General Knowledge - 65 questions

 

1. Which famous singer's real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta?
Answer: Lady Gaga

2. Who is known as the King of Pop?
Answer: Michael Jackson

3. Who is the youngest person to win a Grammy Award?
Answer: Billie Eilish

4. Which female artist holds the record for the most consecutive number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100?
Answer: Mariah Carey

5. Who is the highest-earning athlete of all time?
Answer: Floyd Mayweather Jr.

6. Who was the first female artist to win 6 Grammys in one night?
Answer: Beyoncé

7. Who is often referred to as the 'Queen of Soul'?
Answer: Aretha Franklin

8. Which actor played the role of Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Answer: Robert Downey Jr.

9. Who wrote and sang the hit song 'Shape of You'?
Answer: Ed Sheeran

10. Which famous celebrity couple has the nickname 'Brangelina'?
Answer: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

11. Who is known as the 'Queen of Tejano Music'?
Answer: Selena Quintanilla

12. Which actress holds the record for the most Oscar nominations?
Answer: Meryl Streep

13. Who became the first African American woman to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series?
Answer: Viola Davis

14. Which singer is known for her iconic song 'I Will Always Love You'?
Answer: Whitney Houston

15. Who is the only artist to have seven consecutive number one albums on the Billboard 200 chart?
Answer: Eminem

16. Which British singer is known for her hit songs 'Rolling in the Deep' and 'Hello'?
Answer: Adele

17. Who is the highest-selling rapper of all time?
Answer: Eminem

18. Which iconic artist painted the famous piece 'The Starry Night'?
Answer: Vincent van Gogh

19. Who was the first African American woman to be crowned Miss America?
Answer: Vanessa Williams

20. Which famous American astronaut was the first person to walk on the moon?
Answer: Neil Armstrong

21. Who is the youngest person to win a Nobel Prize?
Answer: Malala Yousafzai

22. Which actor was the lead in the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' franchise?
Answer: Johnny Depp

23. Who is known as the 'Father of Modern Physics'?
Answer: Albert Einstein

24. Which singer was known as the 'King of Rock and Roll'?
Answer: Elvis Presley

25. Who is the only athlete to win Olympic gold medals in both the individual all-around and team all-around gymnastics events?
Answer: Simone Biles

26. Which famous figure was responsible for the Civil Rights Movement and delivered the iconic 'I Have a Dream' speech?
Answer: Martin Luther King Jr.

27. Who is the highest-selling female rapper of all time?
Answer: Nicki Minaj

28. Which artist painted the famous piece 'The Mona Lisa'?
Answer: Leonardo da Vinci

29. Who is known as the 'Queen of Talk' and has hosted her own successful talk show for over 30 years?
Answer: Oprah Winfrey

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30. Which Spice nickname did Geri Halliwell have?

Ginger

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31. What was the year Denzel Washington was born?

1954

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32. Who did Nicolas Cage marry in 2002?

Lisa Marie Presley

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33. What group was Nick Lachey a member of?

98 Degrees

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34. In what country was Heath Ledger born?

Australia

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35. What kind of test did fan Maria Yeater request of Justin Bieber in 2011?

A Paternity Test

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36. Which celebrity is known as JLo?

Jennifer Lopez

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37. What former "James Bond" actor died in May of 2017?

Roger Moore

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38. Alec Baldwin was divorced from which Oscar-winning actress in 2001?

Kim Basinger

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39. Who is Suri Cruise's famous mother?

Katie Holmes

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40. Who was Brad Pitt's first wife?

Jennifer Aniston

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41. What sex symbol was found dead in her L.A. home in 1962?

Marilyn Monroe

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42. Which famous family group included the brothers Marlon and Tito?

Jackson Five

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43. Which rock star did Cindy Crawford name her first son after?

Elvis Presley

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44. What did Michael Jackson say instead of "I do" when he married Lisa Marie Presley?

"Why not"

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45. Which football team gave Bill Cosby a trial?

Green Bay Packers

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46. Who said, "Id rather have a cup of tea than go to bed with someone any day?"

Boy George

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47. Richard Gere won a scholarship to the University of Massachusetts in which sport?

Gymnastics

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48. Madonna's daughter is named what?

Lourdes Maria

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49. Twiggy was the most famous model of which decade?

1960s

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50. Kitty Kelley wrote an Unauthorized Biography about which First Lady of USA?

Nancy Reagan

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51. Who was Marilyn Monroe's last husband?

Arthur Miller

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52. Martina Navratilova changed nationality from Czech to what?

American

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53. Who said "This is a dangerous and uncertain world" hours before his assassination?

John F. Kennedy

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54. What British royal made headlines for wearing the same dress twice in 2012?

Kate Middleton

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55. Who did Pope John Paul II succeed as Pope?

John Paul I

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56. Who described his paintings as "hand-painted dream photographs?"

Salvador Dali

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57. Who designed Posh Spice Victoria Beckhams' wedding dress?

Vera Wang

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58. Pancho Villa was a revolutionary in which country?

Mexico

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59. In 1968 the Oscars were postponed for 48 hours because of whose death?

Martin Luther King

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60. The spy Mata Hari was of what nationality?

Dutch

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61. Russian goldsmith Peter Faberge became famous for what?

His jeweled eggs

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62. Who became the 44th president of the U.S.A.?

Barack Obama

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63. In what year did Ronald Reagan die?

2004

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64. For how many years was Nelson Mandela in prison?

27

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65. In what year was Mahatma Gandhi killed?

1948

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