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General Knowledge Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. "Operation Market Garden" took place in the Netherlands and Germany during which war?
2. Which was the glider which won for Sweden the, arguably, first two world Gliding Championships, in 1948 and 1950?
3. Which of these is a measure of the number of random ways in which a system may be arranged, often taken to be a measure of "disorder", everyday examples of which can be seen in mixing salt and pepper in a bag and melting ice?
4. What, among other things, was special about 2015?
5. A mimosa cocktail is made from chilled citrus juice with what else?
6. The Egyptian-Hittite peace treaty signed in 1258 BC was under the watch of which Egyptian pharaoh?
7. In the James Bond film "Dr. No" who played Bond girl Honey Rider?
8. Ashton Carter, appointed USA Secretary of Defense in 2015, succeeded whom?
9. Ukraine, the second largest country in Eastern Europe, is bordered by Romania and Moldova to the southwest and what to the west?
10. What name is given to the stage of a butterfly's life when it lives in a chrysalis?
11. In his short life the American author Thomas Wolfe (1900-1938) wrote several lengthy novels, multiple novellas, short stories and dramatic works. Which of these is one?
12. In the number 255 how many digits are there?
13. What is the legal tender (face) value of the "American Buffalo", a 24-karat gold bullion coin first offered for sale by the US Mint on 22 June 2006?
14. Which painter was particularly known for depicting the fête galantes of 18th century France?
15. What is a panatella?
16. What distinguishes lamé fabric from other fabrics?
17. Which wonder of the ancient world was at Babylon?
18. When Graeme McDowell won the US Open in 2010, he became the tournament's first golfing champion since 1970 to come from where?
19. What is Bierock usually filled with?
20. When was the competition known as the World Pie-Eating Championship first held?
21. Mercury, sulphur and salts of mercury and arsenic are discussed in ancient Chinese texts in relation to what?
22. Which capital city is on the northern bank of the La Plata estuary?
23. When were the first Youth Olympic Games held?
24. According to Edward Lear, who went to sea in a sieve?
25. Which of these places is closest to Paris, France?
26. Which of these is the part of an insect's body to which the legs are attached?
27. By what does the United States Golf Association (USGA) measure the length of golf clubs (excluding putters)?
28. What is the closest relation that your father's sister's sister in law can be to you?
29. Which area is particularly favoured for building observatories and powerful astronomical telescopes?
30. Which of these is a type of pheasant?
31. In the song "How Much is that Doggy in the Window", "they say in the papers there are ..... '' what?
32. What does a phlebotomist usually deal with?
33. What is the principal ore of aluminium?
34. When did the last Roman Emperor before Justinian in 554 CE rule in Rome?
35. Where is it a traditional 'sport' to stand on a beach and throw a rope with a weight at the end to catch birds when they return from foraging at sea?
36. Which TV family consisted of a hardware store owner, his wife and the couple's two children, a son (an optimistic if somewhat naive teenager), a daughter (who was sweet but feisty) and an older son who disappeared during the second season?
37. Ogen and cantaloupe are types of what?
38. Which of these most nearly describes a link between South Sudan and Eritrea?
39. Who won the Tour de France every year from 1991 to 1995?
40. Which US-born naturalised Briton wrote "Murder In The Cathedral", "The Cocktail Party" and "The Wasteland" ?
41. Who was married to Whitney Houston from 1992 to 2007?
42. What is a hereditary disease of the blood in males, characterised by excessive bleeding and lack of ability of the blood to clot?
43. In which film did actor Helen Mirren sing the music hall favourite "Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow Wow" ?
44. What method of writing, consisting of wedge-shaped and rectangular marks, was used from around 30th century BC to the 1st century AD?
45. Who wrote the tale "The Princess and the Pea" ?
46. Who had hit records with "Eh Eh", "Let's Dance" and "Poker Face" ?
47. A "pass" is the way that the ball is put into play in which game?
48. In 1648, Russian explorer Semyon Dezhnyov was the first European to sail through what Strait?
49. Which Archbishop of Canterbury was captured by Viking raiders in 1011 and killed by them the following year after refusing to allow himself to be ransomed?
50. Who is the mother of actresses Natasha and Joely Richardson?
51. Who was the person who orchestrated the only known attempt to steal the Crown Jewels in England?
52. What is a mainly instrumental piece of music by Elton John, the closing track of his 1978 album, "A Single Man" ?
53. In the USA and Canada, what does "MLS" signify?
54. According to legend, what did St Patrick drive out of Ireland?
55. Who has played, on film, John Dillinger, Sweeney Todd, J M Barrie, Jack Kerouac and Ed Wood?
56. What type of competition is "Western Pleasure", a popular type of competition in the USA?
57. Which of these items was invented in Budapest?
58. Which of these starred in the television series "Perry Mason" ?
59. What sporting event is 42.195 km (26 miles 385 yards)?
60. Which South American country has coasts on more than one named ocean or sea?
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