General Knowledge Trivia

This is a common proverb meaning that attractive appearances don't always indicate true value. The phrase dates back to the 12th century and gold was traditionally the most valuable shiny metal, hence it became the standard in this saying about deceptive appearances.

Marion Michael Morrison was John Wayne's birth name before he adopted his stage name. Wayne became an iconic Western film star known for movies like 'True Grit' and 'The Searchers'. The name change was suggested by studio executives.

All four plays are major works by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. Tolstoy wrote novels like War and Peace, while Mandelstam was a poet and Ibsen a Norwegian playwright known for A Doll's House.

Clint Eastwood played Inspector 'Dirty Harry' Callahan in Dirty Harry (1971), Magnum Force (1973), The Enforcer (1976), Sudden Impact (1983), and The Dead Pool (1988). The Rookie (1990) was a different film where Eastwood played a different character (Nick Pulovski).

Each zebra has a unique stripe pattern, like fingerprints in humans. Tigers have stripe patterns but they're not unique to each individual. Hyenas and gazelles don't have the same distinctive stripe patterns.

Martin Sherman wrote the play 'Bent' (1979), which deals with the persecution of gay men in Nazi Germany. Arthur Miller wrote Death of a Salesman, Sam Shepard wrote Buried Child, and Henry Miller was a novelist, not a playwright.

King cobras are the only snake species that build nests for their eggs and guard them. After the eggs hatch, the mother leaves, and the hatchlings are on their own. Some hatchlings may be eaten by predators or occasionally by other cobras, but this is not 'eating their own babies' as parental behavior - it's absence of parental care and predation.

Every month has at least 28 days. January has 31, February has 28 or 29, March has 31, and so on - all 12 months have 28 days or more. This is a classic trick question designed to make you think only of February.

Sloths are unique among mammals in that they spend nearly their entire lives hanging upside down from tree branches, even eating, sleeping, and giving birth in this position. Their specialized curved claws and slow metabolism make this lifestyle possible.

The grammatically correct option is D. 'Gave birth of me' is the proper phrasing to describe the day someone was born. Option C uses 'gave child birth' which is not standard English phrasing - it should be 'gave birth to a child' or 'gave childbirth'

A normal adult human has approximately 5-6 liters of blood. This amount can vary based on body size and gender, with males typically having slightly more blood volume than females. Options B, C, and D are either too low or too high for normal human physiology.

The pancreas secretes insulin, which is a hormone that regulates blood sugar levels. Bile juice is produced by the liver, not the pancreas. 'Peptic juice' is not a standard biological term - digestive enzymes are secreted by the stomach and pancreas, but not called 'peptic juice'.

Hemoglobin is an iron-containing protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. The iron atoms in hemoglobin bind to oxygen molecules, allowing transport throughout the body. Chlorine, calcium, and other elements are not the main constituents of hemoglobin.

Normal human body temperature is approximately 36.9°C (98.6°F). Option A (81.1°C) would be fatally high, Option C (98.6°C) confuses Celsius and Fahrenheit scales, and Option D (21.7°C) is too low and would indicate hypothermia.

An adult human skeleton has 206 bones. Infants are born with around 270 bones, but many fuse together as they grow. Options A, B, and D are incorrect counts - 210 and 260 are not standard numbers, and 300 is far too many for human anatomy.

The tibia is the larger of the two bones in the lower leg (the shin bone). It is not found in the skull, arm, or face. The tibia connects the knee to the ankle and bears most of the body's weight.

The cerebrum is the largest part of the human brain, making up about 85% of the brain's weight. It is responsible for higher cognitive functions like thinking, memory, and decision-making. The cerebellum and medulla oblongata are smaller structures at the back and base of the brain respectively.

Calcium phosphate (hydroxyapatite) is the main mineral component of bones and teeth, providing hardness and strength. While calcium compounds like carbonate, sulphate, and nitrate exist in nature, they are not the primary structural components of skeletal tissue.