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Answers to general knowledge quiz questions

Posted at 10:29 AM, May 05, 2015
and last updated 2015-05-05 10:29:43-04

QUESTION ONE

Q: What is 15 percent of $50?
A: ($7.50)

QUESTION TWO

Q: Who is the Vice President of the United States?
A: Joe Biden

QUESTION THREE

Q: From memory, what is your best friend’s phone number?
A: Answer varies- best friend’s phone number

QUESTION FOUR

Q: Name the states that border Missouri?
A: Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas

QUESTION FIVE

Q: Whose face is on a $20 bill?
A: Andrew Jackson

QUESTION SIX

Q: How many cups are in a gallon?
A: 16 cups in a gallon

QUESTION SEVEN

Q: What happened on December 7, 1941?
A: Attack on Pearl Harbor

QUESTION EIGHT

Q: Who is famous for painting Mona Lisa?
A: Leonardo da Vinci

QUESTION NINE

Q: Which month is Black History Month in the USA?
A: February

QUESTION 10

Q: What is the name of the poker hand containing three-of-a-kind and a pair?
A: Full house

QUESTION 11

Q: Who wrote the ‘Harry Potter’ series?
A: J.K. Rowling

QUESTION 12

Q: How many syllables make up a haiku?
A: 17 syllables (5-7-5)

QUESTION 13

Q: In what country were the 2014 Winter Olympics held in town of Sochi?
A: Russia

QUESTION 14

Q: How many Supreme Court justices are there?
A: Nine

QUESTION 15

Q: Who is the governor of Kansas?
A: Sam Brownback

QUESTION 16

Q: How is the number 5 written in Roman numerals?
A: V

QUESTION 17

Q: How many keys are on a standard piano?
A: 88 (52 white, 36 black)

QUESTION 18

Q: What is the square root of 16?
A: Four

QUESTION 19

Q: In which American city would you find the headquarters of General Motors?
A: Detroit

QUESTION 20

Q: How many X chromosomes do women have?
A: 2