GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
TRIVIA QUESTIONS IV
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1> Which of the following people were not in the band "The Beatles" - Mick, Paul,
Ringo or John?
2> Which of the following is not a sports club from California - Lightning, Angels
or Kings?
3> Which of the following is not a bone found in the ear - the stirrup, the anvil or
the iron?
4> How many tails does a comet have?
5> In the board game Scrabble how many points is the letter U worth?
6> Of the following, which animal has three eyelids - Camel, Kangaroo or Panda?
7> What sport does Sidney Crosby play?
8> Which president served two non-consecutive terms?
9> Which planet is the closest to the sun?
10> Which word means "No" in Spanish - Si, Bano or No?
11> What mathematician is said to have invented the Pythagorean Theorem?
12> Which was the first music video to air on MTV?
13> What was the Titanic's sister ship called?
14> What is Slim Shady or Eminem's real name?
15> How many sides does a decagon have?
Answers:
1> Mick - Pete Best was The Beatles original drummer.
2> Lightning - California is known as the Golden State.
3> The iron - A mammal’s ear consists of three parts - the outer ear, middle ear
and the inner ear.
4> 2 - The brightest comet is Halley's comet.
5> 1 - International competitions are held for Scrabble.
6> Camel - A camel has three eyelids to prevent fine sand particles from entering
its delicate eyes.
7> Hockey - Sidney Crosby is the youngest captain ever for the Pittsburgh
Penguins hockey team.
8> Cleveland - Grover Cleveland was the only president thus far to serve non
consecutive terms. Harrison served between Cleveland's terms.
9> Mercury - Mercury is the closest! Venus is the second closest, then Earth, and
then comes Mars.
10> No - The correct answer is No. Si can mean yes or if and bano means
bathroom.
11> Pythagoras - Pythagoras is said to have invented the Pythagorean Theorem.
He was a Greek mathematician believed to have lived around 500 BC.
12> Video killed the radio star- The Buggles - The second video was You Better
Run by Pat Benatar. Somebody to love came many years later.
13> The Olympic - The Titanic's sister ship was called the Olympic. It was also
deemed unsinkable and she never did sink.
14> Marshall Mathers - He is known as the artist Eminem. Slim Shady is the "bad
guy" version of himself.
15> 10 - A decagon has 10 sides, an octagon has 8 sides, and a hexagon has 6
sides.
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