General Knowledge questions and trivia
General Knowledge I 'What happened? Better do some studying! (Not too good. Back to the books I think! #It's a start I suppose. Keep at it!
M.G. Wight A bit to go yet. Keep trying! !Sneaked over the half way mark!! (Over the half but still needs some work. Pretty good. Keep working at it! &Terrific. You seem to know this stuff! Excellent. You're almost there!! 'Fantastic! Go to the top of the class!! " This is the first in a series of " General Knowledge Mult- Choice %Quizzes. Look for more on Compuserve #IBMNEW or Education Forum or on the # Intelligent Educational Software Bulletin Board. 4As an actor he is known as Tony Curtis. What was hisssss original name ? Bernard Schwartz Alphonso D'Abruzzo Maurice Micklewhite Reginald Carey Archibald Leach Tony Curtis 'His original name was Bernard Schwartz. <As an actress she is known as Yvonne de Carlo. What was heroriginal Name ? Peggy Middleton Betty Joan Perske Patsy McClenny Edythe Mariner Margarita Cansino Yvonne de Carlo $Her original name was Pegy Middleton ;As an actor he is known as Alan Alda. What was his originallname ? Alphonso D'Abruzzo Maurice Micklewhite Bernard Schwartz Archibald Leach Reginald Carey Alan Alda (His original name was Alphonso D'Abruzzo <As an actress she is known as Morgan Fairchild. What was heroriginal name ? Patsy McClenny Betty Joan Perske Peggy Middleton Edythe Marriner Margarita Cansino Morgan Fairchild $Her original name was Patsy McClenny 7As an actor he is known as Michael Caine. What is his o original name ? Maurice Micklewhite Alphonso D'Abruzzo Bernard Schwartz Archibald Leach
Reginal Carey
Michael Caine )His original name was Maurice Micklewhitee 8As an actress she is known as Lauren Bacall. What is her original name ? Betty Joan Perske Peggy Middleton Patsy McClenny Edythe Marriner Margarita Cansino
Lauren Bacall 'Her original name was Betty Joan Perskee 5As an actor he is known as Rex Harrison. What is his originaoriginal name ? Reginald Carey Alphonso D'Abruzzo Maurice Micklewhite Bernard Schwartz Archibald Leach Rex Harrison $His original name was Reginald Careyy 9As an actress she is known as Susan Hayworth. What is her original name ? Edythe Marriner Betty Joan Perske Peggy Middleton Patsy McClenny Margarita Cansino Susan Hayworth %Her original name was Edythe Marrinerr <As an actor he is known as Cary Grant. What was his originalname ? Archibald Leach Alphonso D'Abruzzo Maurice Micklewhite Bernard Schartz Reginald Carey
Cary Grant %His original name was Archibald Leach 9As an actress she is known as Rita Hayworth. What was her original name ? Margarita Cansino Betty Joan Perske Peggy Middleton Patsy McClenny Edythe Marriner
Rita Hayworth &Her original name was Margarita Casino 8What was America's favorite television program in 1988 ? Bill Cosby Show A Different World Roseanne
60 Minutes Cheers America's Favorite TV Show According to Nielsen the fiveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee top shows in 1988 were 1. Bill Cosby Show 2. A Different World 3. Roseanne 4. 60 Minutes
5. Cheers <What was the favorite Syndicated television program of 1988? Wheel of Fortune Jeopardy Bill Cosby Show Oprah Winfrey Show Star Trek - Next Generation &Favorite Syndicated TV program in 1988 "According to Nielsen the top five :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::er Syndicated programs in 1988 were 1. Wheel of Fortune 2. Jeopardy 3. Bill Cosby Showw 4. Oprah Winfrey Show 5. Star Trek - Next Generation :As of January 1989 what was the all-time top movie rental? "E.T. the Extra-terrestrial : 1982 "Star Wars : 1977 #Return of the Jedi : 1983 %The Empire Strikes Back : 1980 "Ghostbusters : 1984 All-time top movie rental $According to Variety - January 1989 eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee the 5 top movie rentals were %1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial : 1982 %2. Star Wars : 1977 &3. Return of the Jedi : 1983 &4. The Empire Strikes Back : 1980 %5. Ghostbusters : 1984 'What was the top rental movie of 1988 ? Who Framed Roger Rabbit Coming to America Good Morning, Vietnam Crocodile Dundee II Big Top movie rental of 1988 $According to Variety - January 1989 88888888888888888888888888888$the 5 top movie rentals in 1988 were 1. Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2. Coming to America 3. Good Morning, Vietnam 4. Crocodile Dundee II 5. Big 2What is the all-time best selling paperback book ?? (Baby and Child Care - Dr Benjamin Spock Merriam Webster Dictionary &New American Roget's College Thesaurus 7How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien %All-time best selling paperbback book )According to Publishers Weekly - May 1989 +1. Baby and Child Care - Dr Benjamin Spock 2. Merriam Webster Dictionary )3. New American Roget's College Thesaurus :4. How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie 5. The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien :What was the best selling paperback fiction book of 1988 ? Presumed Innocent - Scott Turow Patriot Games - Tom Clancy Fine Things - Danielle Steel "The Prince of Tides - Pat Conroy Fallen Hearts - V.C. Andrews %Best selling paperback fiction - 1989 +According to the New York Times the 5 best ggggggg ,selling paperback fiction books in 1989 were; #1. Presumed Innocent - Scott Turow 2. Patriot Games - Tom Clancy 3. Fine Things - Danielle Steel $4. The Prince of Tides - Pat Conroy 5. Fallen Hearts - V.C. Andrews +Who was Hebert C. Hoover's Vice President ? Charles Curtis Charles G. Dawes
John N. Gamer Henry A. Wallace Harry S. Truman "Herbert C. Hoover's Vice President Charles Curtis )Who was Woodrow Wilson's Vice President ? Thomas R. Marshall Charles W. Fairbanks James S. Sherman Calvin Coolidge Charles G. Dawes Woodrow Wilson's Vice President Thomas R. Marshall 7In what year was Saul Below awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature ? 1976 1974 1975 1977 1978 Saul Below - Literature Nobel &Saul Below was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1976 :In what year was Herbert Simon awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics ? 197800 19778 19769 197911 19802 Herbert A. Simon Herbert A. Simon was awarded the !Nobel Prize for Economics in 1978 9In what year was Bruce Merrifield awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry ? 1984 1982 1983 1985 1986 Bruce Merrifield Bruce Merrifield was awarded the !Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1984 :In what year was Kenneth G. Wilson awarded the Nobel Prize
for Physics ? 1982 1980 1981 1983 1984 Kenneth G. Wilson !Kenneth G. Wilson was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1982 0Who won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1986 ?999999 Larry McMurtry - Lonesome Dove Alison Lurie - Foreign Affairs #Peter Taylor - A Summons to Memphis Alice Walker - The Color Purple William Kennedy - Ironweed Larry McMurtry &Larry McMurtry won the Pulitzer Prize #for Fiction in 1986 - Lonesome Dove 4Which newspaper won the Pulitzer Prize for National ReportinReporting in 1983 ? Boston Globe Kansas City Timess New York Times Philadelphia Enquirer Dallas Morning News %Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting 'The Boston Globe won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 1983 8Which newspaper won the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 1981 ? Miami Herald Washington Post New York Times Los Angeles Times Wall St Journal $Pulitzer for International Reporting (The Miami Herald won the Pulitzer Prize #for International Reporting in 1981 6Who won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1987 ? Berke Breathed - Washington Post !Richard Lochner - Chicago Tribune Jules Feiffer - Village Voice $Doug Marlette - Atlanta Constitution Paul Conrad - Los Angeles Times Berke Breathed *Berke Breathed - Washington Post - won the /Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1987 4Who won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1980 ? Sissy Spacek Sally Field
Jane Fonda Katherine Hepburn Meryl Streep Best Actress 1980 &Sissy Spacek won the Academy Award for ,Best Actress in 1980 - Coal Miner's Daughter 2Who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1975 ? Jack Nicholsonn Peter Finch Richard Dreyfus
Art Carney Jack Lemmon Best Actor - 1975 (Jack Nicholson won the Academy Award for 4Best Actor in 1975 - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest 4Who won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1986 ?
Marlee Matlin Geraldine Page Sally Field Cher Jodie Foster Best Actress - 1986 'Marlee Matlin won the Academy Award for /Best Actress in 1986 - Children of a Lesser God 3Who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1986 ? Paul Newman William Hurt Michael Douglas Dustin Hoffman
Robert Duvall Best Actor - 1986 %Paul Newman won the Academy Award for 'Best Actor in 1986 - The Color of Money /What is the name given to the young of a hare ? Leveret Cheeper Cygnet Elver Squab A young hare A young hare is called a Leveret What do you call a young quail ? Cheeper Cygnet Leveret Elver Squab
A young quail !A young quail is called a Cheeper #What is the name for a young swan ? Cygnet Cheeper Leveret Squab Elver A young Swan A young swan is called a cygnet What is a young eel called ? Elver Squab Leveret Cygnet Cheeper A young eel A young eel is called an Elver %What is the name for a young pigeon ? Squab Leveret Cheeper Elver Cygnet A young pigeon A young pigeon is called a Squab 3What is the collective name for a group of whales ? Pod Bevy Murder Skein Muster A group of whales !A group of whales is called a Pod 'What is the name for a group of quail ?? Bevy Pod Murder Skein Muster A group of quail !A group of quail is called a bevy 'What is the name for a group of crows ? Murder Skein Muster Pod Bevy A group of crows #A group of crows is called a murder 'What is the name for a group of geese ? Skein Pod Murder Bevy Muster A group of geese "A group of geese is called a skein *That is the name for a group of peacocks ? Muster Murder Bevy Skein Pod A group of peacocks &A group of peacocks is called a muster &Which team won the Superbowl in 1976 ? Pittsburgh Steelers Miami Dolphins Dallas Cowboys Oakland Raiders San Francisco 49ers Superbowl 1976 The Pittsburgh Steelers won eee the Superbowl in 1976 7Who was the Baseball Writers' Association's MVP for the National League in 1971 ? Joe Torre Johnny Bench Pete Rose Steve Garvey Willie McCovey National League MVP - 1971 Joe Torre was the Nationall League MVP in 1971 8Who was the Baseball Writers' Association's MVP for the American League in 1979 ? D
Don Baylor Jim Rice Rod Carew George Brett Rollie Fingers American League MVP - 1979 Don Baylor was the Americanan League MVP in 1979 7Who was Baseball Writers' Association's National Leaguee Rookie of the Year in 1984 ?
Dwight Gooden Darryl Strawberry
Vince Coleman Steve Sax Fernando Valenzuela 'National League Rookie of the Year 1984 Dwight Gooden was the National !League Rookie of the Year in 1984 7Who was Baseball Writers' Association's American League Rookie of the Year in 1982 ?
Cal Ripken
Ron Kittle Alvin Davis
Dave Righettii Joe Charboneau 'American League Rookie of the Year 1982 "Cal Ripken was the American League Rookie of the Year in 1982 <Which National League player won the Cy Young Award in 1986?
Mike Scott Steve Bedrosiann
John Denny
Dwight Gooden
Rick Sutcliff #National League Cy Young Award 1986 !Mike Scott won the Cy Young Award for the National League in 1986 <Which American League player won the Cy Young Award in 1983? LaMarr Hoyt Steve Stone Rollie Fingers Pete Vuckovich Willie Hernandez #American League Cy Young Award 1983 "LaMarr Hoyt won the Cy Young Award for the American League in 1983 -Who won the Wimbledon Men's Singles in 1987 ? Pat Cash Boris Becker
Stefan Edberg John McEnroe
Jimmy Connors Wimbledon Mens' Singles 1987 Pat Cash won the Wimbledon Men's Singles in 1987 7Who won the Women's French Open Tennis Championship in 1987 ? Steffi Graf Chris Evert Lloyd Martina Navratilova Hana Mandlikova Arantxa Sanchez Steffi Graf "Steffi Graf won the Women's Frenchnnnnn Open Championship in 19877 :Who won the United States Open Golf Championship in 1984 ?
Fuzzy Zoeller
Andy North Ray Floyd Larry Nelson
Tom Watson US Open Golf Champion - 1984 Fuzzy Zoeller won the US Open Golf Chapionship in 1984
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