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General Knowledge Quiz 108 (60 MCQs)

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1. Who supposedly wrote the fictional diaries written by Sue Townsend?
2. What are shallots and scallions?
3. Which of these words does not appear in the title of a 1990 film by Anthony Minghella?
4. The American film made at the very start of the sound film era, "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1930), on the grimness of warfare in WWI was banned in Germany (after a brief run in 1930) not unexpectedly, but also where?
5. Kala-azar is a sandfly-borne disease, infections and death from which often reach epidemic proportions. What is it known as in medical terminology?
6. Which country's shores are on the northernmost tip of the Bay of Bengal?
7. The location of the city of Vancouver, sometimes called "Hollywood North", is best described in which of these?
8. What does a frenulum do in the human body?
9. Which of these is a weightlifter who won Olympic golds in 1992 (Barcelona) in the-90 kg class, 1996 (Atlanta) in the-99 kg class and 2000 (Sydney) in the-94 kg class?
10. Dr John Dee (1527-1608), English mathematician, philosopher, astrologer, leading expert on navigation, and royal adviser from 1588, also worked in divination and what?
11. Traditionally, what does "like" mean?
12. Where can the Edgeworth-Kuiper belt be found?
13. What immensely popular allegory was written initially by Guillaume de Loris and finished by Jean de Meun?
14. Which of these buildings is in New York?
15. What was first worn by British soldiers in India in 1845?
16. What operatic extravaganza, the first collaboration between dramatist W. S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan that was never published, premièred in London at the Gaiety Theatre on 26 December 1871 and closed on 8 March 1872, after 63 performances?
17. Which river, formed by the union of the Murad Nehri and the Karu Su, flows for 2781 km (1728 miles) through Turkey and Syria into Iraq, where it joins the Tigris to form the Shatt-el-Arab?
18. In which book did the character Lisbeth Salander first appear?
19. What island would you come to first if you travelled due east from Bangladesh?
20. What kind of musical instrument is an oud?
21. Who was the lead singer of the band that created the record which was the first Motown single to sell a million copies, also was writer of one of the songs and co-writer of the song on the other side?
22. What are traditionally hung up on Christmas night for Santa Claus to fill with presents?
23. Where is the city of Almaty?
24. Susan Brown was the first woman to take part in what event, in 1981?
25. The estate of which American writer and poet who died of a heart attack in 1967 was bequeathed to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Foundation?
26. Which of these was one of the members of the EU to replace their national currency with the euro in 1999?
27. What is k. d. lang's profession?
28. Directly leading up to WW I (1914-18) were two other major European conflicts in 1912 and 1913, usually called the First and Second what?
29. Who was the 11th and 12th century ruler of Georgia, celebrated by Georgians as their most successful, leading them out from Turkish domination, reuniting the country, and subsequently being canonised by the Georgian Orthodox Church?
30. Where did Adolf Hitler spend his last days in Berlin?
31. Which of these is a city in the Aleutian Islands, part of the US state of Alaska?
32. How many ounces are there in 8 lbs?
33. Which drummer was the band leader for his wife, Pearl Bailey?
34. The southernmost point of the USA is in which state?
35. The only two bones in the human body which are not articulated with or directly attached to any other bone, are the patella (kneecap) and what other?
36. In what year did Sweden change its laws to allow a woman to inherit the throne, USSR stage its first rock festival, the border officially re-open between Spain and Gibraltar, Iceland democratically elect its first woman president, and the 10.14 mile (16.32km) long St Gotthard Road Tunnel open in Switzerland?
37. What are the fish, commonly found at depths of 200 to 700 m (660 to 2, 300 ft), from Tierra del Fuego to California, and nicknamed "red devil" by fishermen?
38. Who was the mother of Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland?
39. Why did Philae become especially well-known in December 2014?
40. What is a pas de bourrée?
41. The first modern Olympic games as we currently know them were held in which century?
42. In 1517 Martin Luther sparked public debate on practices in the Christian Church. What was the topic of his 1517 treatise?
43. What is the main ability needed in a game of "Simon Says" (or "The Teacher/Leader Says")?
44. Which all-girl group had hits with "Cruel Summer", "Venus", "I Heard a Rumour" and "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" ?
45. Who played mobster Henry Hill in the 1990 film "Goodfellas" ?
46. Research in the USA into safe distancing re the COVID-19 pandemic has involved ..... ?
47. When was the first Academy Awards ceremony held for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences?
48. Which pigment is named after an Italian city?
49. In which French colony was there a war of independence from 1954 to 1962?
50. Which TV series made in different countries typically includes characters such as Rebel, Hurricane, Laser, Phoenix, Destroyer, Rocket, Dynamite, Blaze, Nightshade, Olympia, Battleaxe, Predator, Glacier, Jet, Safiiri, Vulcan, Fox, Laser and Sheena?
51. Who formulated the "Law" that, in a paramagnetic material, the magnetization of the material is (approximately) directly proportional to an applied magnetic field, but if the material is heated, the magnetization is (approximately) inversely proportional to temperature?
52. What is a sternum?
53. A US TV series (1974 to 1982) was called "The Little House ..... '' where?
54. What is the name of the five horizontal lines on and between which musical notes are written?
55. Which is the smallest sovereign country in South America?
56. What is a variation of the standard card game of poker which consists of two cards being dealt face down to each player and then 5 community cards being placed by the dealer (3 as "the flop" then 1 called "the turn", then 1 called "the river"), with players having the option to check, bet or fold after each deal?
57. What is "Hyperidosis" ?
58. Which country's national zoo quarantined its only pig for two months in case it spread swine flu?
59. What is labneh made from?
60. What is the official capital of Sri Lanka?
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