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General Knowledge Quiz 15 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which island was a major exporter of phosphate from 1907 until deposits ran out in the 1980s, and had the highest per-capita income of any sovereign state in the world during the late 1960s and early 1970s?
2. On 1 June 1979 what had been (Southern) Rhodesia dropped the name and became what?
3. Which British actor made his film debut in Peter Ustinov's film adaptation of "Billy Budd" (1962) and went on to make a number of films, including "The Collector" (1965), "Far From The Madding Crowd" (1967), "Poor Cow" (1967), "Wall Street" (1987), "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" (1994), "Bowfinger" (1999), "My Boss's Daughter" (2003) and "Elektra" (2005)?
4. Which of these musicians became famous for playing the saxophone?
5. What is "lumpen" ?
6. Where were the FIBA (Basketball) World Championships held in 2002?
7. When did Shah Jahan complete the Taj Mahal which he built to commemorate his wife?
8. Who is the patron saint of Wales?
9. The Bougainville Conflict, a ceasefire to which was negotiated by New Zealand in 1997, was a conflict between Bougainville's indigenous people and which other forces?
10. Which of these states of the USA has the largest area of land?
11. Who was Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI, was then imprisoned for over two years and burnt at the stake for heresy?
12. Between 500 and 850 AD, often referred to as the Dark Ages, the 7 kingdoms into which England was supposedly divided (the Heptarchy) were Wessex, Mercia, Kent, Essex, East Anglia, Sussex and which other?
13. The Belgian Revolution, that began after a performance at the Brussels opera in 1830, led to the secession of the Southern provinces of which kingdom to establish an independent Kingdom of Belgium?
14. As what was the RAF, formed in 1970, better known?
15. The dessert "sachertorte" contains what main ingredient?
16. The French word for "melted" gives the name to what dish?
17. Which number is exactly opposite 16 through the centre of a dart board?
18. What dish would you expect if you asked for Fettuccine in an Italian restaurant?
19. Iron is the main component of which of these?
20. Which American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress who made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, married him in 1993, separated in 1997, and married actor & rapper Nick Cannon in 2008?
21. In 2018 NASA launched a probe named for Eugene N. Parker, professor emeritus at the University of Chicago, with a 7 year mission to do what?
22. What epitaph is on Frank Sinatra's tombstone?
23. Fossilised remains of a member of which extinct paleolithic race with heavy brow ridges and receding forehead were discovered in 1856?
24. In Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice", what was Mr Darcy's first name?
25. When was the first World Championship for Golf Croquet held?
26. Which film that won an Oscar for Best Picture, explores prejudice against Jews and Afro-Americans over the period 1948 to 1973?
27. The small Atlas mountain viper (Vipera monticola) is native, and unique, to where?
28. Which 19th century American writer is best known for his "Tales of Mystery and Suspense", "Tales of the Arabesque and the Grotesque", and his poems "The Raven", "The Bells" and "Annabel Lee" ?
29. Where is the tallest free-standing campanile (bell tower) in the world?
30. What is the literal translation of the name Las Vegas?
31. What joint is between the femur and the tibia?
32. What former Grand Prix motorcycle racer from New Zealand published his autobiography in late 2010?
33. What basic food can be evaporated, condensed, pasteurised or dried?
34. In Britain, rationing ended, the London gold market reopened, Roger Bannister was first to run a mile in under 4 minutes, and the Queen returned from a tour of the Commonwealth in which year?
35. The Loire is the longest river in which country?
36. Who created and stars in the web series "Awkward Black Girl" ?
37. In 1998, what was marketed as "the game for your whole brain" ?
38. Who is credited with inventing bungee jumping and developing it into a commercial operation?
39. In 2003, who did the American Film Institute vote the greatest movie villain of all time?
40. "Nimrod" is a piece of music written by Edward Elgar as part of what larger work?
41. Peter Bogdanovich is well known for which activity?
42. Britney Spears, at her first international performance since 2003, mimed to "Gimme More" in a performance that was met with derision and disappointment by fans and critics alike. Where was this?
43. What is the more common name for methylenedioxymethamphetamine?
44. Why did Britain and the Netherlands carry out the Bombardment of Algiers in 1816?
45. According to NASA where do the majority of meteorites found on Earth originate from?
46. An expression that means to talk too much concerns which animal?
47. In which century was the Panama Canal opened?
48. Which of these airlines is based in Germany?
49. George H Bush became widely known for not liking what food item?
50. Which island was sold by Genoa to France in 1764, was ruled by Britain for two years from 1794 to 1796, and then returned to France?
51. Which band, comprising David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth, had hit records including "Burning Down the House" and "Psycho Killer" ?
52. What is the nickname of the Australian national basketball team?
53. What is the name for the largest of the living primates, that are ground-dwelling and predominantly herbivorous, inhabiting the forests of central Africa?
54. When was the French Tricolore flag officially adopted?
55. Which 1962 film directed by Roman Polanski shows the differences in economic status of an unemployed youth and a successful older man, played out as a psychological contest to possess the older man's wife?
56. "The Grand Old Duke Of York" was whose son?
57. A diuretic could be prescribed as a treatment for what?
58. In which of Shakespeare's plays is Brutus described as "the noblest Roman of them all" ?
59. Where would be the best place to see the Andean Condor in its native environment?
60. What country has the most Catholics in the population?
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