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General Knowledge Quiz 192 (60 MCQs)

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1. Who opened their own business in 1885, by 1890 was recognized as one of France's foremost Art Nouveau jewellery designers, and in the 1920s became famous for his work in the Art Deco style?
2. From May 1822 to March 1823 and from April 1864 to May 1867, Mexico was governed as a what?
3. What British sitcom, written by and starring Jennifer Saunders and co-starring Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, June Whitfield and Jane Horrocks, was first broadcast by the BBC in 1992?
4. Larry Page and Sergey Brin started what computer application?
5. How many fence posts are required to surround a field that is 12 metres square, if a post must be provided every metre?
6. Which of these Canadian provinces is the smallest by population?
7. Which country officially observes the Shalivahana Shaka alongside the Gregorian Calendar?
8. Winston Churchill started his first term as British Prime Minister during which event?
9. Which of these series of books was created by Roger Hargreaves?
10. Quantrill's Raiders, a loosely organised force of Partisan rangers under the leadership of William Clarke Quantrill, fought in which war?
11. Which of these was a long running British TV drama series?
12. What is the area immediately to the north of the savannas in southern Sudan called?
13. What does "QE" stand for in a national or international finance system?
14. What two teams were the first to compete in the Major League World Series in the USA in 1903?
15. In parts of the UK what does "tethera" mean?
16. Who was the last living survivor of the Titanic disaster in 1912, who died on 31 May 2009 aged 97?
17. Who danced for King Herod and then asked for the head of John the Baptist?
18. After her death on 26 July 1952, whose embalmed body was displayed in her office for almost 2 years, buried in a crypt in Milan, Italy, under the name "María Maggi", exhumed In 1971 and flown to Spain (where her widower kept it in his home), and buried in the family tomb in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1974?
19. Which of these is a qualitative research method often used in the social sciences to write about a human society/culture through observation, interviews, questionnaires, etc. and to describe the nature and cultural systems of the group being studied?
20. Tehran is situated at the southern end of which body of water?
21. What event between 1857 and 1859 was centred on the cities of Meerut, Delhi, Cawnpore, Lucknow, Oudh, Jhansi and Gwalior?
22. What does a glossary at the end of a book contain?
23. The Treaty of Fontainebleau, signed on 11 April 1814 by representatives of France, Austria, Hungary, Bohemia, Russia, and Prussia, had a marked effect on the personal life of whom?
24. Who wrote "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" ?
25. What name was given to a group of painters who first exhibited at the Salon d'Automne in Paris in 1905, including Matisse, Braque, Derain, van Dongen and Dufy, who presented bold forms, brilliant colours and clearly defined patterns?
26. What phrase means "on the brink of failure" ?
27. One of the rarest reptiles, a species of crocodile, is found in the wild exclusively where?
28. Who became King of England after defeating Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field?
29. In the language from which the English word "zodiac" was taken, what did the word refer to?
30. In January 2013 Novak Djoković and Victoria Azarenka won the respective men's and women's titles in which Championship?
31. What is studied in the international research programme Argo?
32. What are chlorine, bromine and iodine?
33. Who is the mother of Pax, Knox, Vivienne, Zahara, Shiloh and Maddox?
34. The airliner put into servce in 1931 and capable of carrying 40 passengers, the Hannibal, was made by which company?
35. Where is the Kra Isthmus?
36. In the long jump at the 1968 Olympic Games held at Mexico City, which American athlete set a world record that would stand for 23 years?
37. What is dried in an oast house?
38. Which British Monarch bought Buckingham House, later substantially remodelled as Buckingham Palace, for a royal residence?
39. Between 1952 and 1955 the Argentinian provinces of La Pampa and Chaco were known by the names of two members of what family?
40. What was the official motto of the 1972 Olympic Games in Germany, the first in Germany since 1936?
41. Who was the London-based Jewish music impresario who managed Gene Vincent, Small Faces, Electric Light Orchestra and Black Sabbath?
42. Which country has borders with Iran, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and the People's Republic of China?
43. Mickey Hargitay, the second husband of leading blonde sex symbol of the 1950s Jayne Mansfield, was famous for winning what in 1955?
44. What behaviour do mourning cuttlefish, newly hatched garter snakes, and spotted hyenas share?
45. In 2003 the unmanned Galileo spacecraft's mission was terminated how?
46. The last four nations to join the United Nations 193 members are Switzerland (2002), Timor-Leste (2002), Montenegro (2006) and which other nation?
47. In 1800 what country ceded Louisiana to what other country?
48. In the British version of "The Apprentice", which first went to air in February 2005, who do the contestants try to get a job with?
49. Apart from marking 20 years since it was first opened what did the year 1909 signal for the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France?
50. Which of these is a name for vitamin B2, which naturally occurs in milk and whole wheat grain?
51. Who wrote and directed the semi-autobiographical 1982 period drama film "Fanny and Alexander" ?
52. On what game is the book "Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carroll based?
53. Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983 and was President of Poland from 1990 to 1995?
54. Who was the dessert the "pavlova" named after?
55. Which of these is primarily known as a scientist?
56. A YouTube mobile phone video showing giggles spreading contagiously among people on a crowded train, from just one person to the whole carriage, was filmed where?
57. Which German is responsible for driving the Russians out of Germany at the Battle of Tannenburg in 1914, became head of all German armies in 1916, and was elected President of the Republic in 1925?
58. What is the common name for a mixture of calcium silicates and aluminium, prepared by prolonged heating of limestone with clay, which slowly hardens when mixed with water?
59. The British and the French fought a battle on the Plains of Abraham in 1759. In which country did it take place?
60. Where is the stempost of a sea-going vessel?
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