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General Knowledge Quiz 172 (60 MCQs)

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1. Who played Elizabeth I in the TV series "Elizabeth I" (2005), Elizabeth II in "The Queen" (2006), and Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, in "The Madness of King George" (1994)?
2. "The People of the Abyss" (1903) was written by whom?
3. Who composed "The Radetzky March" ?
4. In which 2001 film is the death of Sir William McCordle, Bt (played by Sir Michael Gambon) investigated by Inspector Thomson (Stephen Fry) and Constable Dexter (Ron Webster)?
5. Why was the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania founded by William Penn?
6. In Victorian London, what was thick smog called?
7. Which UNESCO World Heritage Site in India covers the greatest land area, and is considered one of the "hottest hotspots" of biological diversity?
8. How many elements are currently formally recognised in the periodic table of elements as having been observed?
9. Seas and oceans make up roughly what proportion of the earth's surface?
10. "The Edge of Love" (2008), a film starring Matthew Rhys, Sienna Miller, Cillian Murphy & Keira Knightley, is biographical about which couple?
11. The song "Don't Let's Be Beastly To The Germans" was banned by the BBC in 1942. Who was the artist?
12. A Greek word meaning "amber" indirectly inspired what English word coined in 1646 by Sir Thomas Browne?
13. Where in the body is the scapula?
14. "The Warden", "Barchester Towers", "Dr Thorne", "Framley Parsonage", "The Small House of Allington" and "Last Chronicle of Barset" are collectively known as what?
15. Which of these composers was known for his work in dance in the reign of Louis XIV of France?
16. Where in Africa are the Murchison, or Kabalega, Falls?
17. Single buck or double buck in a sports competition refers to what?
18. Which of these Walt Disney Feature Animation films was the last to be released?
19. Which is not another name for allspice?
20. Where is most of the triple junction continental rift known as Sirte Basin found?
21. What sport is competed in AC World Championships?
22. In what field are the names Kaufmann, Glass, Glennie and Barenboim best known?
23. What name was given to Australian bandits who raided its remoter settlements until the late 19th century?
24. Castor oil is used in the production of which of these?
25. Which of these is an expression identified with Sherlock Holmes?
26. What was Queen Elizabeth I's stated object in favouring Sir Francis Drake's voyage, which ended in circumnavigating the globe, which set off in 1577?
27. Where is the 82, 000 seat Maracana Stadium?
28. How many recognised constellations are there?
29. The Royal Navy introduced limes to the standard diet for crewmen to prevent what?
30. "The Little Sparrow" was the nickname for which singer?
31. Which cricket commentator, who began his broadcasting career at the BBC in 1960 and commentated in Britain to 2005 and Australia from 1964, announced his 2010 retirement on 18 February 2009?
32. Which of the usual foods of the minute 6-celled marine animal Trichoplax sometimes appears to live internally in symbiosis?
33. Which award-winning band are named after a South African football team?
34. Why were George Atzerodt, Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell and David Herold hanged in Washington, D.C., on 7 July 1865?
35. What is one of the characteristics common to both the colobus monkey and Geoffroy's spider monkey?
36. Which of these is a dish of meat (often chicken, fish, beef, shrimp or pork) cooked quickly with vegetables such as bean sprouts, cabbage and celery and bound in a starch-thickened sauce, typically served with rice and sometimes stir-fried noodles?
37. What was La Fronde in France between 1648 and 1653?
38. Behourd, quintain, mêlée, and hastilude are terms relating to what?
39. Which is a popular Indian game, using the concept of 'ring play', and originally played on chariots with strategies and tactics possibly derived from the epic, 'Mahabharata', and called Rathera?
40. Which French playwright, writing in the 20th century, produced "Les Parents Terribles", "Les Monstres Sacrés" and "Les Chevaliers de la Table Ronde" ?
41. Which of these is an acute fatal disease of the nervous system characterised by convulsions and paralysis of all muscles?
42. What is a claymore?
43. What was the occupation of Edmund Hilary, the first man (with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay) to reach the summit of Mt Everest in 1953?
44. There is a legend that blues musician Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil in exchange for mastery of the guitar. There is a similar story about which 19th century violin virtuoso?
45. Where is the island of Montserrat?
46. Where is Netflix's 2018 musical "Been So Long" set?
47. Microsoft announced its intent in 2022 to make the largest acquisition of a tech company in history. Which company?
48. What name was given to 6 December 1745, after Scottish highlanders led by Charles Edward Stuart reached Derby, over 200 miles (320 km) into English territory, causing a financial panic in London?
49. Charity and Mercy Pecksniff appear in which novel by Charles Dickens?
50. Three Gordon Bennett Cups were established for motor racing and ballooning early in the 20th century by James Gordon Bennett, Jr. Of what business was he the millionaire owner?
51. Princes Street and The Royal Mile are in which British city?
52. One of Canada's UNESCO World heritage sites is "Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump", which was used for 5, 500 years by which indigenous people to kill buffalo, by driving them off the 10 metre high cliff?
53. Which country declared war on Japan 7 days before it surrendered?
54. A popular understanding is that The White House in Washington DC was painted white to cover what damage?
55. Which of these structures is the oldest?
56. English musician and composer William Byrd was particularly celebrated for developing what kind of music?
57. Which of these is an artist born in Mexico?
58. Where is gesture known as "dabbing" most used?
59. A dress worn at President John F Kennedy's birthday party at Madison Square Garden on 19 May 1962 was sold at auction in 1999 for $ 1.26 million. Who wore it at the party?
60. What does the "W" stand for in the letters "SWALK" written on an envelope?
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