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General Knowledge Quiz 157 (60 MCQs)

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1. Who wrote the poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" ?
2. The Romanov Dynasty (Peter I, Catherine I, Peter II, Anna, Ivan VI, Elizabeth, Peter III, Catherine II the Great, Paul I, Alexander I, Constantine I, Nicholas I, Alexander II, Alexander III and Nicholas II) ruled which country?
3. What is the name for the animals found in a region?
4. Which of these was a Finnish composer, whose best-known compositions include seven symphonies, "Finlandia", "Valse Triste" and the "Karelia Suite", whose music played an important role in the formation of the Finnish national identity?
5. What dish would you expect if you asked for "funghi" in an Italian restaurant?
6. What is the meaning of the word "bible" ?
7. What is credited as the earliest panel show to be broadcast?
8. Who led the first expedition that reached the South Pole?
9. With what and with what area of Europe is the title Les Bonnets Rouges associated?
10. Who was the first American president to pay personal income tax on his presidential salary?
11. According the Bible, who was the cousin of Mordecai?
12. Which of these terms refers to part of a cricket pitch?
13. Who created the fictional CIA man Jack Ryan?
14. The Republic of Djibouti is bordered by Somalia, Ethiopia and which other country?
15. Which UK TV show frequently labels its guests "bantermeisters" ?
16. A well-known Scottish actor, born Anthony Robert McMillan, took his stage name in honour of which jazz musician?
17. Whose painting of "The Last Supper" represents Jesus as transparent to sun light, and incorporates a modernistic window through which islands can be seen, surmounted by the chest arms and neck of a nude male figure?
18. The name of which person born in Dublin is connected in English history with the locations of Vimiero, Talavera, Salamanca, Vittoria, Orthes and Waterloo?
19. What meteorological phenomenon is named after the Arabic word for "season" ?
20. In Greek legend, who, the last king of Troy, was the father of Hector and Paris?
21. Marie-Antoine Carême (1784-1833) was a leading what of the 19th century?
22. Which athlete was criticised for whistling during his national anthem at the ceremony where he was awarded a gold medal in 1984 at Los Angeles?
23. What is the Diet of Worms?
24. Which 1994 animated film has a voice cast that includes Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Ernie Sabella, Rowan Atkinson, Robert Guillaume, Madge Sinclair (in her last film role), Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings?
25. Scoring in fishing tournaments is determined, depending on the tournament, by weight (or length), species, and occasionally by what else?
26. Which scientific study uses an anemometer?
27. What is the area of a triangle whose sides are 5, 12 and 13 inches long?
28. What paradise was created by James Hilton in his book "Lost Horizon" ?
29. In which state of the USA would you find Yosemite National Park?
30. On 13th March 1781 a heavenly body was observed, announced and named Georgium Sidus, a star; it was not the first time the body had been observed. Eventually it became known as what?
31. What do Solfatara in Italy, Mount Pico in the Azores, and Hekla in Iceland have in common?
32. What is the relationship of the word "ten" to the word "net" ?
33. The Artigas Mines in Uruguay are known for the high quality of what semi-precious stone?
34. Although it had a number of variably practical predecessors what was invented, and is still in use, in 1913?
35. Which 1949 film tracks events in the life and death of an assassinated politician closely resembling Louisiana governor, Huey Long nicknamed "the Kingfish" ?
36. Croutons are made with what?
37. What is the name of the acid formed when milk goes sour?
38. Which family has been awarded the most Nobel Prizes?
39. Which of these is an optical disc storage medium designed to supersede the standard DVD format?
40. Competitive vehicles in which sport can be driven legally on any open road?
41. The government of the Andaman Islands archipelago is divided between India and which other country?
42. On a Monopoly board, what is the symbol for the electric company?
43. Where was the 1982 Sabra and Shatila massacre carried out?
44. What does the abbreviation CHOGM stand for?
45. The Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh in 2013 was the collapse of what?
46. From 1815 until 1864, the Ionian Islands off the western coasts of Greece were under the protection of which country?
47. On what kind of land does Windhoek sit, the capital of its country and located in almost its exact geographical centre?
48. What was Manchester United footballer Patrice Evra quoted as saying after Manchester United beat Arsenal in the Champions League in May 2009?
49. Which of these is a fungal infection of the skin?
50. In 449 CE the Huns, led by Attila, are said to have reached an agreement with the Eastern Romans for war between them to cease, based on what?
51. Zev Hoover, a Massachusetts schoolboy, had international recognition in 2014 for his Little Folk Project; what did the project involve?
52. What does a gourmand enjoy, specifically?
53. The 2018 Netflix release "Love Per Square Foot" was filmed in what language?
54. With what sport is Sébastien Ogier associated?
55. Which constellation, that lies between Cancer and Virgo, contains the stars called Regulus, Denebola, Wolf 359, Gliese 436, Zosma, Adhafera, and Algieba?
56. What is another name for the windpipe?
57. Which city is closest to Okinawa?
58. Which fashionable London thoroughfare, about three quarters of a mile (1.2 km) long, runs from Hyde Park Corner to Marble Arch, along the length of the eastern side of Hyde Park?
59. In the James Bond film "From Russia with Love" who played Bond girl Tatiana Romanova?
60. What are dehydrated to make raisins?
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