Trivia Quiz

General Knowledge

1. What famous woman was nicknamed 'The Iron Lady'?

Margaret Thatcher

2. How many rings does Saturn have around it?

7

3. Which of the five senses develops first?

Smell

4. What are the three primary colors?

Red, yellow and blue

5. Is hot air lighter or heavier than cold air?

Lighter

6. Who was the President of the US at the beginning of the 20th

century?William McKinley

7. Which star sign is represented by the

twins?Gemini

8. How many carats are there in pure gold?

24

9. Who invented the lightning conductor?

Benjamin Franklin

10.Which element is coal mainly composed

of?Carbon

11. Which vegetable is zucchini better known

as?Courgette

12. What do the rings on the Olympic Games symbol

represent?The continents

13. What is the name given to a female

swan?A pen

Movies

1. What is the film title of the sequel to Alice In Wonderland?

Though the looking glass

2. Who played Baby in the film Dirty Dancing?

Jennifer Grey

3. Which famous actress was born Norma Jeane Mortenson?

Marilyn Monroe

4. Who played James Bond in 'Live and Let

Die'?Roger Moore

5. How many 'Rocky' films did Sylvester Stallone star in?

6

6. What are the names of Snow White's seven dwarfs?

Sneezy, Happy, Grumpy, Sleepy, Bashful, Dopey, Doc

7. What was the name of the boy in the Jungle

Book?Mowgli

8. In the film 'Shrek', what is the name of Shrek's wife?

Fiona

9. Which Bond movie did Daniel Craig first

star in?Casino Royale

Math

1. Which prime number falls after 31?

37

2. What is the cube root of 216?

6

3. When added together, what do the visible numbers on a standard dartboard total?

210

4. What is the name of the longest side of a right angle

triangle, opposite the right angle?

Hypotenuse

5. What is an integer number?A whole number

6. What are rational numbers?

Numbers which can be written as fractions or integers

7. How many zeros are there in one

billion?9

8. How many feet are there in a yard?

3

9. How many square feet are there in an acre?

43,560 square feet

10. How many prime numbers occur from 11 to 19?

Four - 11, 13, 17, 19

11. How many sides does a quadrilateral

have?4

General Jewish Knowledge

2. How many positive and how many negative mitzvoth are

there?248 positive 365 negative

1. What are the names of the mothers?

Sarah Rivka Rachel and Leah

3. Who was the first king of the Jewish

people?Shaul

4. How many years were the Jews enslaved

in Egypt?210 years

5. At what age does a Jewish male get circumcised?

8 days

6. How many sections are there in the

mishna?6

7. Who took over as leader after moshe?

Yehoshua

8. How many times does a bride circle the bridegroom?

7

9. What is the period between pesach and Shavuot known as?

Omer / sefira

10. Who was the first one to walk into the water before it

split?Nachshon Ben Aminadav

11. How long did the first temple stand?

410 years

12. Where did the Purim story take

place?Persia

13. Who wrote the code of law?

Rabbi Yosef Cairo

14. How many rabbis would make up the Sanhedrin?

71

15. Which are known as the pilgrim or foot festivals?

Pesach Shavuot and Succot