Most useful questions for PSC exams

Who wrote the Opera Madam Butterfly? Puccini
What links - Goa - Kerula - Assam - Bihar? India
Eric Arthur Blaire was the real name of which author? George Orwell
Names - Baker Cook obvious what did Cordwainer do? Shoemaker
Which country do Sinologists study? China
Ruby Stevens became famous under which name? Barbara Stanwyck
Which non alcoholic cordial is made from pomegranates? Grenadine
What is Orchesis - either professional or amateur? Art of Dancing
Taken literally what should you see in a Hippodrome? Horses
Who wrote the Man in the Iron Mask? Alexander Dumas
Which 1993 Disney film starred Bet Middler as a witch? Hocus Pocus
Who piloted the first flight across the English channel? Louis Bleriot
What was the first James Bond film? Dr No
What 1991 film won best film, actor, actress, director Oscars? Silence of the Lambs
What was the capital of Ethiopia? Addis Ababa
Aescapalious emblem staff snake Greek Roman god of what? Medicine
Giacomo Agostini - 122 Grand Prix 15 world titles what sport? Motorcycle Racing
What is the largest state in the USA? Alaska
Led Deighton trilogy Game Set Match What 3 Capitals? Berlin MexicoLondon
Alan Stuart Konigsberg famous as who? Woody Allen
Which human rights organisation founded 1961 got Nobel 1977? Amnesty International
Whose autobiography was The long walk to Freedom? Nelson Mandela
What was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter? Tutankamen tomb
Who won the women's heptathlon at Seoul in 1988? Jackie Joyner-Kersey
Who wrote Northanger Abbey? Jayne Austin
Who ran through the streets naked crying Eureka? Archimedes
Who composed the Brandeberg concertos full names? Johan Sebastian Bach
Who won the World Series in 1987? Minnesota twins
What is the correct term of address to the Pope? Your Holiness
In which city was Alexander Graham Bell born in 1847? Edinburgh
Who composed the ballets Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker? Tchaikovsky
AG Bell opened school in Boston in 1872 for Teachers of what? The Deaf
Benjamin Kubelsky 1894 fame as what comedian? Jack Benny
In the Old Testament what book comes between Obadiah - Micah? Jonah
Robin Williams dressed in drag for which 1993 film? Mrs Doubtfire
Which chess piece could be a member of the church? Bishop
Which German word means lightning war used in WW2? Blitzkrieg
Broccoli belongs to what family of plants? Cabbage
Who designed the first Iron ship the Great Britain in 1845? I. Kingdom Brunel
Whose boat Bluebird was recently raised from Coniston water? Donald Campbell
in 1951 which (of two) car companies introduced power steering? Buick - Chrysler
Who wrote Catch 22 (both names)? Joseph Heller
Which country set up the world's first chemistry lab in 1650? Netherlands
What links the names Botvinik, Tal, Karpov, Fischer? Chess World Champs
What is the national flower of Japan? Chrysanthemum
Bombardier Billy Wells was seen on many Rank films - why? Hit Gong
Where in France do claret wines come from? Bordeaux
What did mathematician John Napier invent in 1614? Logarithms
What was the world's first high level programming language 1957? IBM FORTRAN
Consumption was the former name of which disease? Tuberculosis
Which American state is nicknamed The Diamond State? Delaware
What are the Sirocco, Mistral and Chinook? Winds
Who wrote about Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory? Roald Dahl
Who, at USA customs declared, nothing but my genius? Oscar Wilde
Issur Danielovitch became famous a who? Kirk Douglas
Who sailed in the Golden Hind? Sir Francis Drake
What was the name of the plantation in Gone with the Wind? Tara
Who won the 1988 Superbowl? Washington Redskins
Which group believes in The Great Architect of the Universe? Freemasons
Robert Alan Zimmerman real name of who? Bob Dylan
Processed Galena produces which metal? Lead
Who wrote Gulliver's Travels (both names)? Jonathon Swift
What is a Ha Ha? Sunken Fence
In Japan what is Seppuku? Hari Kari - suicide
Who discovered blood circulation? William Harvey
The dunnock is another name for which common bird? Hedge Sparrow
If someone said they were from Hellas - which country? Greece
Who was the son of Zeus and Maia - Gods Messenger? Hermes
Roy Scherer jr became famous as who? Rock Hudson
Who wrote Brave New World (full name)? Aldus Huxley
What links Calabria, Liguria, Puglia and Veneto? Regions of Italy
Which city in Rajasthan has riding breeches named after it? Jodhpur
Portugal has had six Kings with what first name? John
What martial arts name means gentle way? Judo
Jean Claude Killy famous in which sport? Skiing
Kimberlite contains what precious item? Diamonds
Who directed Dr Strangelove - 2001 - The Shining (full name)? Stanley Kubrick
Rene Lalique - Art Nouveau designer worked what material? Glass
Who created the land of Narnia and Lion Witch and Wardrobe? Clive Staples Lewis
What animal lives in a drey? Squirrel
Why is Louise Brown - born 1978 famous? First test tube baby
The title of whose book translates as my struggle? Adolf Hitler
Anna Mary Robinson - famous American painter - what name? Grandma Moses
In which country would you find the Negev desert? Israel
Which character has been played by the most actors? Sherlock Holmes
In Greek mythology a Hamadryads spirit guarded what? Trees
Jocasta was the wife of Laius and the mother of who? Oedipus
Who wrote The Rights of Man - and The Age of Reason? Thomas Paine
What is the capital of Sicily? Palermo
What was invented by Dr Edward Land in 1947? Polaroid
Syd Barett, Roger Waters, Richard Wright, Nick Mason - Group? Pink Floyd
Carlo Collodi created which famous children's character? Pinocchio
What is mainly extracted from pitchblende? Uranium
Which connects Delft, Sevres, Wedgwood, Chelsea? Porcelain
Which country introduced the worlds first diesel loco in 1912? Germany
in 1656 Christian Huygens invented what type of timekeeper? Pendulum clock
Duvali, Dushira and Holi are religious days in which religion? Hindu
In what industry did John Davidson Rockefeller get rich? Oil
The Mau Mau were terrorists in which country late 50s early 60s? Kenya