Easy General Knowledge29 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Argonauts

According to Greek mythology he led the Argonauts in his ship 'Argo' in search of the Golden Fleece. I'm sure I won't have pulled the wool over someone's eyes with this easy question.

Answer: George Harrison

The sequence progresses: AB (Alec Baldwin), CD (Charlie Drake), EF (Errol Flynn) hence GH (George Harrison), IJ (Inigo Jones) etc.

Answer: Barabbas

This appeared in Luke 23:19. Barabbas consists of the Aramaic word br meaning 'son' and aba meaning 'father'. Pontius Pilate asked a gathered crowd who should be released, Jesus the son of the father or 'Jesus Christ', the son of God. The Roman procurator of Judaea then ordered the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

Answer: Pugwash

John Ryan wrote and illustrated 'Captain Pugwash' which featured Captain Horatio Pugwash's ship, the 'Black Pig', and his "black-bearded arch villain", 'Cut-throat Jake'.

Answer: Oedipus

Laius and Jocasta feature in the play 'Oedipus Rex' which was written by the Greek dramatist, Sophocles. Oedipus killed his father, Laius, in a roadside quarrel. By solving the riddle of the Sphinx he won the throne of Thebes and unknowingly married Queen Jocasta, his own widowed mother.

When Jocasta discovered the truth, she committed suicide and Oedipus blinded himself and went into exile.

Answer: Ripple

'Ripple' is the only word that does not contain the letters 'opp' in chronological order (arranged in order).

Answer: Treasure Island

Blind Pew was a hunched, blind man who tapped before him with a stick and wore a great green shade over his eyes and nose. He was blinded in a pirate attack.

Answer: Shirley McLaine

Shirley MacLaine is the sister of Warren Beatty. One of her famous quotes is, "I've played so many hookers they don't pay me in the regular way any more, they leave it on the dresser".

Answer: Slade

Felix Slade (1790-1868) was an English Art collector who bequeathed his collection to the British Museum. The Slade School of Fine Art was named after him.

Answer: Katydid

What KATY DID (katydid) is a green long-horned grasshopper living among the foliage of trees in North America.

Answer: 4

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963).

Answer: Alan Titchmarsh

During the winter months when virtually no gardening is required his other interest is writing novels such as 'The Last Lighthouse Keeper', 'Mr Macgregor' and 'Only Dad'. English landscape gardener, Lancelot Brown (1716-83), was not capable of writing such best sellers. Sharon Lovejoy also wrote a book with the title 'Trowel and Error' about tips and remedies for the gardener.

Answer: Enzo

Enzo Ferrari (1898-1988) founded his own company in 1939 and the first Ferrari racing car was produced in 1947.

Answer: Stone

Marvin Stone created the drinking straw in 1888. He liked a chilled mint julep drink after work at a tavern. As mint juleps lose their flavour when warmed, people drank these through natural wild grass straws but these made the drink taste like grass. He designed a 8 1/2 inch paper straw using paraffin-coated manila paper so the straw wouldn't become soggy when wet.

Answer: Gibbon

The gibbon is an ape whereas all the others are monkeys. Apes are larger than monkeys, lack tails and have arms which are longer than their legs. The mandrill and drill are the largest monkeys. The proboscis monkey is named after the male's prominent, protruding nose.

The spider monkey with its long furry arms, legs and grasping tail looks like a five legged spider. The African patas monkey feeds by day on the ground and sleeps at night in trees. The titi monkeys come from South America.

Answer: Timothy

George Timothy Clooney was born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1961. He was a university drop-out who worked on his grandfather's tobacco farm before trying acting. His movie credits include playing Captain Billy Tyne in 'The Perfect Storm' (2000) and Danny Ocean in 'Ocean's Eleven' (2001).

Answer: Tom and Jerry

The short cartoon was directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and produced by Fred Quimby.

Answer: Chess

A 'fork' is a direct attack on two major pieces at the same time. In a 'half pin' situation, two pieces of the same colour stand in the way of a line piece attacking their king. If one moves the other is pinned.

Answer: Harland

Colonel Harland Sanders (1890-1980) was born near Henryville, in Indiana, USA.

Answer: Demeter

Demeter was the sister of Zeus, Hades and Poseidon.

Answer: Plantagenet

The name is derived from the sprig of broom (planta genista) which Geoffrey wore in his cap. Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York, used the name to further his claim to the throne in the Wars of the Roses.

Answer: Ross

Barents Sea is part of the Arctic Ocean as are the Chukchi Sea (north of the Bering Strait between Asia and North America), Kara Sea and Laptev Sea (both off the north coast of Russia). The Ross Sea is in the Antarctic continent between Victoria Land and Byrd Land.

Answer: Neptune

Hermes in Greek mythology is the god identified with the Romans as Mercury. Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love is identified by the Romans as Venus. Poseidon in Greek mythology was the god of all waters and identified with the Roman god Neptune.

Answer: Leroy

Samuel Leroy Jackson was born on 21st December 1948 in Washington, D.C. He overcame a 20 year cocaine habit to acquire leading roles in movies in his forties after a long run of minor parts in obscure movies.

Answer: William Burroughs

William Seward Burroughs' most notable work was 'Naked Lunch' (1959). Burroughs and his wife dropped in to see some friends and enjoy some drinks. He placed a glass on his wife's head who was under the influence of drink. He sat about 6 feet away and with a .380 automatic he accidently shot his wife with a bullet to the head. Due to so many witnesses present he wasn't charged with murder.
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