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General Knowledge Quiz 168 (60 MCQs)

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1. In which 1973 film does rich Hindu eighteen year old Raja fall for and elope with the sixteen year old granddaughter of his Goan-Catholic governess?
2. On December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up while en route from London to New York killing 270 people on board and on the ground, and resulting in conviction for a Libyan national. Where did the explosion happen?
3. Which of these was a famous English conductor?
4. On April 4, 1841, William Henry Harrison became what?
5. Which of these is a breed of Australian sheep dog bred to muster livestock, primarily sheep, cattle, goats and poultry?
6. The phrase "spick and span" means ..... ?
7. When the Olympics was resurrected in modern times, with a Summer Olympics in 1896, where were the games held?
8. David LaChapelle is a leading figure in what activity?
9. What was the Republic of New Atlantis established by Leicester Hemingway (Ernest's brother) on July 4, 1964?
10. Monet was inspired by the house and gardens of which of these places?
11. In which US/Canada TV series do the Goa'uld feature?
12. Which of these bands was the last to have a number 1 single in the UK?
13. What is the name of the Swedish parliament?
14. What is the name given to the hypotheses, now superseded, that the movement of continents and the appearance of new crustal material at mid-ocean ridges is because the Earth's volume is increasing?
15. Who was the English King at the Battle of Agincourt?
16. In 1956, a major uprising in Hungary was put down by forces from where?
17. Single buck and springboard are two disciplines in what World Championship(s)?
18. Which of these is an Olympic event?
19. Which Irishman wrote the novels "Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man", "Ulysses" and "Finnegan's Wake" ?
20. The Union of South Africa was formed in 1910:which area did not join the Union until 1919?
21. What word means to sell scarce shares or tickets at a quick profit?
22. A popular work of its composer/performer, Albert Chevalier, described as outlining "the finest sentiments of the human heart [ ..... ] in a language understood by the people", and a song that influenced public taste "towards refinement and purity", was what?
23. The 21st century term "pink tide" is used in discussions about what?
24. What does "Amen" mean?
25. What is the longest river in England?
26. What band's most commercially successful line-up, in 1969-73, featured Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Roger Glover and Ian Paice?
27. What machine carries food vertically between kitchen and dining room?
28. In astronomical terms when is the diamond ring effect seen?
29. In which of these games would you hear talk of a gambit?
30. What country did Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi rule from 1969 to 2011, first as Revolutionary Chairman and then as "Brotherly Leader" ?
31. How many islands are listed by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency as part of Chile?
32. Who married pop star Beyoncé Knowles in 2008 at a secret ceremony in New York?
33. The 2006 film "A Cock and Bull Story" was about an attempt to film what book?
34. "Pastoralism" implies that the major forms of subsistence in a community are based on ..... ?
35. On 29 May 1954, who sent a message to the aircraft carrier HMS Vengeance, saying "Thank you for the original forgery" ?
36. Beatrice Tinsley was well known in what field?
37. What equipment is used in a tug o war contest?
38. Where are the Rocky Mountains in North America?
39. When was the Bering Strait tunnel link from Russia to Alaska in the USA built?
40. How many wooden blocks are used in the standard game of Jenga?
41. The qualifying age to compete in World Figure Skating Championships has been '15 years old by 1 July of the previous year', since when?
42. Oil from oil wells was first used for what?
43. What is 0 degrees Celsius on the Fahrenheit scale?
44. Leatherjackets are the larvae of which of these?
45. What mountain's volcanic eruption, on the island of Sumbawa, Indonesia, has discharged the most material?
46. In which game are the terms "split", "buy", "twist", "declare", or "bust" likely to be used?
47. Which US presidential nominee in 1948 advocated closer cooperation with the Soviet Union, United Nations administration of foreign aid, and arms reduction?
48. Which of these is a temperate annual or biennial plant that is most often grown as a leaf vegetable?
49. What was the first combat aircraft to provide cabin pressurisation for the crew?
50. Before becoming president of the USA in 1977, and after being discharged from the Navy in 1953, Jimmy Carter took over and expanded his family business in Plains, Georgia. What was the business?
51. "Falling in love does not mean you love to fall" is an example of chiasmus and what other figure of speech?
52. The term "bonspiel" is used in which sport?
53. Thomas Cranmer held what position during the reign of Henry VIII, between 3 December 1533 and 4 December 1555?
54. Which of these is a 2002 American historical film directed by Martin Scorsese set in the mid-19th century, that culminates in a confrontation between Bill "The Butcher" Cutting (Daniel Day-Lewis), a crime boss and political kingmaker and his mob with Amsterdam Vallon (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his immigrant allies?
55. The small isolated volcanic island called Ascension Island lies approximately midway between what two land masses?
56. These are the last lines of which musical: "Eliza? Where the devil are my slippers" ?
57. Which of these best describes the family of Bill and Hillary Clinton?
58. What Is the title of Somerset Maugham's book that is based on the life of Paul Gauguin?
59. Which scientist has the following geographical features named after him:a sound in Tierra del Fuego, a mountain in the Andes, a sound in British Columbia's Queen Charlotte Islands and an Australian city?
60. Where are the Maldives?
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