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General Knowledge Quiz 142 (60 MCQs)

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1. Thirty year old Nigerian New Zealander Israel Adesanya won which mixed martial arts world title in 2019?
2. What are matzoh balls, or kneidelach, traditionally served in?
3. What did Goldilocks eat when she visited the Three Bears house?
4. Which composer created "Le Bœuf sur le toit" (The Ox on the Roof) as "fifteen minutes of music, rapid and gay, as a background to any Charlie Chaplin silent movie", although in fact it premièred in 1920 as a short ballet?
5. In what sport is the Mustard Yellow Belt awarded?
6. In draughts, what is a counter called when it reaches the opposite end of the board and another piece is put on top?
7. According to Greek legend, who did Leander visit nightly by swimming across the Hellespont?
8. Which is the main mountain range of Vietnam?
9. A famous statue of a urinating boy, Mannekin Pis, was first erected in which of these cities?
10. What term was coined by Alfred Maury for the transitional state between wakefulness and sleep?
11. Stories about what fictional heroes were written under the pen name of Franklin W Dixon?
12. The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for King Khufu as a what?
13. What is the setting for the Steven Spielberg film "Jaws" ?
14. English artist Alison Lapper, MBE, who with her son also featured in a BBC documentary series "Child of our Time", has what rare medical condition?
15. Which American country singer, the younger sister of singer Loretta Lynn, had 18 #1 country hits during the 1970s and 1980s, and is best known for a series of country-pop crossover hits including "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" ?
16. The national flag of which of these countries does not have any stars on it?
17. What is the symbol of the Tour de France, worn every day by the leader of the general individual classification at the end of each stage, and awarded at the end to the overall winner?
18. In September 2009, it was rumoured that which 5 foot 5 inch (1.65 m) politician ensured that people who stood around him when he was on television were no taller than him?
19. At the 1988 Summer Olympic Games, Swedish athlete Kerstin Palm competed in the last of how many Olympics?
20. What was the blue dye used by the ancient Britons as battle paint?
21. Where was the first competition named the FIFA Club World Cup held in 2006?
22. Journalist, author, broadcaster and academic Dr Gary Younge was Editor-at-Large and long-standing columnist for which media outlet, where he served for 26 years until appointed professor of sociology at the University of Manchester in 2019?
23. At the start of a game of chess, there are 16 of which pieces on the board?
24. Apart from its shape what is seen as the reason for the name of an island known for its part in an expedition by Sir Ernest Shackleton 1914-17?
25. Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson wrote most of the songs for which pop group?
26. Which American jazz drummer and bandleader, billed as "the world's greatest drummer" and known for his virtuosic technique, power, groove, and speed, had his most widely seen TV performances in a 1978 episode of "The Muppet Show", where he played against "Animal" in a drum battle?
27. What is the nationality of playwright Henrik Ibsen?
28. Which ancient belief about the third finger of the left hand is the reason why engagement and wedding rings are worn on it in many countries?
29. Who wrote the first stage musical version of The Phantom of the Opera, and when?
30. Pierre Konowaloff, a Parisian engineer, sued New York's Metroplitan Museum of Art to recover which painting that, he says, the Bolsheviks stole from his grandfather during the Russian Revolution?
31. What does "lugubrious" mean?
32. What name was given to the force raised by the British Government in 1920 from World War I veterans, withdrawn in 1932, to put down disorder in Ireland?
33. In November 2010, who released a song for which a repeated line of the chorus is "I'm In love, I'm In love, I'm In love, I'm In love, I'm In love, I'm In love, I wanna do it" ?
34. Who used the name "Henry", in communication with Westerners between 1920 and 1932?
35. Richard, Duke of York, the father of the English kings Edward IV and Richard III, was killed at the Battle of Wakefield in which ongoing campaign?
36. Which planet or planets in the Earth's solar system spin in a clockwise direction?
37. Where was singer-songwriter, model and actress Natalie Imbruglia born?
38. Issei is a Japanese term used by Japanese in countries in North America, South America and Australia to describe what?
39. An outbreak of what virus disrupted the runup to a major international sporting event in 2016?
40. What were the middle names of Oscar Wilde?
41. What kind of soil type is found thickest, globally, in land near the Missouri River in Iowa, USA, at the edges of the Gobi Desert and beside the Yellow River in China?
42. In which of these countries do they drive on the right?
43. Mrs Lovett made meat pies from material supplied by whom?
44. Which American carnivorous mammal feeds by night, habitually dipping its prey into water before eating?
45. In rugby union, what is the name of the set play whereby eight members of each team pack together and attempt to heel the ball backwards?
46. What name did the group Girl's Tyme, formed in 1990 including Beyoncé Knowles and Kelly Rowland, perform under from 1997 until they formally disbanded in 2005?
47. Which film carries a link between director Ryan Coogler, writer director and actor Stephen Merchant, writer Noah Hawley, and director Peter Greenaway?
48. Which of these is a clear vegetable soup?
49. Vidkun Quisling, infamous in Europe, allied himself and his country for a time with what other European figure?
50. Which country was the setting for the novels of Nevil Shute?
51. In Greek mythology, who were the children of Uranus and Gaia (or Gaea)?
52. In 1885, who was the first person to attach a petrol fuelled internal combustion engine to a bicycle at Bad Cannstadt near the River Neckar?
53. Which children's book character was named after the London railway station where he was first met?
54. The New Zealand government proposed to create a 620, 000 sq km Ocean Sanctuary in 2016 round what island or islands?
55. Which English cricketer scored a century in his test match debut in 2006?
56. Australian professional golfer Greg Norman is known by which nickname?
57. Which British inventor, industrial designer, and entrepreneur is known for vacuum cleaners?
58. What is the British Engineerium, in Hove?
59. What shape are the faces on eight-sided dice?
60. In a 1980 episode of the TV series "Dallas", what character was Sue Ellen's scheming sister, who shot J.R. after having an affair with him?
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