Easy General Knowledge 31 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bikini

The Bikini made its debut at the 1946 fashion show at the Piscine Molitor in Paris. Showgirl Micheline Bernardini modelled the new look.

Answer: Elmer Fudd

All the forenames and surnames begin with the same letter except for Elmer Fudd.

Answer: Madonna

'The English Roses' is the children's book written by Madonna which is released worldwide in 42 language editions in more than 100 countries. Rocco and Lourdes are her children. She sings the theme tune to the Bond movie 'Die Another Day' and in the same movie is Bond's fencing instructor. She also starred in 'Swept Away' which was written and directed by her husband, Guy Ritchie.

Answer: Sir Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scott was a Scottish novelist and poet.

Answer: Osmium and Oxygen

Oxygen is 8th in the table and osmium is at number 76. Ozone is an unstable, pale blue, gaseous allotrope of oxygen which means any of two or more physical forms in which an element can exist. Diamond and graphite are allotropes of carbon. Obsidian is a dark glassy volcanic rock.

Answer: Sapphire

All these one-word movie titles were directed by Alfred Hitchcock with the exception of 'Sapphire' which of course should have been 'Topaz'.

Answer: Louis Armstrong and Sir Cliff Richard

Louis Armstrong sang 'What a Wonderful World' (1968) and Sir Cliff Richard sang 'The Millennium Prayer' (1999). Telly Savalas was aged 51 years old when he sang 'If' in 1975 and Clive Dunn was aged 49 years old when he sang 'Grandad' in 1971. Lee Marvin was born in 1924 and will have been 46 when he sang 'Wand'rin' Star' in 1970.

Answer: American surgeon Daniel Elmer Salmon

Daniel Elmer Salmon (1850-1914) was a veterinary practitioner, parasitologist and bacteriologist. Salmonella is a disease caused by a kind of bacteria.

Answer: 1981

Pheidippides ran 22 miles to Athens with news of the Athenian victory at the Battle of Marathon over the Persian army. He ran the 22 miles without stopping, delivered his message: 'Rejoice, we conquer' before he collapsed and died, possibly from heat exhaustion.

Answer: Toy Story

'Toy Story' (1995) was about a cowboy doll named Woody who was threatened by the arrival of a high-tech spaceman called 'Buzz Lightyear' as a birthday present for Andy.

Answer: Romeo

Uranus is visible to the naked eye under good conditions and was discovered by Sir William Herschel in 1781. Some of its other planetary satellites include Oberon, Titania, Puck and Portia which are named after Shakespearean characters.

Answer: Jacqueline Susann

'Valley of the Dolls (1967) is about three show-biz hopefuls climbing up Hollywood's success ladder and stars author Jacqueline Susann as a reporter.

Answer: 15 feet

According to the Japanese Sumo Federation the internal diameter of the dohyo (sumo wrestling ring) is 4.55 metres or approximately 15 feet. The overall square enclosing the wrestling ring has sides measuring 7.27 metres. A sumo wrestler loses when he is forced out of the wrestling ring or anything other than his feet touch the playing surface.

Answer: Graves

His early autobiography , 'Goodbye to All That' recounts his experiences in World War I and in the same year, 1929, he emigrated to Majorca.

Answer: Montrose

American-born Doctor Hawley Harvey Crippen murdered his wife Cora who was persistent in nagging and henpecking him. With his 28 year old secretary, Ethel Clara Le Nerve, he fled England for Canada via Brussels and boarded the Canadian Pacific steamer, SS Montrose, sailing from Antwerp to Quebec. Ethel was fitted with boys clothes and had her hair cut for disguise, passing as father and son. Captain Henry Kendall uncovered their charade and used his Marconi wireless radio for assistance.

Inspector Dew boarded the faster moving 'SS Laurentic' and greeted Crippen aboard the Montrose where he was arrested.

After a trial he was hanged at Pentonville prison for murder on 28th Nov 1910.

Answer: Ha Ha Ha

Roddy Doyle was born in Dublin in 1958. 'Paddy Clark Ha Ha Ha' was about the thoughts of a ten year old boy growing up in mid-twentieth century Ireland. His first novel was called 'The Commitments' which was about a working-class Irish band. This was made into a 1991 movie and directed by Alan Parker.

Answer: Pink

Pink was born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania and later raised in Philadelphia. She has been called the female Eminem of pop and has a CD called 'Missundaztood'.

Answer: Rupee

India and Nepal are countries that also use the rupee as their currency.

Answer: Myology

Orology is the scientific study of mountains. Orthography deals with the principles of correct spelling. Logistics is the management of materials flow through an organization.

Answer: On the ground

Over the past 30 years the numbers of skylarks have declined by up to 50 percent. Todays agricultural use of the open arable land and the early spring cutting of lush grass destroys many nests before the eggs have had chance to hatch.

Answer: Bobsleighing and boxing

American Edward Eagan won gold with the four-man bobsled team in Lake Placid in 1932 and the light-heavyweight boxing title in 1920 at Antwerp.

Answer: Parallel bars

The parallel bars are a pair of wooden bars on uprights for various exercises in a gymnastic competition.

Answer: Caryl Churchill

Playwright Caryl Churchill was born in London in 1938 into a middle-class family. Her father was a political cartoonist and her mother a model. Successful plays she penned were 'Cloud Nine' (1979), 'Top Girls' (1982) and 'Serious Money'(1987).

Answer: Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)

Francis Ford Coppola directed 'Peggy Sue Got Married'(1986). 'Wayne's World' (1992) was directed by Penelope Spheeris, 'Doctor Doolittle' (1998) by Betty Thomas and 'Look Who's Talking' (1989) by Amy Heckerling.

Answer: Swiss

In 1956 Ernst Schmied, Jurg Marmet, Hans-Rudolf von Gunten and Adolf Reist conquered Everest. Edmund Hillary was a professional bee-keeper. His son, Peter, reached the summit of Everest in 1990. The first American to conquer Everest was James Whittaker in 1963. Hope you enjoyed the quiz.