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General Knowledge Quiz 126 (60 MCQs)

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1. Emperor Napoleon III commissioned what monument from the sculptor Aimé Millet, which was installed in 1865 in Alise-Sainte-Reine, Burgundy, France?
2. What was ticking usually used for?
3. What continent is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific Ocean?
4. A "monitor" is a type of what?
5. Which region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the source of centuries' old copper exports?
6. What is the largest country by land area in Central America?
7. A tool called a molemap is promoted as helpful in detecting problems with what?
8. In 1587, Sir Francis Drake "singed the beard of the King of Spain" by leading a fleet which destroyed 37 naval and merchant ships in the port of La Coruña and which other place?
9. What colour is turmeric, a key ingredient for many Indian, Persian, Thai and Malay dishes, often used in curry?
10. Which of these viruses is almost always associated with haemorrhagic fever?
11. What does the River Tyne empty into?
12. Where is the shelf of muscle in the human body known as the diaphragm?
13. Who has been President of France twice, but never been elected to the position?
14. Who, in the 16th century, published "Orbium Coelestium", the theory that underlies our current understanding of the relationship of the earth to the sun and the planets?
15. Where was the landing of the main invasion force on the Italian peninsula in World War II by the allied army (comprising the U.S. Fifth Army and the British Eighth Army) on 9 September 1943?
16. What is known in poker as "dead man's hand"
17. With which sport is Don Bradman associated?
18. What office did the Belgian economist Camille Gutt, or Guttenstein, inaugurate in 1946?
19. In 2023 Lachie Neale, for the second time, held what prestigious medal, awarded to the player judged fairest and best in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the regular season?
20. Which 1941 film starred Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor in a murder investigation and a quest?
21. The Spanish playwright, poet, musician, artist, theatre director Federico Garcia Lorca (1898-1936) is best known for which of these?
22. What is the monetary unit of Thailand?
23. Bannock, brioche, pita, focaccia and roti are varieties of what?
24. How many adjectives are there in the sentence "Jack ran down the path." ?
25. Built in 1765, what is the oldest commissioned warship in the world, still manned by the British Royal Navy?
26. Of the various territories or colonies called Guiana which were established by Spain, the Netherlands, France, Portugal and Britain on the northern and northeastern coast of South America which is still attached politically to the country which founded it?
27. By the time his Olympic career ended in 1960, who had won more Olympic medals than any other fencer?
28. Which 1983-2004 UK television series starred, among others, Kevin Whately, Timothy Spall, and Jimmy Nail?
29. The metropolitan area of Ottawa is in Quebec and which other Canadian province?
30. What was the name of the hurricane that badly damaged New Orleans in 2005?
31. Who began to establish a reputation with a band led by Henry James, became an international star with Tommy Dorsey's band, started a solo career in the 1940s, and continued recording until 1994?
32. What is the equivalent in English of the Japanese word types in Giongo, Giseigo, and Gitaigo?
33. What part of an egg does albumen come from?
34. American designer, illustrator, and writer of children's books Eric Carle is particularly known for which of these?
35. What does the SI unit "Newton" measure?
36. Which is the capital, and largest city, of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania?
37. When were the first long playing (LP) microgroove 33 1/3 revolutions per minute (RPM) vinyl records marketed?
38. British scientist Dame Jane Goodall became famous for groundbreaking long-term studies of wild what?
39. Who was king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex from 871 to 899, notable for his defence of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of southern England against the Vikings, and for improving his kingdom's legal system and military structure?
40. International Committee of Sport for the Deaf (ICSD) rules state that competitors at a Deaflympics must not ..... ?
41. According to the proverb, which month "comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" ?
42. What function does an operculum have in a snail?
43. Who, at the beginning of 2016, was golf's World Number One?
44. What was the most populous city in the world in 1800?
45. Because of the speed at which the earth and the moon move relative to the sun, a total solar eclipse can never last more than how long?
46. Which of these clear hard plastics is a markedly poor barrier to oxygen and water vapour?
47. Who directed Marlon Brando in his 1951 film reprisal of Tennessee Williams's "A Streetcar Named Desire" ?
48. Which of these is a position in cricket?
49. Which English playwright ("The Conscious Lovers") founded the "Tatler", the "Spectator" and the "Guardian" ?
50. Who won an Oscar for her portrayal in a 1985 film of a woman who goes back to the town of her childhood?
51. The adjectival clause in the following sentence begins with which word: "Roger told his dog, which had just come inside, not to jump with such vigour on the brand new furniture" ?
52. Referring to a recognised medical condition, what does the "S" in the acronym SAD stand for?
53. When Napoleon Bonaparte established the coat of arms to be used for his new Empire it contained the imperial crown and mantle, the hand of justice and sceptre, the chain of the Legion of Honour and two animals. The eagle was one, which was the other?
54. If someone is dismissed from one's employment, what are they said to be given?
55. Who wrote "The Rocky Horror Show", the long-running stage musical which opened in London in 1973?
56. Which of these was a successful group in the 1970s?
57. Which mountain range crosses North Africa for over 1500 miles from Cape Nun on the Atlantic Coast to Cape Bon on the Mediterranean?
58. What was HMS Bounty transporting at the time of the famous "Mutiny" ?
59. What term is applied to a left-handed boxer?
60. Diapause is an ability in animals to achieve what?
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