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General Knowledge Quiz 199 (60 MCQs)

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1. Who is the person, or are the people, who in 1920 formed the company which eventually became Columbia Pictures?
2. Opinion polls in Japan just over two months before the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo (opening delayed until July 2021 in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic raging in 2020), estimated what percentage of people were in favour of continuing to hold the Games at that date?
3. Which of these is a farinaceous food prepared from the starchy pith of palms originating in South East Asia?
4. The Anemone hupehensis (commonly known as the Japanese anemone, Japanese thimbleweed, or Japanese windflower) was originally native to where?
5. Zirconium, hafnium and rutherfordium are elements in the same group in the periodic table of elements, and transition metals; which is another member of this group?
6. Which of these is not a sparkling wine?
7. What is in the main courtyard (Cour Napoléon) of the Louvre Palace (Palais du Louvre) in Paris?
8. Who was American author Jack London writing about in his 1903 book "People of the Abyss" ?
9. Where is the Ténéré?
10. Which company distributed the web series "StartUp" (2016) starring Martin Freeman as Phil Rask, an FBI Agent?
11. .... is an approximation, in binary, of a mathematical constant relating to what?
12. The first iron suspension bridge of its kind in the world, which established the potential of suspension bridge technology to achieve both long and high spans, was built over the fast-flowing, dangerous waters of which?
13. Who, in 1977, was the last British woman to win the singles event at Wimbledon?
14. "The Knowledge" is an examination taken by what group of people?
15. Which manufacturer of pens had a large production plant in Birmingham, UK, during the first half of the 20th century?
16. What is the name of the major Greek stadium in Athens that was the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies, athletics events and the football (soccer) final at the 2004 Summer Olympics?
17. Who was Johann Reichhart (1893-1972)?
18. What would a stethoscope most often be used for?
19. From the 17th century, the soldiers from which country were known as "redcoats" ?
20. Which of these does not describe "oxidation" ?
21. In 2024 which men's cricketing team, for the first time in 27 years, beat Australia on home ground in their second Test?
22. Who died in 1658, was buried at Westminster Abbey, and was disinterred and hanged in 1660?
23. What caused Richard I of England to be out of the country between 1190 and 1194, when his younger brother John tried to take control?
24. Which is the fastest sinking city in the world?
25. "Jessica", the theme tune of the TV programme "Top Gear", was originally recorded by whom?
26. Who was the author of the plays "The Professor's Love Story", "Quality Street", "The Admirable Crichton" and "Peter Pan" ?
27. Kingston is the capital of which country?
28. What was the middle name of Franklin D Roosevelt?
29. Which of these countries is named for a leader in the Spanish American wars of independence?
30. The fighting style known as mixed martial arts (MMA) is an extreme sport, initially banned in 36 of the 50 states of the USA for its no-holds-barred violence. In the rules later developed which of these is not considered a foul?
31. The satellite "Aryabhata", launched on 19 April 1975, to conduct experiments in X-ray astronomy, aeronomics, and solar physics, was built by which country?
32. Which 2007 Italian drama film directed by Daniele Luchetti is based on Antonio Pennacchi's novel?
33. What was special about Shirley Eaton's costume in the 1964 James Bond movie "Goldfinger" ?
34. What fictional newspaper was edited by Perry White?
35. What is "guacamole" ?
36. Who was the Princess of Tyre who, after her brother Pygmalion killed her husband Sichaeus, fled to Africa where she founded Carthage?
37. What term is used to refer to a structural deformity of the bones and the joint between the foot and big toe, and is usually used to refer to the bump on the side of the big toe joint?
38. When and where did Harki troops fight alongside the French Army?
39. What are pince-nez?
40. Where were the Cinque Ports?
41. If someone is dismissed from employment, what are they said to have been?
42. What is the setting for the John Carpenter film "Halloween" ?
43. Which Scottish writer wrote "Prester John", "The Thirty Nine Steps" and "Witchwood" ?
44. What was the title of the 1974 true crime novel about the Charles Manson murders?
45. The area that was known as "Cimarron Territory" to 1890 is now known as what part of the USA?
46. Who first established the "V" sign, for victory, in World War II?
47. Which British awards for songwriting and composing, a solid bronze sculpture of Euterpe, the Muse of lyric poetry, are named after a Cardiff-born entertainer?
48. What was the name of the German fighter pilot known as the "Red Baron", officially credited with 80 confirmed air combat victories, who died in 1918, from wounds sustained in combat?
49. What influential and at times highly controversial book was published in November 1859?
50. Which country has the largest coal reserves in Latin America and produces most of the world's emeralds?
51. The UK TV series "Time" (2021), starring Sean Bean and Stephen Graham and written by Jimmy McGovern, centres on what people?
52. Who played the title role in the 2006 film "The Queen" ?
53. Which city, previously the Roman town of Vindobona, became the capital of the Duchy of Austria in 1156 and the capital of Hapsburg power base in the 13th century?
54. Which of these is a term in heraldry?
55. What is the name for the gaseous region of a star which emits light and which extends into a star's surface until the gas becomes opaque?
56. Which of these is a ship built for Henry VIII, that sank in 1545 and was recovered in 1982?
57. In 1780 Pennsylvania-although Vermont preceded it when it seceded from Britain, declared itself independent and wrote a new constitution in 1777-became the first American state to do what?
58. What word describes an open artificial water channel, in the form of a gravity chute, that leads water from a diversion dam or weir?
59. Instead of what, among other things, was the term "Anglican" in the name of the Church used?
60. How many official languages does South Africa have?
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