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General Knowledge Quiz 132 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which of these Arabic words strictly means a Sufi, especially one who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic?
2. What does the "K" stand for in the letters "SWALK" written on an envelope?
3. When did Bishop Robert Burnell draft the first Statutes of Westminster, which codified the existing law in England?
4. The Talmud is studied and venerated as a holy book in what religion?
5. Who was the writer of the books on which the UK comedy TV series "Doctor in the House" (1969-70) were based?
6. London Bridge, bought for US$ 2.5 million from the City of London when the bridge was replaced in 1968, crosses a 930ft (280m) long man-made canal in Lake Havasu City in which US state?
7. Who was on the throne of England when Francis Drake fought the Spanish Armada in 1588?
8. Which game has 5 players per team (who are not allowed to wear shoes), who play for 36 minutes in three 12 minute periods on a stretch of sand that is 35-37m (38.2-40.4 yds) long and 26-28m (28.4-30.6 yards) wide?
9. With which sport is Babe Ruth associated?
10. What word means a "sudden revelation" ?
11. Which frigate captured numerous merchant ships and defeated four British warships (HMS Guerriere, HMS Java, HMS Cyane and HMS Levant) and a 16-gun schooner (HMS Pictou) in the War of 1812 against Great Britain?
12. What are raced in the Melbourne Cup?
13. Which virus spread by fleas was deliberately introduced into Australia to control rabbits in 1951?
14. The TV series "Peaky Blinders", aired first in 2013, is based on late 19th and early 20th century urban youth gangs in what city?
15. What is the dish called "Piccalilli" ?
16. Which subscription streaming service offers film from National Geographic?
17. What was the design known as Vučko, the little wolf, designed by Slovenian designer and illustrator Jože Trobec?
18. Who played the role of Howard Hughes in the 2004 film "The Aviator" ?
19. Which of these characters was created first?
20. Who is the lead character in the TV series "House" ?
21. Where is the only population of wild apes in Europe?
22. FINA announced in November 2008 that the cities that had expressed interest in hosting the 2013 World Aquatics Championships were Belgrade (Serbia), Budapest and Balatonfüred (Hungary), Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Hamburg (Germany), Hong Kong (China), Madrid (Spain), and which other?
23. What is the force that causes unsupported objects to fall to the ground?
24. On 20 May 2002, which country gained independence from Indonesia?
25. Phobos and Deimos are the moons of which planet?
26. What is Kick 'em Jenny?
27. Which of these is a word for an educated, intellectual woman?
28. Lake Huron is connected by the Sault Ste. Marie Canal to which other lake?
29. Rhinitis is inflammation of the mucus membranes of what?
30. Who became the youngest actor to have 6 Oscar nominations with her Best Actress nomination for "The Reader" (which was her first win!)?
31. Which of these characters was not created by Mark Twain?
32. Where is the Ṣalālah coastal plain and the Al-Qarā Mountains?
33. What was the stage name of Bernard Jewry?
34. Set to poetry, owing much to fairy tales of the same kind as those used by Hans Christian Andersen, and an enduring Czech masterpiece this was first performed in 1901. What is the piece?
35. What is the standard length of the bars in the uneven parallel bars or asymmetric bars, an artistic gymnastics apparatus used only by female gymnasts?
36. When archery was included for the first time at the Summer Olympics, in 1900, how many nations competed?
37. In 2013 Bhutan pledged to become a 100% organic, the first sovereign country to do so, and alongside the developments by Vedic agriculture expert Dr. A. Thimmaiah invited international advisers one of whom is ..... ?
38. Before the introduction of the Euro on 1 January 2002, which of these countries did not have the franc as its basic currency unit?
39. Why was the "Top Gear" television programme presenting team, for 27 years headed by Jeremy Clarkson, changed in 2015?
40. In the 19th century, the term "penny dreadful" applied to what item?
41. When the World Croquet Federation was formed in 1989 from a number of national croquet associations, the countries included as full members were England, Scotland, Ireland, USA, Australia, Japan and which other country?
42. Besides Meredith Vieira, who has been the host of the US version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" since it began airing in 1999?
43. "Scandal" was a film centring on the activities of which British prostitute?
44. What is the word for the requirements demanded by celebrities before they will appear on a TV show or at a performance?
45. Where is Happy Valley racecourse?
46. Auditory refers to which of the senses?
47. Who appeared in the films "The Parent Trap" (1998), "Freaky Friday" (2003), "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen" (2004), "Mean Girls" (2004), "Herbie:Fully Loaded" (2005), "Bobby" (2006) and "Machete" (2010)?
48. In some languages the sound of the letter "V" may be almost identical, if not more, to that of which other letter?
49. What is the Durand Line?
50. How many National Olympic Committees are there (as at 2024)?
51. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, Noriaki Kasai of Japan became the first athlete to ..... ?
52. Who is associated with the phrase "history is bunk" ?
53. In England, it was decided in October 2009 to make which 182 year old newspaper a free give away?
54. How many proper nouns are there in the sentence "On Saturday Ruth is going to fly in an Airbus 380 with her son Christopher and her daughter Naomi to Phoenix, Arizona to attend a family reunion." ?
55. What is the word for a male turkey?
56. In the US presidential election, 2000, in which US state was there a controversy over requests for hand recounts of votes that went as far as the U.S. Supreme Court?
57. King George III signed The Instrument of Foundation on 10 December 1768 for (and made large grants from his private funds to) which independent, privately funded institution?
58. What does a cordwainer do?
59. Ïn which song does the singer say "I'm gonna love you, like nobody's loved you", "High as a mountain, deep as a river" ?
60. What palace / monastery covering 10 acres (4.05 hectares), in the shape of a grid iron as a monument to St Lawrence, was built 20 miles (32 kilometres) south of Madrid by Philip II?
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