More than a decade ago, there used to be a game/quiz/puzzle site called ticklewit, where i used to be a regular participant and have won lot of goodies. The questions below are from the daily set of questions asked on the site.
Q1 : Connect coca-cola with a dress worn by women during the early 20th Century
Answer : Hobble skirt
Q2 : Who wrote the play “Death of a Salesman” ?
Answer : Arthur Miller
Q3 : What is the collective noun for a group of husbands ?
Answer : Unhappiness
Q4 : He was expelled from Eton & graduated from the University of Geneva. Who ?
Answer : James Bond
Q5 : Whose tagline goes “lets go bunny hunting” ?
Answer : Penthouse
Q6 : Which novel begins with line “call me ishmael” ?
Answer : Moby Dick
Q7 : Who has authored the book “You can Win” ?
Answer : Shiv Khera
Q8 : Which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical is Shekhar Kapur about to film ?
Answer : The Phantom of Opera
Q9 : Who was the first resident of the building which is now the Rashtrapati Bhawan ?
Answer : Lord Irwin
Q10 : Who recently became the only cricketer to score 2 triple centuries in Ranji Trophy
Answer : V. V. S. Laxman
Q1 : Pahmina is a variety of which animal ?
Answer : Goat
Q2 : Where was the first democratically elected Communist Government?
Answer : Kerala
Q3 : Which fly causes sleeping sickness ?
Answer : Tsetse
Q4 : In which city was the INA constituted by Subhash Chandra Bose?
Answer : Singapore
Q5 : Who led the theatre group “Hullabol” and was a major theatre figure in Delhi in the 80’s ?
Answer : Safdar Hashmi
Q6 : Who was about to interview Indira Gandhi before she was assassinated?
Answer : Peter Ustinov
Q7 : Which literary work was originally titled “Jaya Samhita” ?
Answer : Mahabharata
Q8 : A drop of water is spherical due to –
Answer : Surface tension
Q9 : Drachma is the currency of which country?
Answer : Greece
Q10 : Which country is known as the cockpit of Europe ?
Answer : Belgium
Q1 : Which poem ends with the words “Om shanti, shanti, shanti” ?
Answer : Wasteland
Q2 : For whose death was James Earl Ray responsible in 1968 ?
Answer : Martin Luther King
Q3 : Where is ‘ Tinsel Town’ ?
Answer : Hollyeoof
Q4 : What term was used to describe the wave of anti-communist hysteria in America between 1947 and 1954 ?
Answer : Mccarthyism
Q5 : This author trained as a doctor, was made a commander of the Legion of Honour for his work as a secret agent in World War I and married the daughter of Dr. Bearnardo. Name him.
Answer : Somerset Maugham
Q6 : Who was the first Englishman to die flying an airplane, though his name is more famously associated with another mode of transportation?
Answer : Charles Roll
Q7 : Whose poem will be found inscribed on the pedestal of Statue of Liberty in USA ?
Answer : Emma Lazarus
Q8 : Who started Penguin Books in 1935 with only GBP 100 ?
Answer : Allen Lane
Q9 : Which country won the first Davis Cup?
Answer : U.S.A.
Q10 : Who founded Microsoft ?
Answer : Bill Gates
Q1 : Who said this -“I can resist everything except temptation”?
Answer : Oscar Wilde
Q2 : Whose Only line in the first play was “Tennis anyone” ?
Answer : Humphrey Bogart
Q3 : Which American founded the religious movement “The Jehovah’s witnesses” ?
Answer : C.T.Russell
Q4 : The world famous EMI recording studios were immortalised by The Beatles in one of their songs. Which Song?
Answer : Abbey Road
Q5 : Which British newspaper gained the nickname “The Thunderer” ?
Answer : The Times
Q6 : Who Shot Ronald Reagan in March 1981 in order to impress Jodie Foster?
Answer : John Hinckely
Q7 : What is known as “Adams Ale” ?
Answer : Water
Q8 : Who was the Greek hero of the Trojan War who went mad when Achilles’ armour was awarded to Ulysses instead of him ?
Answer : Ajan
Q9 : What is a pirate flag commonly known as ?
Answer : Jolly Roger
Q10 : What name is given to the style of art pioneered by Picasso and Braque where the subject is reduced to basic geometric solids?
Answer : Cubism
Q1 : What was the name of the spaceship in the book “2001. A space Odyssey” ?
Answer : Discovery
Q2 : Whose motto is “Nation shall speak unto nation”?
Answer : BBC
Q3 : Name the programme introduced in U.S.A. in the 1930s to combat the Great Depression.
Answer : New Deal
Q4 : Who is known as the “Maid of Orleans”?
Answer : Joan of Arc
Q5 : Who in “Alice in Wonderland” disappears with its grin being the last thing visible?
Answer : Cheshire cat
Q6 : Name the French rope performer who crossed the Niagara Falls on a tight-rope.
Answer : Charles Blondin
Q7 : In theatre, what name is given to an extravagant comedy based on the extreme manupulation of situation rather than wit?
Answer : Farce
Q8 : What were the uniformed followers of Mussolini known as?
Answer : Black Shirts
Q9 : Who said these words – “You ain’t heard nothing yet” ?
Answer : Al Jolson
Q10 : Which mythological character famous for his looks, had a son & daughter by Aphrodite?
Answer : Adonis
Q1 : What is the political term used to describe the manipulation of voting districts to give an unfair advantage to one political party in an election?
Answer : Gerrymandering
Q2 : Whose motto is “Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity” ?
Answer : FBI
Q3 : He represented Britain in the 100 metres race in 1963 and was the youngest member of the House of Commons in 1969. Name him.
Answer : Jeffrey Archer
Q4 : “Work expands to fill the time available for its completion”. Who stated this?
Answer : Parkinson
Q5 : What name is given to the independent investigator who protects citizens against maladministration by civil servants?
Answer : Ombudsman
Q6 : What is nitrous oxide more commonly known as ?
Answer : Laughing Gas
Q7 : According to one popular nursery rhyme what are little girls made of?
Answer : Sugar and spice
Q8 : Which American swimmer is probably best remembered for his portrayal of ‘Tarzan” ?
Answer : Johny Wismuller
Q9 : Which religious sect regards the late Haile Selanie I as divine?
Answer : Rastafarians
Q10 : What was known as ‘Tin Lizzie”?
Answer : Model T
Q1 : What did Roberk Berries invent to ease the burden of travellers?
Answer : Travellers Cheques
Q2 : Who organized the first continental holiday tour in 1855?
Answer : Thomas Cook
Q3 : ‘The Mystery of Edwin Drood’ was a novel left unfinished as the author died midway. Who was the author?
Answer : Charles Dickens
Q4 : How do we otherwise know the Day of Atonement in the Jewish religion?
Answer : Yom Kippur
Q5 : Name the brothers who gave the first demo of a celluloid cinematograph film on a screen in 1895.
Answer : Lumiere Brothers
Q6 : Which is the longest of Shakespeare’s plays?
Answer : Hamlet
Q7 : Who was assassinated in Mexico by Romon de Rio on 21st August 1940?
Answer : Leon Trostsky
Q8 : Who was known as the “Manassa Mauler?
Answer : Jack Demsey
Q9 : Who has written the biography of Don Bradman titled “And Quietly Fades the Don” ?
Answer : Jack Fingleton
Q10 : Who invented the mercury thermometer in 1714?
Answer : Gabriel Fahrenheit
Q1 : Which sport is governed by the “Marquis of Queensberry Rules”?
Answer : Boxing
Q2 : Who first propounded the concept of a “Unique Selling proposition”?
Answer : Rossett Reeves
Q3 : Who said- “I don’t want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member”?
Answer : Groucho Marx
Q4 : In which country was Cliff Richard born?
Answer : India
Q5 : What was the only thing that remained after Pandora opened the box?
Answer : Hope
Q6 : For which movie did Kevin spacey win a “Best Supporting Actor” Oscar?
Answer : The Usual Suspects
Q7 : Who is the only non-Indian to win a Filmfare Award?
Answer : Nazia Hasan
Q8 : Which physicist was the first to split an atom?
Answer : Rutherford
Q9 : Who wrote the novel on which the Hitchcock movie “Rebecca” is based?
Answer : Daphne Du Maurier
Q10 : Which role has fetched Oscars for two actors in two different years?
Answer : God father
Q1 : Who said “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated”?
Answer : Mark Twain
Q2 : In the Bible, how many horsemen of the Apocalypse are there ?
Answer : Four
Q3 : In “Yes, Minister”, which department was headed by Jim Hacker?
Answer : Department of Administrative Affairs
Q4 : In which town did the cartoon faily “The flintstones’ live?
Answer : Bedrock
Q5 : To whom did Beethoven dedicate his “Third Symphony”?
Answer : Napolean Bonaparte
Q6 : Walt Disney often provided the voice to which of his creations?
Answer : Mickey Mouse
Q7 : On whose poems was the musical “Cats” based?
Answer : T.S.Eliot
Q8 : Who was the last Tsar of Russia?
Answer : Nicholas II
Q9 : Titan, Hyperion & Phoebe are moons of which planet?
Answer : Saturn
Q10 : For which discovery were Sir Frederick Banting & JJR Macleod awarded the Nobel Prize in 1923?
Answer : Insulin
Q1 : Hitler’s reign was called the Third Reich. Which was the first Reich?
Answer : Holy Roman Empire
Q2 : Which were the first words spoken in Bible?
Answer : Let there be light.
Q3 : Which is the highest mountain south of the Vindhyas in India?
Answer : Mt.Annamalai
Q4 : Which snack is the French equivalent of “Twice cooked”?
Answer : Biscuit
Q5 : Which country is know as the cockpit of Europe?
Answer : Belgium
Q6 : “The analects” are a collection of whose teachings?
Answer : Confucius
Q7 : Which playwright wrote “Look Back in Anger” which gave the term “angry young man”?
Answer : John Osborne
Q8 : In which Grand Prix did Ayrton Senna meet with a fatal accident?
Answer : San Marino
Q9 : Who recently won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize at Delhi?
Answer : J.M.Coetzee
Q10 : Which fast bowler was named “Whispering Death”?
Answer : Michael Holding
Q1 : Who bowled the first ball of the inaugural World Cup Cricket Tournament?
Answer : Madan Lal
Q2 : Who is the only person to have won Nobel Prizes for Chemistry and Peace?
Answer : Linus Pauling
Q3 : Which was the world’s first talkie?
Answer : Jazz Singer
Q4 : Which music band is named after a famous agriculturalist?
Answer : Jethro Tull
Q5 : Which company first used Santa Claus as a model in its ads?
Answer : Coca Cola
Q6 : What was the first name of Jeeves, the character in P.G.Wodehouse’s rules?
Answer : Reginald
Q7 : Who devised the IQ tests?
Answer : Binet
Q8 : What did the Allies codename the D-Day landings?
Answer : Operation overlord
Q9 : Who was the first Roman Catholic to be elected President of the U.S.A.?
Answer : John F. Kennedy
Q10 : The name “Kodak” inspired another very successful company’s name. Name it.
Answer : Xerox
Q1 : Hope springs eternal in human breast” who wrote the above line?
Answer : Alexander Pope
Q2 : Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun-who said this?
Answer : Noel Coward
Q3 : He derived hisname from a prison guard while he was incarcerated. He wrote some 600 short stores and died at the age of 48 in 1910. How is he commonly known?
Answer : O. Henry
Q4 : Which poet is the only one tobe awarded the Pulitzer prize four times?
Answer : Robert Frost
Q5 : Who wrote Scarlett; the sequel to “gonee with the wind”?
Answer : Alexandra Ripley
Q6 : “Rajtarangni” chronicles the history of kings of a particular state of India. Which one?
Answer : Kasmir
Q7 : A defective piece of work was called by a certain name by Venetian glas makers. What was commonly used word is it?
Answer : Fiasco
Q8 : With whom did Mary Decker collide in the 1500 mts event in 1984 olympics?
Answer : Zola Budd
Q9 : Harley Street is associated with doctors, which street is associated with newspapers
Answer : Fleet Street
Q10 : Which European Capital city is named after Nile?
Answer : Nicosia
Q1 : FINA is the governing body of which sport?
Answer : Swimming
Q2 : From which language is the word Kaput derived?
Answer : German
Q3 : Who invented the Miner’s Lamp?
Answer : Humphrry Davy
Q4 : Name the hill in Athens on which the Parthenon stands
Answer : Acropolis
Q5 : Who was the first to sail round the World?
Answer : Megallan
Q6 : In which city will you find the Free mantle Doctor blowing?
Answer : Perth
Q7 : From which bird does the word pedegree orginate
Answer : crane
Q8 : Who is the only Oscar to Win an Oscar?
Answer : Oscar Hammerstein
Q9 : What do we call a coin colelctor?
Answer : Numismatist
Q10 : In history, what was the name of the group which went around destroying new machines?
Answer : Ludittes
Q1 : From which language is the word Kaput derived?
Answer : German
Q2 : FINA is the governing body of which sport?
Answer : Swimming
Q3 : Who discovered the laws of heredity?
Answer : Gregor Mendel
Q4 : Of which group was ‘Johny Rotten’ the leader?
Answer : The Sex pistols
Q5 : In which movie did Robert De Niro and Al Pacino team up first after ‘Godfather’?
Answer : Heat
Q6 : Who signs his paintings as ‘Arthur Garrick’?
Answer : Prince Charles
Q7 : Name the former Chief Justice of India who drafted a report on match-fixing.
Answer : Justice Chandrachud
Q8 : Whose last words were “Thank God, I have done my duty”?
Answer : Lord Nelson
Q9 : Who founded the Religious Order of Jesuits?
Answer : St. Ignatius Loyola
Q10 : Who coined the term “Iron Curtain”?
Answer : Winston Churchill
Q1 : If ‘Written defamation’ is libel, what is Spoken defamation?
Answer : Slander
Q2 : Name the only American President who held office four terms?
Answer : Franklin D. Roosevelt
Q3 : Name the constituent of blood with causes it to clot.
Answer : Thrombin
Q4 : Who was the first to receive the Dadasaheb Phalkhe award?
Answer : Devika Rani
Q5 : Who wrote the article on Mahatma Gandhi in the millennium issue of ‘Time’?
Answer : Nelson Mandela
Q6 : Where are the Crown Jewels kept in England?
Answer : Tower of London
Q7 : Which French artist painted the picture “At the Moulin Rouge”?
Answer : Toulouse – Lautrec
Q8 : Which legendary bird rose from its own ashes?
Answer : Phoenix
Q9 : How is Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No.14 better known as?
Answer : Moonlight Sonata
Q10 : What was the sign given by God,promising Noah that ‘there won’t be another deluge’?
Answer : Rainbow
Q1 : What’s the name of the James Bond villain played by Richard Kiel?
Answer : Jaws
Q2 : The war in Europe began when Nazi Germany invaded what country?
Answer : Poland
Q3 : What ruler built Egypt’s largest pyramid?
Answer : King Cheopps
Q4 : What film star was born “Archie Leach”?
Answer : Cary Grant
Q5 : Whose song ‘Tears in Heaven’ was dedicated to the memory of his son?
Answer : Eric Clapton
Q6 : What basketball star retired after scoring a career record of 29,000 points?
Answer : Michael Jordan
Q7 : When Will Smith was a rapper, who was his partner?
Answer : DJ Jazzy Jeff
Q8 : Who’s known as “The Donald”?
Answer : Donald Trump
Q9 : Tom Cruise’s love interest in ‘Top Gun’ was played by who?
Answer : Kelly McGillis
Q10 : Who discovered the Beatles and became their manager?
Answer : Brian Epstein
Q1 : What actress was known as “the Platinum Blonde”?
Answer : Jean Harlow
Q2 : Budweiser Budvar Beer comes from what country?
Answer : Czechoslovakia
Q3 : Who discovered New Zealand?
Answer : Abel Tasman
Q4 : Who was the first president of France’s Fifth Republic?
Answer : Charles DeGaulle
Q5 : Who was the late creator and publisher of MAD Magazine?
Answer : William Gaines
Q6 : The Spirit of Ecstasy is the name of the hood ornament on what car?
Answer : Rolls Royce
Q7 : What does a “Best Boy” help with on a movie set?
Answer : The Lighting
Q8 : In 1839, the Opium War was fought between China and what other country?
Answer : England
Q9 : Chewing gum comes from the sap of what tree?
Answer : Sapodilla
Q10 : In 1930, the first World Cup soccer tournament was held in what country?
Answer : Uruguay
Q1 : Which sport is governed by the “Marquis of Queensberry Rules”?
Answer : Boxing
Q2 : Who first propounded the concept of a “Unique Selling proposition”?
Answer : Rossett Reeves
Q3 : Who said- “I don’t want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member”?
Answer : Groucho Marx
Q4 : In which country was Cliff Richard born?
Answer : India
Q5 : What was the only thing that remained after Pandora opened the box?
Answer : Hope
Q6 : For which movie did Kevin spacey win a “Best Supporting Actor” Oscar?
Answer : The Usual Suspects
Q7 : Who is the only non-Indian to win a Filmfare Award?
Answer : Nazia Hasan
Q8 : Which physicist was the first to split an atom?
Answer : Rutherford
Q9 : Who wrote the novel on which the Hitchcock movie “Rebecca” is based?
Answer : Daphne Du Maurier
Q10 : Which role has fetched Oscars for two actors in two different years?
Answer : God father
