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General Knowledge Trivia questions, page 1

  1. The Wright brothers made their famous 1903 flights near which town?

    1. Dayton, Ohio
    2. Detroit, Michigan
    3. Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
    4. Cape Canaveral, Florida

  2. How many sides does a standard US stop sign have?

    1. 10
    2. 5
    3. 6
    4. 8

  3. In Greek myth, what was left inside Pandora's jar after the troubles escaped?

    1. Hope
    2. Luck
    3. Love
    4. Wisdom

  4. Norman Rockwell painted more than 300 covers for which magazine?

    1. Time
    2. National Geographic
    3. The New Yorker
    4. The Saturday Evening Post

  5. Which Raytheon engineer is credited with inventing the microwave oven?

    1. Edwin Armstrong
    2. Philo Farnsworth
    3. Lee de Forest
    4. Percy Spencer

  6. The common QWERTY keyboard layout gets its name from what?

    1. A Latin word for writing
    2. A typewriter company
    3. Its inventor's initials
    4. Its top row's first six letters

  7. The first US postage stamps, in 1847, showed George Washington and whom?

    1. Alexander Hamilton
    2. Abraham Lincoln
    3. Thomas Jefferson
    4. Benjamin Franklin

  8. When it opened in 1931, which New York building was the world's tallest?

    1. Chrysler Building
    2. Flatiron Building
    3. Empire State Building
    4. Woolworth Building

  9. In legend, which part of the hero Achilles' body was his only weak spot?

    1. His knee
    2. His heel
    3. His neck
    4. His shoulder

  10. The first Ferris wheel was built for an 1893 world's fair in which city?

    1. New York
    2. Paris
    3. St. Louis
    4. Chicago

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General Knowledge Trivia questions, page 2

  1. In Norse myth, what is the name of Odin's eight-legged horse?

    1. Sleipnir
    2. Bucephalus
    3. Pegasus
    4. Arion

  2. Which Greek god wore winged sandals and carried messages for the gods?

    1. Ares
    2. Hermes
    3. Poseidon
    4. Apollo

  3. Michelangelo's statue of David is carved from what material?

    1. Bronze
    2. Limestone
    3. Marble
    4. Granite

  4. The Penny Black, the world's first adhesive postage stamp, showed which monarch?

    1. King William IV
    2. King George III
    3. Queen Victoria
    4. Queen Elizabeth I

  5. Which day of the week is named after Thor, the Norse god of thunder?

    1. Friday
    2. Wednesday
    3. Tuesday
    4. Thursday

  6. The teddy bear was named after which US president?

    1. Theodore Roosevelt
    2. William McKinley
    3. William Howard Taft
    4. Woodrow Wilson

  7. Sailors measure water depth in fathoms. How many feet is one fathom?

    1. 3
    2. 12
    3. 10
    4. 6

  8. Which Ford car, introduced in 1908, put millions of Americans on the road?

    1. Thunderbird
    2. Model A
    3. Mustang
    4. Model T

  9. How many items are in a baker's dozen?

    1. 14
    2. 13
    3. 15
    4. 12

  10. Who showed off a safety brake that made passenger elevators trustworthy?

    1. George Westinghouse
    2. Isaac Singer
    3. Elisha Otis
    4. Charles Goodyear

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Answers

  1. C. Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
  2. D. 8
  3. A. Hope
  4. D. The Saturday Evening Post
  5. D. Percy Spencer
  6. D. Its top row's first six letters
  7. D. Benjamin Franklin
  8. C. Empire State Building
  9. B. His heel
  10. D. Chicago
  11. A. Sleipnir
  12. B. Hermes
  13. C. Marble
  14. C. Queen Victoria
  15. D. Thursday
  16. A. Theodore Roosevelt
  17. D. 6
  18. D. Model T
  19. B. 13
  20. C. Elisha Otis

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