Trivia Questions and Answers - General Knowledge
What male vocalist had a 1960s No 1 hit with Honey?
A: Bobby Goldsboro.
The Green Berets, the only movie about the Vietnam conflict
to be filmed while the war was going on, starred who?
A : John Wayne.
Who was the first ever US President to resign in office?
A: Richard Nixon.
What did Tammy Wynette call her autobiography?
A: Stand by Your Man.
Who coined the word hello and introduced it as the proper
way to answer a telephone call?
A: Thomas Edison.
Martin Luther King declared he had ' what', where all
Americans would live as equals?
A: A dream.
Who declared, "The lady's not for turning"?
A: Margaret Thatcher.
Cartoonist Milton Caniff used who as his inspiration for
the Dragon Lady, in his "Terry and the Pirates" comic stirp?
A: Joan Crawford.
Randolf Turpin beat whom to win the world middleweight
boxing title in 1951?
A: Sugar Ray Robinson.
Who directed Apocalypse Now?
A: Francis ford Coppola.
Who directed the blockbusting movie Alien?
A: Ridley Scott.
Who famously announced "heeeere's Johnny" on the Johnny
Carson show from the early 60s?
A: Ed McMahon.
What group had 1960s No 1s with Turn Turn Turn and Mr.
Tambourine Man?
A: The Byrds.
What male vocalist and TV star had a 1950s No 1 with Poor
Little Fool?
A: Ricky Nelson.
What blonde bombshell actress had her IQ measured at 163?
A: Jayne Mansfield.
What was bovine spongiform encephalopathy called by the
British press in 1996?
A: Mad cow disease.
What was the project to develop the atomic bomb called?
A: Manhattan Project.
What group had a big 60s No 1 with (You're My) Soul And
Inspiration?
A: The Righteous Brothers.
Who is the Princess in the Super Mario Gang?
A: Daisy.
How much money was the yearly salary of a public school
teacher at the turn of the century?
A: $325.