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General Knowledge Quiz 13 (60 MCQs)

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1. In 1768, Joshua Reynolds became the first president of what British institution?
2. Who, in Greek legend, stole fire from the sun to give life to man?
3. Which civilisation left clearly identifiable traces dating from 2600 BCE, with cities on what are now the Yucatan Peninsula, Guatemala, Honduras and Southern Mexico and still survives in language today?
4. Which Italian opera singer, considered to be one of the finest tenors in the recorded history of music rose to international prominence after the death of Italian tenor Enrico Caruso in 1921, and was often called "Caruso Secondo" ?
5. The island of Nishinoshima (Ogasawara) south southeast of Tokyo is virtually exclusively occupied by what?
6. Where and when was the first Bossaball World Championship held?
7. Which of these is an acute disease that affects humans and animals, caused by inhaling or ingesting bacterial spores that are able to survive in harsh conditions for extremely long periods of time?
8. In which continent is the country of Gabon found?
9. Who popularised the phrase "The buck stops here" ?
10. When was observational evidence first accepted by the scientists of the time that the Milky Way is not the only galaxy in the universe?
11. Which NASA space shuttle was lost after exploding 73 seconds after lift off in 1986?
12. Which of these musicals was the earliest to be staged?
13. Africa is considered to have been part of which early landmass?
14. In the USA, tournament play for Monopoly calls for a 90-minute time limit. What time limit is used for international play?
15. Who boxed briefly and unsuccessfully under the name Packy East, once making it to the semifinals of the Ohio novice championship?
16. Which of these is a principality?
17. Hattie McDaniel, an American actress, was the first black performer to win an Academy Award, in 1939 for Best Supporting Actress for her role of "Mammy" in which film?
18. After Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson won the 100 metre dash at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, why was his gold medal taken away and awarded to runner-up Carl Lewis?
19. The First Lady of which US president was known as "Lady Bird" ?
20. What chemical change happens to a catalyst in a chemical reaction?
21. What did Twitter establish as the maximum number of characters (including spaces) that can be used in a "tweet" ?
22. What is a Fata Morgana?
23. Which country has as its national coat of arms a shield bearing a vicuña, a cinchona tree and a cornucopia spilling mineral wealth in the shape of coins?
24. What are the names of the two largest islands in The Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa?
25. What is the usual colour of gondolas in Venice?
26. Shotgun and running target world championships have been held by the International Shooting Sport Federation from 1934, including the discipline of trap and, in 1950, which of these?
27. Of whom did the 1954 edition of Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians say his music was "monotonous in texture ..... consist[ing] mainly of artificial and gushing tunes" and predicted that his popular success was "not likely to last" ?
28. Who knighted Humphry Davy, chemist & inventor?
29. From 1949 to 1989, with final closure in 1991, what did the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) do in the then Kazakh Republic?
30. What happened in and after the finale of the 2009 (13th) season of the American reality television "The Bachelor" ?
31. What were the Commonwealth Games called from 1930, when the first Games were held, until 1950?
32. In 1992, Boutros Boutros-Ghali became head of what organisation?
33. In Greek mythology, Zeus disguised himself as a swan to seduce whom?
34. Which of these cheeses is made from whey?
35. Which of these is a type of camera lens?
36. Which of these Canadian provinces does not border Hudson Bay?
37. The TV series "Broadchurch" (2013-present) stars Olivia Colman together with what actor famous for his Dr Who persona?
38. Christmas Island is administered by which country?
39. What was the code-name for the reporters Bernstein and Woodward's contact during their investigation of the "Watergate" scandal?
40. Which of these is not a suspect in the board game "Cluedo" ?
41. Christopher Reeve had the title role in the first of which series of films?
42. In photography, what does a tilt shift or perspective-control lens do?
43. In what field was the 15th century Flemish Jan van Eyck famous?
44. Which 1964 film, written by Terry Southern and Stanley Kubrik and directed by him, starred Peter Sellers (in three roles), George C Scott, Keenan Wynn and Slim Pickens?
45. In the TV mockumentary "People Like Us" (1999-2001) who was the fictional interviewer?
46. Politically, what is Wallis and Futuna?
47. After the First World War where did the German Empire adopt a new constitution?
48. Origanum dictamnus, ironwort (or shepherd's tea), and Mount Juktas St John's wort are plants unique and indigenous to which country?
49. What is another name for the second magnitude star "Alpha" in the Little Bear Constellation which is the nearest conspicuous star to the north celestial pole?
50. Which mountain range would you encounter first if you went directly west from New York city?
51. What is a technical term for talc?
52. What word's original meaning was to do with "relating to a specific place" (such as where indigenous plants or animals were found in a specific area)?
53. Who headed up the "Rolling Thunder Revue", a US concert tour consisting of a travelling caravan of musicians including Joan Baez, Roger McGuinn, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Kinky Friedman & Bob Neuwirth, that took place in late 1975 / early 1976?
54. What was the first name of the first First Lady of the USA?
55. What is the capital of the province of Ontario, Canada?
56. What is the name of needlework where pieces of fabric are sewn onto a fabric background?
57. Mass farmer demonstrations and strikes in India, building up from mid 2020 and continuing for well over a year, were protesting what?
58. Which of these is closest to a game of pure chance?
59. Where is Loch Ness?
60. In the film "Pink Floyd-The Wall" (released in 1982) what role did Bob Geldof, at the time lead vocalist of the Boomtown Rats, play?
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