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General Knowledge Quiz 21 (60 MCQs)

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1. On 21 May 2004, Pemba Dorjie set a new record for climbing to the top of Mt Everest from Basecamp in the fastest time. What was the new record?
2. Which musician's children are named Sarah, Kimberly, Sean, Liam, Renee, Alastair and Ruby?
3. On 15 February 1990 the United Kingdom restored diplomatic relations after 8 years, with which country?
4. The phrase "the father of the nation" is an example of ..... what?
5. Which of these means "a quick look" ?
6. What multi-venue rock music concert, held on 13 July 1985, was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia?
7. Java, Borneo, Bali, and Sulawesi are what?
8. What 4 part UK television series frequently contained the line "You might very well think that:I couldn't possibly comment" ?
9. Tropospheric ozone, formed primarily by reaction between volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides, contributes to what?
10. Which regular British satirical celebrity panel show, first broadcast in 2005 is hosted by Irish comedian, television host and presenter, writer and newspaper columnist, Dara Ó Briain?
11. Joe Strummer co-founded which UK punk band?
12. What did Shakespeare say were the names of Hamlet's mother and stepfather?
13. The aim of which game, normally played on hard dirt or gravel, and also on grass, while standing with the feet together in a small circle, is to throw metal balls as close as possible to a small ball called a cochonnet?
14. An aegrotat is given, in certain circumstances, to whom?
15. Where was gold discovered by James Wilson Marshall on January 24, 1848, that led to the California Gold Rush (1848-1855)?
16. The Wimbledon tennis tournament that takes place annually in late June and early July runs for how long?
17. Who created the character of Dracula?
18. Which of these words means the revocation of the right to vote to a person or group of people?
19. The first time that Rome was ruled by two emperors was in 161. Who were they?
20. After the bombing in 1941 of Queen's Hall in London, where was the venue for Promenade Concerts moved to?
21. What is a synonym for "plethora" ?
22. Who, an influential English occultist and ceremonial magician, known today for his magical writings, was a hedonist, bisexual, recreational drug experimenter and social critic, and was called in the popular press of the day "the wickedest man in the world" ?
23. Elvis Presley sang a few lines in German on which US hit song?
24. What product of photosynthesis, a carbohydrate occurring in the cells of plants, can be changed into glucose or dextrine?
25. By 1922 Fred Astaire and his sister Adele were so popular that George and Ira Gershwin wrote "Funny Face" and what other show especially for them?
26. When is a barium meal given to someone?
27. Which writer, famous (then and after) internationally but particularly in Britain, was deprived in 1962 by the UK's Commonwealth Immigrants Act of their right to British citizenship?
28. Mr Spacely was the boss of which cartoon character?
29. In July 2017 an iceberg with an area of about 5, 800 sq. km calved from what shelf in Antarctica?
30. In 1996, it was rumoured that which company had influenced the International Olympic Committee to hold the Olympics in Atlanta?
31. Where do aquatic creatures live?
32. Who first identified and isolated nucleic acids, the precursor to identifying DNA?
33. What type of motor vehicle propulsion was introduced by Citroen in 1934?
34. What is generally considered to be the largest naval battle of World War II and by some to be the largest naval battle in history, and is the first battle in which Japanese aircraft carried out organized kamikaze attacks?
35. A small slender fish (up to 6 ins (150mm)), possibly the most abundant in the oceans and member of a family with 246 species is known as what?
36. Which of these is an album by Aphex Twin?
37. Who directed himself in his last western film in 1992, which also starred Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and Richard Harris?
38. Which German-born composer became a naturalised Englishman, wrote 30 operas in the 18th century, and is more famous now for his oratorios such as "The Messiah" ?
39. Where is the Cape Verde, or Cap-Vert, Peninsula?
40. Who was instrumental in defeating the Mahdi at Omdurman in 1898, and was British Secretary for War from 1914 until he died on the cruiser "Hampshire" when it struck a mine on 5 June 1916?
41. In 1972 Dr Ananda Chakrabarty became the first to do what?
42. Which NFL player sparked the protest in the USA known eventually as taking the knee?
43. Which of these was an aircraft designer?
44. Where are the Balkans, or the Balkan Peninsula?
45. London's Shaftesbury Avenue is known for what type of establishment?
46. Which of these is synthesised in bacteria, fungi, and plants, but not animals (to whom it is essential) whose only source is what they eat?
47. If you were at a hoedown what would you do?
48. What were the Quebec Nordiques known for?
49. Not all human digits are the same length; which is usually the shortest in any person?
50. Which Austrian composer, whose works include 104 symphonies, 84 string quartets and 42 piano sonatas, received a D Mus degree at Oxford University, England?
51. Who would use an orange stick?
52. When the Winter Olympics in Italy ended in 2006, how many times had curling been an Olympic sport?
53. Why was Eric Fishl's sculpture "Tumbling Woman", a memorial to those who jumped from the World Trade Centre on 11 Sept 2001, removed from the Rockefeller Centre in New York City?
54. What were first established by St Bel at Lyons, France, in 1762, and at London in 1790?
55. What does a mycologist study?
56. Whicht football (soccer) teams played in the last game at the historic Boleyn Ground, London, UK, on 10 May 2016?
57. Which of these is a characteristic of the Joshua Tree?
58. Which English classic horse race for 3 year olds held at Doncaster every September began in 1776?
59. Which of these cities, among the largest in their countries, is also the capital of the country?
60. Where was most of the film "The Last Samurai" (2003) filmed?
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