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General Knowledge Quiz 120 (60 MCQs)

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1. According to legend, what did Alexander the Great cut with his sword after an oracle said that the person who released it would be master of Asia?
2. Which of these was created last?
3. What colour is a domesticated Pekin duck?
4. The actor John Wayne was known by what nickname?
5. In what sport is the object to get one's balls as close to the "jack" as possible?
6. Which of these people has won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe and Tony award?
7. What religion observes the Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha celebrations?
8. The 2002 FIFA World Cup was held in two countries simultaneously, the first time this was done, being South Korea and which other?
9. When is a stirrup cup traditionally served?
10. Which computer company was founded by former employees of Acer?
11. Which of the following is the closest literal translation of the title of the aria "La Donna Γ¨ Mobile", from Giuseppe Verdi's "Rigoletto" ?
12. What was the first name of the playwright Williams who wrote "A Streetcar Named Desire" ?
13. Which of these drinks is a variety of sherry?
14. According to a common version of the rhyme presented in the 19th century as an old saying, "Sticks and stones may break my bones but ..... " what?
15. Larry Mullins and Adam Clayton are the rhythm section for which band?
16. Who organised an Arab revolt against the Turks and wrote "The Seven Pillars Of Wisdom" about his experiences?
17. After Egypt nationalised the British-and French-controlled Suez Canal in 1956, the tri-partite military forces which then fought in what became known as the Suez Crisis included those of which country or countries?
18. The Lagoa dos Patos lies on the coast near what?
19. Susan Mayer, Lynette Scavo, Bree Van de Kamp, Gabrielle Solis, Edie Britt, Mary Alice Young, Betty Applewhite, Katherine Mayfair and Karen McCluskey have all lived in which street?
20. Time On Our Hands, which held the record for the highest UK audience for a sitcom episode from 1996 for over ten years, is from which TV series?
21. Charles Lindbergh became famous by flying which aeroplane?
22. In "Silence of the Lambs", what was the nickname of the killer that Hannibal Lecter helped to catch?
23. Which of these is exothermic?
24. Which song by Irving Berlin was introduced by Bing Crosby in the 1942 musical "Holiday Inn", which he sings in a duet with Marjorie Reynolds?
25. In the acronym NTSC, used in the television industry, what does the "C" stand for?
26. What is the relationship between the words "left" (the opposite of right) and "left" (the past tense of "leave")?
27. The best known works of which sculptor who aroused hostility over the depiction of sexuality, are 18 large nude sculptures in 1908 for the British Medical Association building on The Strand, the tomb of Oscar Wilde in Pere Lachaise cemetery, Paris, "Rush of Green" in Hyde Park, London, and "St Michael's Victory over the Devil" in Coventry Cathedral?
28. What Italian film, released in 1999, told the story of a Jewish family sent to a concentration camp in World War II?
29. The era of political liberalisation in Czechoslovakia in 1968 was called what?
30. What is petrichor?
31. Which river forms part of the border between the USA and Canada?
32. When India gained its independence from Britain in 1947, that independence did not include all of its regions some of which remained under foreign control until 1961; which of these was NOT one?
33. In Japan, what is the Shinkansen?
34. What is Ireland's longest river?
35. In the 2020 Summer Olympics what country took all three podium spots for the women's 100 m?
36. Which of these is not one of the earth's 7 major tectonic plates?
37. Who won the golfing Open Championship 3 times between 1979 and 1988?
38. In Britain, by an act of 1541 (repealed in 1845) artificers, labourers, apprentices and servants were forbidden to play which sport at any time except Christmas, and then only in their master's house and presence, or be fined 6s. 8d?
39. British marine biologist William Saville-Kent's work in Australia is credited in the development of which of these?
40. Leni Riefenstahl was strongly associated with Adolf Hitler and the beginnings of the Third Reich in her capacity as what?
41. What was the occupation of Otto Klemperer?
42. Mount Vesuvius overlooks what area?
43. Who, in the 6th century BCE, was the last king of Lydia, Solon, who made war on Cyrus, King of Persia, and was defeated?
44. What police drama TV programme, starring William Shatner in the title role as the 15-year veteran police sergeant, was first aired in the USA from March 1982 to May 1985?
45. What was the name of the boat that won the America's Cup in 1995?
46. The first Roller Hockey World Cup was held in 1936 in Germany and the second in 1939 in Switzerland, but why were there no further World Cups until 1947?
47. If you were in a claque what would you be doing?
48. In the time of the British Empire, India was referred to by Britain as what?
49. From 1885 to 1908, a corporate state of 2, 344, 000 kmΒ² (905, 000 square miles), privately controlled by Leopold II, King of the Belgians, became infamous for mistreatment of the local peoples and exploitation of natural resources. What was this area known as?
50. Which of these sports uses a round ball?
51. What word is used in linguistics and science to describe distinct concepts?
52. The most destructive recorded earthquake so far struck in 1556; where did it strike?
53. In 1917 Arthur Chalk started what, the first of its kind, concerning Florida, USA and the Bahamas, UK (at the time)?
54. What was the largest passenger ship by gross tonnage when she took her maiden voyage on 4 June 2006?
55. Which of the following was jailed for two months in February 1949 for smoking marijuana?
56. "A pitch" is the way that the ball is put into play in which game?
57. Dimethyltryptamine, a structural analogue of serotonin and melatonin, is known for producing what?
58. With what decade was the Dust Bowl, the period of prolonged dust storms and severe drought, in the USA and Canada mainly associated?
59. What type of dog is a pekingese?
60. When was windsurfing first competed at the Olympics?
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