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General Knowledge Quiz 165 (60 MCQs)

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1. The main character in the film "Memento" (2000) suffered from what mental condition?
2. Where is the Djebel Babor formation, part of the Tell Atlas and one of few remaining habitats for the endangered Barbary macaque, Macaca sylvanus?
3. Who was engaged to two heirs to the British throne, and during her life saw two of her sons become King and her grand-daughter become Queen?
4. Who was "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" ?
5. Where are the adenoids?
6. Which boxers fought in the "Rumble in the Jungle" in 1974?
7. Who is a senior servant in a large household, specifically in charge of the dining room, wine cellar, and pantries?
8. The chemical compound trinitrotoluene is what colour when solid?
9. If you travel due south from midtown Detroit, Michigan, USA, what is the first country you reach?
10. According to a quote from William Congreve's play "The Mourning Bride" (1697), spoken by Zara in Act 3, Scene 2, "Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, Nor hell a fury like a woman ..... '' what?
11. When was the inaugural race held in the Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy) Race for motorcycles?
12. What was the popular name for Bethlem (or Bethlehem) Hospital, the first home for the insane in Britain established in 1403?
13. In China what does the phrase "996" apply to?
14. What is represented by the peace symbol, which looks like a 3 legged inverted "Y" inside a circle?
15. Which could be used in manipulation or analysis of data?
16. In 1389, Queen Margaret ruled over Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Greenland, Iceland and which other country?
17. What resin, often used as food flavouring and for medicine, is currently drawn from the trees of various Styrax species native to Sumatra, Java, and Thailand?
18. Where did Jonathan Swift set his imaginary island of Lilliput?
19. What does the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis concern?
20. What does the name "backgammon" refer to?
21. When did the territory known as New France, also sometimes known as the French North American Empire or Royal New France, become British?
22. American Iva Ikuko Toguri D'Aquino, who was convicted for treason in 1949 and pardoned by US President Gerald Ford in 1977, was popularly known as whom?
23. Which of these is not made to be sat on?
24. Who in the 16th century founded the Society of Jesus, the Jesuits?
25. Which of these is a very good hand in the game of blackjack?
26. In what sport would one use a carabiner and a piton?
27. Who took the official photographs on 25 November, relating to the engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton, which were released in December 2010?
28. Which of these is a TV series, first aired in 2005, about survivors of a plane crash?
29. What is the oldest continuous Olympic team sport?
30. What name is given to a general practitioner's business?
31. What is skat, created around 1810 in Germany?
32. What country would you be in if you were where the Yukon River empties into the Bering Sea?
33. Who "made some tarts, all on a summer's day" ?
34. Longstanding conflict in an island in southeast Asia/western Pacific became eventually full-scale armed clashes finally mediated by New Zealand in 1997, and resulted in the establishment of what?
35. Ricky Ponting represented Australia in what sport?
36. The Recording Academy (USA) gave its first Lifetime Achievement Award, to "performers who, during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording" in 1963. Who was the first to receive it?
37. Which of these is not a painting by Hieronymus Bosch?
38. What particular type of cheese is made from the milk of water buffalo raised in designated areas of Lazio and Campania on the west coast of Italy?
39. What size is the circle from which competitors in the Olympic shotput throw?
40. Which is one of the closest living relatives of a hippopotamus?
41. Which of these people is associated with the Information Technology industry?
42. Which landmass has a feature often referred to as The Horn?
43. Who defeated the king of Jerusalem in the Battle of Hattin in 1187?
44. What does "cense" mean?
45. Which of these is a snake?
46. Which is the biggest ball?
47. In July caribou migrate in large numbers south across which continent?
48. An act passed on 5 July 1900 and given Royal Assent by Queen Victoria on 9 July 1900 led to what milestone in the constitutional history of Australia?
49. Who died in 1972, which led to the accession of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark?
50. Theo van Doesberg, Piet Mondriaan, Vilmos Huizar and Bart van der Leck are identified with what art movement?
51. What is "The Wimmera" ?
52. Which gas is likely to be present in a light bulb?
53. He was born in BCE 551, was known as a teacher, editor, and politician, and has been celebrated and venerated ever since as a philosopher. Who was he?
54. In 1892, who became the first heavyweight boxing champion to fight under the Marquess of Queensberry rules?
55. The French word "toque" is the name given to which of these?
56. Sir Anthony Caro is a leading figure in which of these activities?
57. Which country lies between the countries of Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
58. What is the main ingredient of hummus?
59. Which 1941 film, selected in 1989 for preservation in the US National Film Registry as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant", was the first for its co-screenwriter, producer, director and star?
60. In Australia, what name is given to two different kinds of crustacean:a type of crayfish and a type of shrimp?
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