30TNPSC Group 2 Study Materials with Answer
General Knowledge Questions with Answers
1Which Mediterranean countries orchestra is bigger than its army Monaco2What links stags tails, pickled worms, gallstones, tomatoes Once thought to be
Aphrodisiacs
3Baked beans were originally served in what sauce Treacle - molasses
4Where can you buy a copy of Penguin News Falkland Islands
5Who was the hero of the old TV cop series Dragnet Sergeant Joe Friday
6Which African country was founded by Americans Liberia
7What was Britain called - before it was Britain Albion
8What part of a frog do you rub to hypnotize it Its belly
9How did multi millionaire Russell Sage save money Not wear underwear
10How was USA president James Buchanan different from all restart maybe gay
TNPSC Group 2 Study Materials with Answer
11What's involved in 20% of car accidents in Sweden moose12What's unusual about evangelist Amy Sample McPherson's coffin Contains Telephone
13Who would use a swizzle and Judy man
14What does a tailor do with his loner suits
15Churches in Malta have two what Clocks right and
wrong confuse devil
16Marnie Nixon what Deborah Kerr Natalie Wood Audrey Hebron in their
singing voices
17Which Italian tractor maker tried making cars in 1960sFerruchio
Lamebrain
18What first appeared on 1 of the Times 3 May 1966News stories
19Caruso put what in Nellie Melbas hand singing tiny hand frozen Hot Sausage
20What would you do with an Bezel blue Eat it - it’s a potato
21In what month did the Russian October revolution take place November
22Nobody's perfect is the last line in which classic comedy film Some Like it Hot
23How did Buffalo Bill stick to one glass whisky a day Quart glass
24In 1760 what means of personal transport was invented Roller Skates
25What three counties were Eliza Do little taught to pronounce Hertford Hereford
Hampshire
26In Hitchcock's film The Trouble with Harry - what was the trouble He was dead
27What was the first gramophone record made from Tinfoil
28What did George Washington soak his wooden teeth in for taste Port
29George V1 Mozart Al Olson Casanova - which organization
30Who said "Its so long since sex I forget who gets tied up"Joan Rivers
31St Apollonian Patron Saint of what Toothache
32What is measured on the Asylums scale Alcohol strength
33A squid found in New Zealand had the biggest what ever seen Eye 15.75 inches
34What was the first country to guarantee freedom of worship Transylvania
35which famous person invented the cat flap Isaac Newton
36By law what can you not do in Minnesota with your washing line Put male female
washing together
37Why do Tibetans grow long nails on little fingers To pick noses
efficiently
38Richard Enigma became famous as who Little Richard
39What is a snood kind of hairnet
40Who said "men are creatures with two legs and 8 hands"Jay ne Mansfield
41Which European country eats the most breakfast cereal Britain
42Philosopher Jeremy Bent ham has a very unusual pet - what Tea Pot
43What country did Italy invade in 1935Abyssinia - Ethiopia
44Who sang the title song in the film Grease Frankie Valid
45What is produced in a gunnery
46What was made illegal in England in 1439Kissing
47What was invented by Dr Albert South wick in 1881Electric chair
48In which country are you most likely to die from a scorpion sting Mexico (1000 a year)
49Who is the most filmed author Shakespeare over 300
50Excluding religious works what is the worlds top selling book Guinness Book of
Records
51Who sold the most albums on a single day Elvis 20 million day
after death
52What was the last item shown on British TV before WW2Mickey Mouse
53What countries people had the longest life expectation Iceland
54Who said "I like Beethoven especially the poems"Gringo Starry
55What does the entire economy of the island of Nauru depend on Bird shift - Guano
fertilizer
56John Glen first USA to orbit earth was in which service US Marine Corps
57Oedipus was named after what - literal translation Swollen feet
58What fish can hold objects in its tail Sea Horse
59Who is the most filmed comic strip character
60Whose version of A View to a Kill reached 1 in USA 2 in UK Duran Duran
61Which country grows the most potatoes Russia
62What does a dosimeter measure Dew
63Which English Kings armour has the biggest codpiece Henry 8
64Which country was the first to abolish capitol punishment 1826Russia Czar Nicholas
- Siberia instead
65In law what is a complacence Heir
66Which pop group had a hit with Silence is Goldenseal
67Greek mathematician cylinder enclosed sphere carved on grave Archimedes
68What does a penologist study Voting - Elections
69Where would you find line of Mars - Girdle of Venus Palm - lines in
Palmistry
70British call this bird species tits - what do Americans call them Chickadees
71Which country owns the Hen and Chicken islands North island New
Zealand
72Who created the TV series - The man from UNCLE Ian Fleming
73Which film director described actors as cattle Alfred Hitchcock
74Shirley Basely sang three Bond themes - which 3 films,
Diamonds are
Forever, Moonwalker
75Barring rain - in which athletics event would you get wet Steeplechase
76What co lour is the flesh of the Charities melon Orange
77Who appeared on the first US postage stamps (both names)Washington - Franklin
78Who was the first person elected to US swimming hall fame Johnny Epistler
79The guillotine was invented for chopping off what Hands
80Which country invented the bedsprings Greeks
81Whets the difference between fog and mist Seeing Distance
under 1000yd
82What did Spanish scientists fit to cows to increase milk yield False Teeth
83What people founded cheese making in England Romans
84What is the first name of Mr Toad - in Toad of Toad Hallstand
85Atephobia is a fear of what Imperfection
86What are Grapnel, Bruce, Dan forth, Plough types of?Anchor
87Why did Handel compose The Messiah For Cash
88Red flags flown by French ships - Joliet Rouge origin of what name Jolly Rodgers
89in which country could you spend a Kansan
90John Henry Deutsche famous as who (both names)John Denver
91Mitre Dovetail Jig and Hack are types of what Saw
92Tracey and Hebron first film in 1942 was what Woman of the Year
93Antimacassars were fitted to chairs - what is macaws oil
94Jack Ketch 1663 1686 had what job Hangman
95Nekal was the first type of what product (Germany 1917)Detergent
96Who was the first Grand Prix driver to used a safety belt in 1967Jackie Stuart
97The SF award the Hugo is named after Hugo who?Greenback
98Maurice Mockeries became famous as who Michael Cain
99What do Combo fear Rain
100If you had a Basic Ra pa what vegetable would you have Turnip
