A selection of General Knowlege Pot-Luck quizzes for ADULTS ONLY.
What would you do with a calumet – kill things with it, smoke it or wear it? | Smoke it (it’s a peace pipe) |
A British law from 1872, which still stands today, makes it illegal for anyone to be in charge of what while drunk – litter of puppies, cow or walking cane? | Cow |
What cheese contains live maggots that may jump out while you’re eating it – Sardinian Casu Marzu, Serbian Pule or French Vieux Lille? | Sardinian Casu Marzu (It’s rotten cheese!) |
Which of these has the biggest sperm in the world – sperm whale, fruit fly or elephant? | Fruit Fly |
Which feminist publication is ‘for women with something to get off their chests’ – Ms, Bust or Jezebel? | Bust |
According to 2013 research, what percentage of Americans aged 18-40 have at least one tattoo – 10%, 25% or 40%? | 40% |
If you look up to a bright blue sky, you should be able to see tiny blue and white dots flashing around. What are they – light flashes, white blood cells or air molecules? | White Blood Cells |
Who wrote the poem that opens ‘They fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do’ – Samuel Beckett, Philip Larkin or Ted Hughes? | Philip Larkin |
In the 1990s, who released a book called Sex and an album called Erotica – Prince, Madonna or Whitney Houston? | Madonna |
During nine months of drumming up votes for the 2016 election, which candidate spent more then $9,000 on pizza – Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump or Jeb Bush? | Hillary Clinton |
A farmer in China raised two stray ‘puppy dogs’ that turned out to be – monkeys, bears or wolves? | Bears |
The word chocolatiers is not an anagram of – erotic coach, chaotic loser or coital chores? | Erotic Coach |
What is cut in half in a hemiglossectomy, a procedure used in the 18th and 19th century in an attempt to cure people of their stutter – ear, eyelid or tongue? | Tongue |
What’s the not-so-secret ingredient of the Hematogen nutrition bar – human blood, cow blood or placenta? | Cow Blood |
Besides camel racing, India’s annual Pushkar Camal Fair is famous for – a mustache competition, dung throwing or a curry-eating contest? | A mustache competition |
By the time Wikipedia celebrated its first birthday in 2002, how many articles did it include – 150, 1,000 or 20,000? | 20,000 |
Which other member of David Bowie’s household shared his distinctive trait of having different coloured eyes – his daughter, his dog or his wife? | His dog |
There are over 200 corpses on Mount Everest. How do they help climbers – as reminders of the perils of climbing, as waypoints or to stop them setting up camp? | As waypoints |
What is special about the Chromodoris Reticulata Sea Slug – it disposes of its penis after sex, it has male and female sexual organs or both? | Both (It’s penis does regenerate) |
According to a study, when do women look their oldest – every Wednesday at 3:30pm, every Monday at 9:30am or every Friday at 6:00pm? | Every Wednesday ay 3:30pm |
An Art Director had his listing removed from Airbnb in January 2016. What novel homemade accomodation was he offering – treehouse, igloo or blanket fort? | Igloo |
Which of these did Rihanna ban from her British concerts in 2008 – mobile phones, members of her own fan club or umbrellas? | Umbrellas |
Where will you find the tallest skeleton on display in the United States – The Mütter Museum, Marian Koshland Science Museum or American Museum of Natural History? | The Mütter Museum |
According to records, 458 grammar fiends have named their child after what punctuation mark – comma, period or semicolon? | Comma |
What is the name of the original stick man meme, who we were told we should aspire to ‘be more like’ in early 2016 – Bob, Bill or Phil? | Bill |
Which of these is a plaster masterpiece by Jamie McCartney – The Great Wall of Vagina, Rokeby Venus or The Origin of the World? | The Great Wall of Vagina |
What gruesome combination was used by Tudor dentists to remove rotten teeth – vomit mixed with soap, human excrement mixed with honey or ear wax mixed with tree sap? | Human excrement mixed with honey |
Which of these is not an alter ego of Nicki Minaj – Biccy, Cookie or Roman? | Biccy |
Which of these was banned in Scotland by King James II in 1457 – Whisky, bagpipes or golf? | Golf |
In IKEA, carpets are named after places in which country – Denmark, Sweden or Finland? | Denmark |
In 2015, a museum opened in Italy featuring artistic work with what theme – sweatpants, drag queens or feces? | Feces |
In the 19th century, what were sausages called in Britain – long meat, bags of mystery or sausigias? | Bags of mystery |
What does the icefish lack that all other vertebrate creatures have – eyes, hemoglobin or calcium? | Hemoglobin (their blood is clear) |
What do the three stars of 1955s ‘Rebel Without A Cause’ have in common – It was their first film, they all died prematurely or they all liked tapdancing? | They all died prematurely |
What is the name given to the string of typographical symbols that sometimes stand in for profanity – grawlix, cursers or typos? | Grawlix |
Roman Consul Lucius Licinius Crassus is said to have adorned which favourite pet with earrings and necklaces – cat, dog or eel? | Eel |
The three wise monkeys are sometimes depicted with a fourth monkey. What is his advice – smell no evil, do no evil or eat no evil? | Do no evil (covers his abdomen) |
Who wrote ‘How to Tell if Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You’ and ‘Why Grizzly Bears Should Wear Underpants’ – The Oatmeal, Butt Poems or Jo Scribbles? | The Oatmeal (AKA Matthew Inman) |
Why was the 38-million-gallon Mount Tabor reservoir in Oregon drained in 2014 – CCTV spotted someone peeing in it, a cow fell in and died or to fit a plughole in the bottom? | CCTV spotted someone peeing in it (Reservoir provides drinking water to 1000’s of people) |
What happens to the hermaphordite sea slug’s penis after sex – It becomes a vagina, it drops off or it holds the eggs? | It drops off (it regenerates) |
What unlikely ingredient would you find in a geisha facial – raw fish, bird droppings or dried goat’s milk? | Bird droppings (Nightingale droppings) |
Which of these props did Daniel Radcliffe use the most of during the filming of the Harry Potter films – specticles, capes or wands? | Spectacles (He used over 150 pairs) |
What did Victor Hugo lock away to avoid distractions while writing ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ – his dogs, his clothes or his wine collection? | His clothes |
What is a fartlek – running exercise, incontinence garment or wind instrument? | Running exercise |
What phrase has appeared in every episode of Family Guy except one – ‘What the hell?’, ‘Well alright’ or ‘Don’t even think about it’? | ‘What the hell?’ |
A mystery British artist ‘Wanksy’, compelled his local council to act by scrawling giant penises on what problematic feature – road signs, potholes or park benches? | Potholes |
A colony of monkeys living near Bangkok used human hair shed by tourists to – make jewelry, floss their teeth or catch bugs? | Floss their teeth |
In Singapore, doing what in your own home could get you in trouble with the law – going nude, drinking or smoking? | Going nude |