Ticklewit.com Quiz Questions

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