

12-What was the first country to recognise the US as independent ?- Morocco.

13-What soft drink was developed as a hangover remedy ?- Pepsi Cola.

14-Where was the first Miss World contest held in 1951 ?- London.

15-After California what US state produces the most wine ?- New York.

16-What US state was the last to ratify abolition slavery 1990s ?- Mississippi.

17-C17 H21 N04 is the chemical formula for what ?- Cocaine.

18-What is the worlds most widely eaten fish ?- Herring.

19-A digitabulist collects what ?- Thimbles.

20-The Hula Hoop was illegal in what country ?- Finland.

21-What product uses the most silver ?- Camera Film.

22-
What sport was called Harpastum by the ancient Greeks ?- Football.

23-Who was the first actress to endorse a product commercially ?- Lilly Langtree.

24-What is a Caldera ?- Depression left by volcano.

25-What is a dhoti ?- An Indian male loin cloth.

26-FINA is the governing body of what amateur sport ?- Swimming.

27-What is Switzerland’s official name ?- Swiss Confederation.

28-Which drink was designed as a malaria cure ?- Benedictine.

29-What are lop cheong ?- Chinese Sausages.

30-What is the name of the second highest mountain in Africa ?- Mount Kenya

General Awareness -Miscellaneous

1-What country has the most elephants ?- Tanzania
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2-In what sport is The Lugano Trophy awarded every 2 years ?- Men’s National TeamWalking.

3-Myrastica fragrens is what common spice ?- Nutmeg.

4-Who was the first woman to receive The Order of Merit 1907 ?- Florence Nightingale.

5-In terms of hair what does FSH stand for ?- Follicle Stimulating Hormone.

6-What month was named after Latin for to open ?- April.

7-
What is the more common name for Alkane ?- Paraffin or Kerosene
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8-How long can a bedbug live without food ?- One Year.

9-What Japanese name means fried food often at the table ?- Tempura.

10-What is Nelson Mandela’s middle name ?- Rolihlahla.

11-What country has the most Post Offices ?- India.

12- What is the correct name for the honey bear or potto ?- Kinkajou

13-The Marino sheep originated in what country ?- Spain.

14-What was the first battleship powered by steam turbines 1906 ?- HMS Dreadnought.

15-Carson City in Nevada – dubious distinction first what 1924 ?- Gas Chamber used.

16-What magazine started in America March 1923 ?- Time.

17-Tenzin Gyatso became what in 1937 ?- Dalai Lama.

18-In what country was Mother Theresa born ?- Albania.

19-Who was Prime Minister of China 1949 to 1976 ?- Chou En-Lai.

20-The Egg and I was whose first film ?- Marilyn Munroe.

21-Who first appeared in All Star Comics in 1941 ?- Wonder Woman
.

22-The British Patent Office since 1949 banned patents for what ?- Perpetual Motion Machine.

23-What colour was Ian Flemming’s typewriter ?- Gold.

24–Which Canadian won the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize for Suez ?- Lester Pearson.

25-What happened to Charles Brooks in 1982 ?- First legal death by lethal Injection.

26-What is a collection of penguins known as ?- Rookery.

27-What does a crapulent person suffer from ?- Drunkenness.

28-What is a SR N4 ?- Hovercraf.

29-What is Christmas Disease ?- Mild Haemophilia.

30-An Ortaline is a cross between what two items ?- Tangerine – Orange

General Awareness : Miscellaneous

1-International dialling codes what country is 86 ?- China.

2-Alphabetically what is the first element in the periodic table ?- Actinium.

3-What order of insects contains the most species ?- Beetles.

4-Aesculus is the Latin name of what type of tree ?- Horse Chestnut.

5-Where were bagpipes invented ?- Iran – then Persia .

6-Which people used to settle legal disputes by head butting ?- Inuit – Eskimo.

7-What is a Boodie ?- A Marsupial related kangaroo rat.

8-Spumador was whose horse ?- King Arthur
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9-Alfred Butta invented what in 1941 – marketed 1948 ?- Scrabble.

10-Phobos and Deimos are moons of Mars – what do names mean ?- Fear and Terror.

11-What colour is a giraffes tongue ?- Black.

12-What is the capitol of Fiji ?- Suva.

13-What is the name of Shakespeare’s first play ?- Titus Andronicus.

14-The IHF govern what sport ?- International Handball Federation
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15-What US state has no motto ?- Alaska.

16-What country spends the most per capita in casinos ?- Australia.

17-In India in 1994 who were finally allowed to vote ?- Eunuchs.

18-In what language was the first complete bible in US printed ?- Algonquin Indian
.

19-What country produces the most tobacco in the world ?- China.

20-If you were eating Olea Europea what would it be ?- Olive.

21-Where were the first winter Olympics held in 1924 ?- Charmonix France.

22-What is the smallest species of penguin ?- The Fairy Penguin
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23-What do Fromologists collect ?- Cheese labels
.

24-International dialling codes what county is 20 ?- Egypt.

25-What US states name means long river in Indian ?- Connecticut
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26-What country has the most elephants ?- Tanzania.

27-In Romeo and Juliet what day is Juliet’s Birthday ?- 31st June.

28-In Italy a man can be arrested if found wearing what ?- A Skirt.

29-The Arcocarpus altilis was involved in a mutiny – what is it ?- Breadfruit.

30-OD international aircraft registration letters of what country ?- Lebanon