TNPSC Group 4 Exam Study Materials with answers 2014
General Knowledge Questions with Answers
1What is the national flower of Australia The Wattle Blossom2A nudist is Spain fined £65 - £60 for being nude and £5 for what Having no ID papers
3Adolf Hitler took nude photos of Alva Brown - What part wharfs - so she not recognized
4What links Sheffield, Edinburgh, Rome Built on 7 Hills
5What pet did Florence Nightingale carry with he rAn Owl (in her pocket)
6What did the S stand for in Harry S Truman Nothing
7Women 375 - 1 Men 1400 - 1 chance of doing what Living to 100
8What co lour is Octopus blood Blue
9A Rafter is a collection of what creatures Turkeys
10In Maryland it is illegal to maltreat which creature Oyster
TNPSC Group 4 Exam Study Materials with answers 2014
11What are the worlds smallest trees - (not Bonsai)Dwarf Willows (Greenland) 2 inch12Paul Revere was a silversmith, copper engraver and what Dentist
13What fruit did Eve give to Adam in the bible Fig – Apple mistranslation
14Gavrilo Principe assassinated who Archduke Farina
15What is the only bird that can smell Emus
16Apart from man what is New Zealand's only native mammals Bats
17Wo Fat was the enemy of which TV detective Steve Margaret
18Who entered a contest to find his own look-alike and came 3rdCharlie Chaplin
19What co lour is worn for funerals in Egypt Yellow
20What country excludes women from the graveside rituals China
21An Arab horse has less what than other horses Bones - one vertebra
less
22An exultation is a group of what animals Larks
23Pertussis has what more common name Whooping Cough
24Which actress was jailed in 1982 for tax evasion Sophia Loren
25In what country did red onions originate Italy
26March 21st to April 20th is what Star sign Aries
27Viscum Album provides an excuse for stealing what Kiss (its Mistletoe)
28A ha boob creates what Sandstorm – Desert
Wind
29Felix Sal ten wrote which Disney cartoon Bambi
30Nephologists study what Clouds - Meteorology
31Speed skating started in which country Netherlands
32What job did Ernest Hemingway do in WW1Ambulance Driver
33Betty Joan Perked is better known as who Lauren Baal
34What was the name of the Roman God of stepsons
35Vivaldi the composer had what other profession Priest
36What is the name of the four holy books of the Hindus The Vedas
37Pat Sullivan created which cartoon character Felix the Cat
38What is the national flower of Mexico Dahlia
39The Indus is the main mountain range in what country Greece
40What animal always gives birth to same sex twins Armadillo
41What was the final episode of MASH called Goodbye Farewell and
Amen
42Joe Yule jar born 1920 became famous as who Mickey Gooney
43In what sport are Tariffs, Miller and Rudolf mousetrap
44Albert Finny turned down which role - Peter O Tool - Oscar Laurence of Arabia
45Douglas Engel bart invented what - we all use it Mouse
46Hans Christian Anderson had what job before writing Actor
47What co lour is named after a battle fought in Italy in 1859Magenta
48In Scotland what was the tastemakers Strap or belt
49Which authors books are most borrowed from libraries Catherine Cook son
50What do you add to vegetables to make the dish salmagundi Duck or Chicken
51What is unusual about the nobody crab Transparent appears
No Body
52Collective nouns - what group aft animals are a abnormal
53Durbarry is cream of a vegetable soup - what one Cauliflower
54What is the Australian name for a long narrow ox bow lake Billabong
55Les Reed wrote which famous song for a Welsh singer Its not Unusual – Tom
Jones
56What does hours d'oeuvre literally mean Out of course hence
Extra Dish
57Nossa Senora da Appreciate is the Patron Saint which country Brazil
58What airline used to be called Obsolete
59The Acropolis - what does the word literally mean Highest point (of a
city)
60What is a Dolly Barrelage Hat
61Whose last words were - "That was the best soda I ever tasted"Lou Costello
62What is the common name for the asteroid
63Jonquil is a shade of what colloquy
64Vincent Funnier is better known as who Alice Cooper
65If you were severed a dish 'belle helen what fruit would it be Pears
66Terrance Elam became better knows as who Adam Faith
67Dick Turin the highwayman served and apprenticeship as what Butcher
68What is the main food of the Oyster catcher bird Mussels
69In which cop show did Peltries and Imbecile appearance and Lacey
70In the Bolshoi ballet what does the word Bolshoi mean Big
71Which acid gives nettles their sting Formic acid
72In the Hindu religion what is a Mandate
73Which wine grape variety is most planted in California
74A paddling is a group of which animals Ducks
75From what country does the dish Somalia come Greece
76What is a geode
77What is Sean Conner's real first name Thomas
78What nationally was Mata Hari shot as a spy Dutch
79Who said - Toe err is human - But it feels divine Mae West
80Names - Baker - Cook Smith easy - what did a Chandler do Make Candles
81Declan Mc Manus became famous as who Elvis Costello
82Robert Intro captained which famous ship The Beagle
83Who said "I have no problems with drugs - only policemen"Keith Richard
84Which American city was named after a British Prime Minister Pittsburgh
85Spelling counts - what is the singular of scampi
86What plant was named after the Greek goddess of the rainbow iris
87Which sailor dreamed of Toasted Cheese in Treasure Island Ben Gunny
88Who played the girl on the motorcycle in a film of same name Marianne Faithful
89What writer was paid $5 for writing thanks Kipling
90What sort of animal is a eminences Fox
91Vermicelli pasta literally translates as what Little worms
92Ernest Hemingway, Oscar Wilde, Rangier Maria Rile - Common Mothers made them
Cross dress
93What food wise is a Field lane Duck Baked Sheep's Head
94When does a Bride walk up the Aisle Never Aisles at side
only
95How did Marc Equiangular die while setting a new world record Food Poisoning ate 7
snails 3 min
96Why two car thieves caught trying to sell stolen car in 1976Tried to sell to owner
97Billie Holiday, James Dean, Eva Per on, Janis Joplin - Common All were Prostitutes
98What subject Ben Franklins letter to Royal Academy - Brussels Perfuming Farts
99Reginald Carey became famous as who Rex Harrison
100What is a Horizons Sausage