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General Knowledge Quiz 191 (60 MCQs)

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1. What does the sport of kurash entail?
2. Which English lawyer wrote "Dulcamara", "Pygmalion and Galatea", and "The Wicked World" before he became a librettist and lyricist for comic operas?
3. What was opened in 1059 at the mouth of Luoyang River in Quanzhou, Fujian province, northern China?
4. Which of these is most likely to have a sharp edge?
5. What does "parsimonious" mean?
6. Who had a team of Dr. Eric Foreman, Dr. Robert Chase, and Dr. Allison Cameron and replaced them with Dr. Eric Foreman, Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley, Dr. Chris Taub and Dr. Lawrence Kutner?
7. Arizona and 3 other US states share a border with Mexico. Which of these is NOT one of them?
8. In backgammon how does a player lose a gammon?
9. The Chicago documentary "Hoop Dreams" (1994) follows two inner-city black children at school on scholarships related to what sport?
10. What was the original commercial television programme which inspired American Idol, and who created it?
11. What character created by Robert Ludlum appeared in a film trilogy released between 2002 to 2007?
12. What legendary land was between the Scilly Isles and Cornwall before it was overwhelmed by the sea?
13. The US Navy funded most of the early technology development in the 1960s into what was then named a "CURV" . What do the initials stand for?
14. Gaiseric, or Genseric, was the ruler of what people in the 5th century?
15. Which New Zealand cricketer, a left-handed batsman who captained New Zealand in 4 Tests in the early 1950s, was one of Wisden's cricketers of the year for 1950?
16. What was the last record to be played on Radio Caroline South before its radio ship was towed into harbour over unpaid debts on the morning of 3 March 1968?
17. In January 2009, what did global accountancy firm KPMG ask its 11, 000 British staff to do, that was widely reported?
18. What is a name given to a dried fish dish?
19. What colour is the dye made from woad?
20. Who first demonstrated his safety mechanism for elevator operation at the 1853 New York World's Fair?
21. Chameleons, parrots, cuckoos, woodpeckers, some owls and some other birds are characterised by zygodactyly. What do they have?
22. The lead character in a televised series of books by which American author of detective fiction, has only one enduring and close relationship with Reggie, and when Reggie dies, Steve?
23. Which of these games has 9 squares on a standard board?
24. What is the description of a cat's fur when individual strands are banded with different colours?
25. Which of these games involves eating spots and escaping from ghosts?
26. What is a marlin?
27. Which computer game contains the characters Lara Croft, Larson, Jacqueline Natla and Pierre Dupont?
28. Daniel Auber's opera "La Muette de Portici" or The Mute Girl of Portici, which premièred at the Paris Opera in France in 1828, was notable for what?
29. Which brewing company, in January 1935, was the first to sell its beer in cans?
30. The basic shape of the North American continent on a map is best described as which?
31. What was established at the Rambouillet Summit in 1975?
32. The province of Limpopo in South Africa borders what other countries?
33. Which Glasgow group signed to Creation Records and recorded their debut single, "All Fall Down", in 1985?
34. What country was agreed between British boxer Anthony Joshua and Mexican Andy Ruiz Jr as a venue for a rematch in 2019 after Ruiz won the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles from Joshua earlier in the year?
35. The 1994 award-winning musical "Passion" was conceived and written by ..... ?
36. What sport is contested in the annual world championship MLB Series?
37. From 2011 to 2019 who are the holders of the William Webb Ellis Cup?
38. Which state of the USA calls itself the "Lone Star State" ?
39. Which of these is termed, in some parts of the world, a mil or mill?
40. In which Canadian province is French the only official language?
41. Which of these is an alternative medicine that means, in Japanese, "mysterious atmosphere" ?
42. Which of these is not a French card suit?
43. Who became chairman of the Watford Football Club for the second time in 1997?
44. In economics, what is TWI?
45. Which of these is dish originating in Louisiana, USA?
46. Which of these flags does not have a cross on it?
47. Which film, based on the 1976 autobiography by American anti-war activist Ron Kovic, won 4 Golden Globes and 8 nominations for an Oscar (including 2 wins)?
48. Where in Britain is Bishop Rock lighthouse?
49. The Royal New Zealand Plunket Society founded in 1907 was established to focus on what?
50. In 2001 at least how many films released in the USA were sequels, prequels, or the start of a series?
51. Which of these plays by Shakespeare was set in England?
52. What medical tool was developed in the early 1950s, consisting of two parts, a ball surrounded by a cage constructed using Plexiglas later changed to silicone-coated material?
53. In the 2000 film, who played "Billy Elliot"s dancing teacher?
54. What is a name for the strong, cold, gusty north-easterly winter wind which blows to the Adriatic Sea from the Dinaric Alps?
55. Bitumen is made to go onto what?
56. What is the official process whereby one nation or state requests and obtains from another nation or state the surrender of a suspected or convicted criminal?
57. What is Kavachi in the South Pacific?
58. What was the family name of the Mafia mob depicted in the "Godfather" movies?
59. Despite being named for the Ebola River in Congo the virus was first isolated some distance away; where?
60. What nationality is retired racing driver Alain Prost?
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