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General Knowledge Quiz 125 (60 MCQs)

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1. Who is the only president of the USA to serve non-consecutive terms?
2. What does the "L" stand for in the letters "SWALK" written on an envelope?
3. Bordering Tanzania, Mozambique and Zambia and completely enclosed by them, is which country?
4. The "cur-" of the word "curfew" is the English assimilation of a French word meaning what?
5. Who plays Dr. Addison Montgomery in the US TV series "Private Practice" ?
6. The international venue Roland Garros hosts tournaments in what sport?
7. Which of these has had the most widespread influence on the architecture of present-day Paris?
8. Phil Taylor (1960-now), ranked world number one in 2012 in the Professional Darts Corporation order of merit, holds a record 16 darts World Championship titles; in what year did he win his first World Championship?
9. Other than being churchmen in the Middle Ages which of these is also true of Odo of Cluny, Notker the Stammerer and Wulfstan the Cantor?
10. A placenta in which the umbilical cord is attached at the placental margin is called what?
11. Which country, between 1964 and 1973, became the most bombed country in the world?
12. Matricide takes place when ..... ?
13. What name is given to art that depicts scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, where sky is almost always included, and weather is usually an element of the composition?
14. If an animal bears live young it is termed what?
15. Omar Sharif played the title character in the 1965 film of what 1957 novel by the Russian writer Boris Pasternak?
16. When Dartmoor Prison first opened in 1809 what was its purpose?
17. The 2009 season of the Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 cricket competition initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, was held where?
18. He was born in Florence in 1265, fought in the Guelph-Ghibelline conflict as both soldier and politician, was in the Physicians' and Apothecaries' Guild, and is still renowned as a poet and writer of a great work of Italian literature. Who was he?
19. On which dates in the Gregorian calendar do places on earth currently have approximately 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night?
20. How long is a year on the planet Mercury?
21. What is an expression used to describe across a number of different sports the apparent loss of certain fine motor skills seemingly without explanation?
22. In 1978, Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro was found dead where?
23. Which of these countries fought on Germany's side in World War II?
24. Who, styling himself "Witch-Finder General" conducted witch-hunts mainly in the counties of Suffolk, Essex, Norfolk and occasionally in other eastern counties of England during the English Civil War?
25. September 1999 marked the formal end of what in Canada?
26. In "The Merchant of Venice", what is demanded by Shylock?
27. Who was or were baptised into the Christian Church, in "the Baptism of Poland" in 966?
28. In November 1963, a place called Dealey Plaza become famous for what event?
29. Which railway, covering 9, 289 km (5, 772 miles) from Moscow to Vladivostok, was officially opened in July 1904?
30. Where did the Simon Commission start sitting in 1928 to consider constitutional reform in that country?
31. What everyday items are graded on "B" and "H" scales?
32. Where is the 337, 000 km2 Taklamakan Desert?
33. John Sholto Douglas sponsored the rules for which sport in the 19th century?
34. Mikhail Baryshnikov who starred in the HBO series, "Sex and the City", has a long and illustrious career as what?
35. Which of these words means "a military display" ?
36. Who became president of Syria in July 2000?
37. What do the US Declaration of Independence, Captain Cook's sailing to discover the North-West Passage, the publication of economist Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations, and the first St Leger Stakes horse race at Doncaster, UK, have in common?
38. A royal edict and a set of 17 laws emancipated Russian serfs in 1861; when were the last provisions made in order to put the freedom fully in place?
39. The source of what river did Scottish physician and explorer Dr David Livingstone set out to find in 1866?
40. The song "Stranger in Paradise", first released in 1953, is taken from music by which composer?
41. Elements in the periodic table show two main numbers. What does the number with decimal places represent?
42. Verdigris is the name for the green deposit formed after exposure to air on what metal?
43. What is the main title of a work published in 1890 influential both at the time and continuing, subtitled "A study in Comparative Religion" ?
44. Which of these is a 1967 film?
45. What is the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust?
46. In 1932 King George V became the first British monarch to do what?
47. What name is given to the container to carry uneaten food home from a restaurant?
48. What is the Olympic motto?
49. Who is described as the first president of the USA?
50. What event that caught international attention happened in room 1742 at the Hotel Reine Elizabeth, Montreal on 1 June 1969?
51. Between 2002 and 2008, where were Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul the judges?
52. Why is the ratio of the speed of a projectile to the speed of sound called the Mach number?
53. Complete the title of this James Bond film: "You Only Live ..... ''
54. What is the Fijian word for a wood-and-straw hut, sometimes similar to a cabin?
55. Which English actor, director and producer, a descendant of the Terry acting family, was acclaimed for his youthful "Hamlet" which broke box office records on Broadway in 1937, and is one of the few to have won an Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award?
56. What was launched from Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand on 25 May 2017?
57. Where does the Orange River, one of the longest rivers in Africa, meet the sea?
58. How many metatarsal bones are in each human foot?
59. In the 1950s and 1960s especially, the Brill Building in New York was a centre for what industry?
60. What constellation is sometimes called "the Chained Lady", "the Chained Woman" "Perseus's wife" or "Cepheus's daughter" ?
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