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General Knowledge Quiz 156 (60 MCQs)

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1. On what is one most likely to find the French words "par avion" written?
2. When spectacles have them, what are the holders which sit on either side of the head and curve over the ears to hold the spectacles in place called?
3. Which Frenchman, who never learned to speak Swedish, became King Charles XIV John of Sweden and Norway?
4. How many different colours are used for the circles on a "Twister" mat?
5. Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan border what area?
6. Who was the British general who was defeated at Yorktown, 1781, during the American War of Independence?
7. Where does the zebra mantis shrimp usually live?
8. In 1970 the Norwegian ethnologist and adventurer Thor Heyerdahl built and sailed a craft based on ancient Egyptian models. Where did he sail the craft, called Ra II, and what was it made of?
9. What was the acronym for the headquarters of the strategic command set up in 1951 to co-ordinate the armed forces of NATO?
10. What song plays over the opening credits of the film "Christine" (1983)?
11. Which of these is a district of London, England?
12. What small green fish with blue reflections (due to a silver longitudinal stripe that runs from the base of the caudal fin) is found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans?
13. Homeland, broadcast 2011-12 on US TV, concerned the activities of which law enforcement organisation?
14. Who hosted the Oscar ceremony in 2014?
15. What could occasion an arrest for putting your face under water?
16. Who began a collaboration with Walt Disney in 1945 to make the Academy Award-nominated short cartoon, "Destino", that was released in 2003, after his death in 1989?
17. Who was the first African American holder of the world heavyweight boxing title?
18. Who were the lollards?
19. What was the name given to wandering players in 12th and 13th century France, England and Germany who recited poems of love and wine?
20. What diameter is the ring from which a discus is thrown in competition?
21. Where is the 2015 Australian film "Tanna" set?
22. Sheep are aged by their teeth and are referred to by the number of permanent incisors that have erupted. About how old is a "two-tooth" ?
23. What was the first film in which child star Shirley Temple featured?
24. If someone has been granted furlough, what have they been given?
25. Where are the lowlands known as the Pampas?
26. The oldest surviving almost-complete tablets recording a kingdom's code of laws, formed c. 2100-2050 BCE, applied to what region?
27. After which saint is Chile's capital city named?
28. Which of these is known as the King of the Fairies?
29. From 14 November 1994 when services began until 14 November 2007, from where did "Eurostar" trains leave London for Paris?
30. What biodegradable polysaccharide, found as a component of some fungi and at least one alga, is also found in the skeletal mantles of invertebrates?
31. Which 14th century scribe and seller of books (as well as builder of what is understood to be the oldest stone house in Paris still standing) is quoted as a character in a series of famous books in the 21st century?
32. What character in an 18th century English opera gave rise to a famous song composed for a 20th century work based on it?
33. Vasco da Gama set sail from Portugal in 1497 to find a direct eastern route to which country?
34. The members of which body issued a rare joint statement at the beginning of January 2022 affirming that "a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought" ?
35. In 1961, the United Nations made a declaration (resolution 1653) in global relations, the first of several aimed at doing what?
36. Bayonet and screw are types of fitting for what?
37. What is another word for a "post mortem" ?
38. Which 1943 film concerns the lynching of three suspected murderers (played by Dana Andrews, Anthony Quinn and Francis Ford) by a mob (played by Frank Conroy, Marc Lawrence and Jane Darwell, among others)?
39. Who was the last king of Egypt?
40. The 505 sq km (195 sq mi) Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada, borders what other wilderness area?
41. What did Jim Henson create?
42. When did the first underground segment of the New York City Subway open, connecting New York City Hall with Harlem?
43. Which English novelist wrote "Eyeless In Gaza", "Brave New World", and "Barren Leaves" ?
44. What is the standard measure used in the oil production industry?
45. Leaders in a cub scout pack are named after the characters in which book?
46. Who is the protagonist in the Tomb Raider series of computer games?
47. Which of these is one of the Channel Islands?
48. Which car company logo was based on the coat of arms of Free People's State of Württemberg of the former Weimar Germany?
49. Llama, vicuña, guanaco and alpaca are native to where?
50. How did the fuchsia get its name?
51. The Victoria Falls are on which river?
52. Broadsheet and tabloid are two types of what?
53. If you were from the Cayman Islands, which is part of the British West Indies, what sort of passport would you have?
54. What is the name for the fluid content of the blood?
55. King Richard III of England died in which battle?
56. What lies directly beneath the liver in the human body?
57. Which African American athlete's career included causing particular annoyance to Adolf Hitler?
58. In 2023 the Royal Spanish Football Federation appointed its first what?
59. Which of these is a dog, of which there are several breeds, including English, German, American, South African, Brazilian, Spanish, Pyrenean, Neapolitan, Nebolish, Anatolian, Tibetan, French, Japanese and Korean?
60. What playing area can include a dedans, a tambour and penthouses?
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