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General Knowledge Quiz 170 (60 MCQs)

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1. Where is the volcano called Krakatoa?
2. What are the next two in this series:Treasury Bill, Peter, Munich Mouser, Nelson, Peter II, Peter, Peta, Wilberforce ..... ?
3. Which of these is a card game?
4. Which of these bands is led by two brothers?
5. Which of these eras in Britain is most recent?
6. Who established scientifically that an individual's fingerprints provide permanent identification?
7. "Rapacious" implies what?
8. What word's original meaning was "the common people" ?
9. After winning the UK series "The X Factor", Steve Brookstein released his first single on 20 December 2004, which debuted on the UK Singles Chart at #2 and later was #1 on 2 January 2005 for 1 week. It was a cover of what song?
10. Early European almanacs were aimed mainly at informing which people in a community?
11. Prior to its being recognised as a Winter Olympic, and Paralympic, Sport what sport was governed by the ICF?
12. What was designed for an event in Beijing in 2008, to remain lit in 65 km/h (40 mph) winds and in rain of up to 50 mm (2 in) per hour?
13. Which of these signs of the zodiac has no horns?
14. In what period of English history was the 2015 UK TV series "Wolf Hall" set?
15. Who recited "Mary Had A Little Lamb" to demonstrate his invention?
16. Who did "True Blood" star Anna Paquin marry on 21 August 2010?
17. Who directed as well as wrote the 2017 film, "Star Wars:The Last Jedi", the last film appearance of Carrrie Fisher (as General Leia Organa, former princess of Alderaan)?
18. When was camogie established as a sport?
19. Sean Parnell made international news in July 2009. Who is he?
20. Which of these is a pyrotechnic composition of a metal powder and a metal oxide, which produces a reaction that is not explosive, but creates short bursts of high temperatures on a small area for a short period?
21. The cities of Benghazi and Tripoli are in which country?
22. What element is named after the sons of the Earth Goddess in Greek mythology?
23. What computer term is given to a finite set of one or more actions that invoke a software or operating system operation when triggered easily by the user?
24. Twenty20 is a format of which sport?
25. The English parliament met for the first time under that name in which century?
26. Daphne du Maurier wrote which of these books?
27. What type of creature is a "bandicoot" ?
28. From 1996, when equestrian events were first included in the Summer Paralympics, until 2016 how many countries of the 41 which have competed hold bronze and/or silver medals but no gold?
29. The film "Bright Star", directed by Jane Campion, released in May 2009 and starring Ben Whishaw and Abbie Cornish, is a period drama about Fanny Brawne's romance with whom?
30. What was the most recognisable feature of Moshe Dayan, who from 1953 to 1958 was the Chief of Staff of the Israel Defence Forces?
31. For what was 10th century Andalusian intellectual Lubna of Córdoba celebrated?
32. According to the nursery rhyme, Kitty Fisher found the pocket belonging to whom?
33. Which of these countries has the smallest area?
34. What is the term for the reddish-brown hydrated oxide formed on iron?
35. Who composed the "Theme From The Pink Panther" ?
36. What provides the staple diet of a koala?
37. Which is used in playing the game "Guess Who" ?
38. On which island is the port of Heraklion?
39. Which of these authors had the middle names of Augustine Aloysius?
40. Which part of the body can have an operation called by a name from a Greek word meaning "auger" ?
41. When were Northern Nigeria and Southern Nigeria formally amalgamated?
42. Steven Adams a basketballer from New Zealand joined the US team Thunder in 2013 just before they became the first-ever champions of the Orlando Summer League. One of his siblings is known on the world stage as who?
43. Woodrow Wilson whose "Fourteen Points" which contributed to the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 that concluded World War I, was prominent in which country?
44. Which of these did not feature on the 1987 album "Trio", that sold over 3 million copies and won Grammy Awards for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Country Collaboration with Vocals, and was nominated for the Album of the Year?
45. In India, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, the Transcaucasus, the Balkans, the Middle East, Central Asia, Burma and Bangladesh, what is a tandoor (also known as a tonir and a tone) used for?
46. Who is the native American subject of a poem by Longfellow?
47. What is a fresco?
48. What is the name for an alcoholic preparation of opium widely used in the 18th and 19th centuries to treat a number of different complaints?
49. When the Australian penny coin was replaced in 1938 with a coin carrying the central design of a leaping kangaroo, what had the centre of the previous reverse featured?
50. When was the last mission until 2020 to enable a person to walk on the Moon?
51. At the end of his life El Cid ruled from 1094 to 1099, succeeded by his wife until 1102, over which Spanish city?
52. What name was applied to the Chief Magistrate of the republics of Venice (from the 8th century) and Genoa (from the 14th century) until 1797?
53. Despite everything that was going on the world between 1905 and 1993, professional baseball's World Series was played every year. Why was it cancelled for 1994?
54. What is Perlaggen, which in March 2016 was recognised by UNESCO as an item of Intangible Cultural Heritage for the Tyrol?
55. What were the first names of the Irish poet and dramatist W B Yeats?
56. According to the Masters of Foxhounds Association of America, the first fox hounds were imported into America in 1650; what nationality was the man who imported them?
57. In 1984, Malcolm Morley was the first winner of what prize?
58. The world governing body for the sport of sailing was created in Paris in October 1907, and initially called what?
59. What name was given to the political scandal in the USA 1970s that led to the resignation of Richard Nixon, President of the United States, on August 9, 1974 and the indictment and conviction of several of his officials?
60. What is the contraction of the German "Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei" in common use in English?
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