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General Knowledge Quiz 189 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which Greek God is the equivalent of the Roman God Neptune?
2. What was the name for a form of stencil duplicator used for making numerous copies of a document?
3. What was the name of the first turbo prop airliner, built in 1950?
4. To call someone a whiffler can indicate that you think they do what?
5. Which of these terms is used in a game of Go?
6. The annual Tough Guy Challenge midwinter endurance race in Telford, England is a challenging 8 mile long assault course. Which of these is not one of the challenges?
7. Which of these are single-celled organisms of microscopic dimensions?
8. Where would you hear the word "chukka" used?
9. Who wrote the books "Stark", "Gridlock", "This Other Eden", "Popcorn", "Blast from the Past", "Inconceivable", "Dead Famous", "High Society", "Past Mortem" and "The First Casualty" ?
10. Which tuber of the nightshade family was cultivated by the Incas, was taken to Spain from Peru in the 16th century and to Ireland from Virginia in the 16th century?
11. In the English version of the "Astérix" books, the character of Fulliautomatix has what occupation?
12. According to the Bible (and Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice), who had a coat with many colours?
13. The two older brothers of Alfred Nobel, Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman, and philanthropist, built up an empire called Branobel based on what?
14. An orrery is a moving mechanical model of what system?
15. Where does the dry föhn wind known as Zonda blow?
16. When did USA President Eisenhower sign legislation "declaring IN GOD WE TRUST the national motto of the United States" and requiring the motto to appear on all US paper and coin currency?
17. Of the over 2, 400 people killed in the 1953 North Sea Flood, in which country were most living?
18. Uday Shankar was an internationally known pioneer of modern Indian what?
19. Irish is one of the official languages of the Republic of Ireland. What is the other?
20. What is a saltire?
21. Who wrote "Devil May Care", a James Bond novel, at the request of the trustees of the estate of original 007 author Ian Fleming?
22. Who has been quoted as saying "People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish ..... but that's only if it's done properly" ?
23. Which German brothers published fairy tales in the 19th century?
24. The small blind golden air-breathing catfish, clarias cavernicola, is found only in one place which is a vast underground lake entered from which feature?
25. Which of these is in the constellation of Orion?
26. Prominent UK philanthropist Dr Naim Dangoor CBE set up and heads which charitable foundation?
27. What instrument was designed to measure variations in temperature by the expansion or contraction of a liquid or gas?
28. The Rhine, the Mississippi and the Amazon are all what type of geographical feature?
29. What planet orbits between Uranus and Pluto?
30. Barbara Vine is another writing name for which author?
31. The Black Hawk War was for possession of lands east of the Mississippi. In which modern day state was the first confrontation, at Stillman's Run, on 14 May 1832, which resulted in a victory for Chief Black Hawk's Sauk and Fox warriors over the local militiamen commanded by Major Isaiah Stillman?
32. What was Genghis Khan's usual method of transport when going to war?
33. The logo of which car manufacturer is based on an arrangement of three red diamonds?
34. The Mazda Cosmo, which began to be marketed in 1990, was the first car to be equipped with what as an option?
35. According to Greek legend, what was the 9 headed monster from the Lerna marshes killed by Hercules?
36. Which is India's biggest salt lake?
37. Approximately how long is the traditional Scottish caber?
38. Actor Omar Sharif was one of the world's leading and best known players of which game?
39. What kept tennis champion Novak Djokovic from competing in the Australian Open in January 2022?
40. "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" (1927), on which the multi-award winning 1948 American film was based, was written under the pen-name B. Traven by someone understood to be of what nationality?
41. What was the 1908 Tunguska Event?
42. When and where was the first Rugby League World Cup held?
43. The centre of a well-known UK TV series was a doctor, but was not a medical series. What was the name of the doctor?
44. Scottish singer Sheena Easton sang the theme song for which James Bond film?
45. In what capacity did Laika and Félicette become well-known in the middle of the 20th century?
46. The January 1971 issue of what publication carried the first of a series "Silicon Valley, USA" ?
47. What was notable about the embrace on the podium after the medal ceremony for the 10 metre air pistol competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing between Nino Salukvadze (bronze) and Natalia Paderina (silver)?
48. The celebrated 18th century Englishman, Lancelot Brown, was better known by what name?
49. The US satirical TV series is what Park?
50. What early 18th century English club in London with strong political and literary associations, had members which included writers William Congreve, Jonathan Swift and Joseph Addison, and politicians the Duke of Marlborough and Sir Robert Walpole?
51. What is the symbol for a 13th wedding anniversary?
52. Which of these is a still influential book compiled or written in China in the 6th century BCE?
53. What district in the south of Rio de Janeiro has a beach 4km long?
54. Which Netflix film brings together talents which include the lead guitarist and keyboardist of the rock band Radiohead, novelist Thomas Savage, multiple award-winning actors and an Oscar-winning director?
55. The Royal Proclamation of 1763 issued by King George III, and recognised still in the Canadian Constitution of 1982, transferred French territory in North America to Great Britain and also did what?
56. What is the power technology that draws on the Earth-Moon system, and to a lesser extent the Earth-Sun system?
57. Which of these are characters from the TV series Falcon Crest?
58. What is Mexico's largest commercial port?
59. Which 19th century French composer had his first opera, "Les Pêcheurs de Perles", produced when he was not yet 25?
60. The dish known as souvlaki is part of the recognised cuisine of which country?
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