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General Knowledge Quiz 160 (60 MCQs)

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1. In medicine, what does "GP" mean?
2. What is the official HawaiΚ»i state "gemstone" ?
3. In legal tender issued in the UK before I January 1961 what was next in the series:shilling, penny, ha'penny, ..... ?
4. The Albertine Rift is a branch of what?
5. What did the International Avogadro Project aim to achieve?
6. Which painter, designer of stained glass and engraver born in Augsburg, Germany, became painter to the court of Henry VIII and died of the plague in 1543?
7. Which British actor and writer is particularly well-known for his collaborations with screenwriter, film director, animator, actor, comedian and former member of the Monty Python comedy troupe Terry Gilliam?
8. What unit of measurement is used to measure the height of a horse?
9. For which of these is tequila the basis?
10. Where is the 12th century Kasbah of the Udayas?
11. An "ISBN" is an identification number found on what item?
12. What name is given to a young lion?
13. What is motofog?
14. Who, as President of Uganda, was overthrown by his own army commanders in a military coup d'Γ©tat twice, in 1971 and 1985?
15. What was the name of the TV producer who started what became a long and outstanding career by establishing the UK TV series "Dr Who" in 1963?
16. In Roman numerals, what is signified by the letter X?
17. What is an ortolan?
18. Which of these islands is directly south of Cuba?
19. In which film starring Edward G Robinson are the main character's dying words "Mother of Mercy, is this the end of Rico" ?
20. Which archaeologist is famed for excavating the palace of Minos, Crete between 1900 and 1908?
21. Who set the record for winning the World Snooker Championship the most times (7) in 1999?
22. What is the focus of climatology?
23. Which of these is a position in rugby union?
24. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) installed as First Consul in France by 1800 and crowned Emperor of France 1804, was born where?
25. Port Said is at the entrance to which canal?
26. Five of what animal, the first of a planned 33, were airlifted from South Africa to Tanzania's Serengeti National Reserve in May 2010?
27. In the UK in the 1780s the WCC was the forerunner to the MCC; what do its initials stand for?
28. Roland Berrill, an Australian barrister, and Dr. Lancelot Ware, a British scientist and lawyer, founded which international organsation in the UK in 1946?
29. Who invaded England in 1066?
30. Which rock musical by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman is about a florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood?
31. What were major cities of the ancient Sogdia, or Sogdiana, region?
32. What serial adulterer ruled as the chief of the gods in the ancient Greek pantheon?
33. Who played eventual winners Chelsea in the FA Cup final in May 2010?
34. A PSA test is used to detect what?
35. What machine separates grain from its stalk?
36. The only place where 4 states of the USA meet at one point is called "The Four Corners" . Which of these is not one of the 4?
37. What is the main attraction at Taronga Park, Sydney?
38. Whose life was the 2004 film "Ray" about?
39. Which of the following is not a letter found in the Greek alphabet?
40. Which weightlifting lift was discontinued at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal due to difficulties in judging proper form?
41. A cantata is a piece of music based on what?
42. During the Great, or Western, Schism from 1378, there were two or more Popes recognised in the Catholic Church. Who was elected in 1417 and eventually recognised by the majority as the single Pope?
43. Areas on the Canadian eastern coast share their name with two breeds of dog, Newfoundland and which other?
44. What is a large semi-aquatic rodent native to Canada, much of the United States, and parts of northern Mexico that constructs homes out of sticks, twigs, and mud in lakes or streams?
45. Which Irish poet, playwright, author and renowned wit was the son of Ireland's leading oto-ophthalmologic surgeon, was married to Constance Lloyd (with whom he had two children) and was famously prosecuted, imprisoned and bankrupted for also loving a man?
46. The Great Western Railway's "City of Truro" was unofficially recorded as the first steam locomotive to reach a speed of 102.3 mph (164 km/h) on 9 May 1904, but the 100 mile per hour (160 km/h) record was not officially recorded until 30 November 1934, by which locomotive?
47. Which of these is a card game popular with children?
48. What part of the body is affected by dermatitis?
49. What is the name of the central bank of Germany?
50. Mosses grow widely in many regions, but never where?
51. When a traffic sign reads "Stop", what form of speech is being used?
52. Where were the World Indoor Bowls Championships moved to in 1999?
53. What word best describes a triangle where all sides are equal?
54. In the current Western calendar (the Gregorian) how many days are there in 4 consecutive years, provided that none of the years ends in two noughts and is not at the same time divisible by 400?
55. Cherries produce fruit in which season of the year?
56. The Himalayas and Tien Shan, or Tian Shan, lie north and south of which other major mountain range?
57. Pat Boone had particular success as a singer during which period?
58. In what sport is a drive knee an integral part?
59. In April 2010, after riots in the capital which overthrew the government, President Kurmanbek Bakiyev left which country, leaving the way clear for the head of the new provisional government, Roza Otunbayeva?
60. A state of the USA is called Rhode ..... what?
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