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General Knowledge Quiz 219 (60 MCQs)

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1. Norfolk Island is closest to which large body of land?
2. What is the next in this series:Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, ..... ?
3. With what instrument are Charlie Christian, Les Paul, Tiny Grimes, Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis, Jimmy Raney, Tal Farlow, Kenny Burrell, Grant Green, Wes Montgomery, and Jim Hall associated?
4. Skywalks in Jasper National Park (Canada), in Arizona over the Grand Canyon (USA), and in Tianmen Mountain (China), have what in common?
5. What do the "C"s stand for in the acronym CCUS?
6. In which city was the Sri Lankan cricket team attacked with a bomb, grenade launcher and rifles in March 2009?
7. What is a green liqueur made from anise, hyssop, angelica and mint?
8. Football Golf has annual World and European Championships, as well as Open Tournaments in Germany, Denmark, Sweden and what other country?
9. Richard Colvin Reid is a self-admitted member of al-Qaeda who pleaded guilty in 2002 in US federal court to 8 criminal counts of terrorism stemming from his attempt to destroy a commercial aircraft in-flight by detonating explosives hidden where?
10. Chapulines are often eaten in Mexico. What are they?
11. What is a background which scientists Marie and Pierre Curie, writer Marguerite Duras, churchman Thomas Aquinas, actor Bill Murray and lawyer and politician Christine Lagarde all share?
12. Tony Kushner wrote the award-winning play "Angels in ..... ?
13. In the UK, General Elections are usually held on what day of the week?
14. What is a person who studies objects and matter in the universe outside Earth's atmosphere known as?
15. The name of Friedrich Esmarch (1823-1908) is associated with developing and establishing what?
16. What peace treaty, signed on 28 June 1919, officially ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers after World War I?
17. How did Vesna Vulovic make history in 1972?
18. Which 19th century French novelist wrote "Le Comte de Monte Cristo", "La Reine Margot" and "La Tulipe Noire" ?
19. Which of these was not part of a famous family of Italian 15th century painters?
20. The Senate of the Republic of Ireland is called the Seanad. What is the name of the House of Representatives?
21. Which of these is the name for a pear-shaped musical instrument made of metal or terracotta with a mouthpiece and eight finger holes?
22. Which of these numbers could be used in a binary number system?
23. What was the fate of Tosca in Verdi's opera?
24. Which of these countries occupies almost half of the continent that it is on and has nearly half the population of that continent?
25. Excluding digital forms, with what is the game of Patience (known as Solitaire in some countries) usually played?
26. Which of these is a famous French playwright?
27. Of which of these would be correct to use the phrase "was hanged" ?
28. Who had a hit record in 1960 with the song "Poetry In Motion" ?
29. The first official World Cup for which sport, that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, was held in 1986?
30. With which is a dastār associated?
31. Where is the headquarters of the Surrey County Cricket Club?
32. Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess of nature and mother of the earth, Demeter?
33. Rich mineral deposits in Mongolia, mined by e.g. Erdenet and Oyu Tolgoi, produce what?
34. Which Venezuelan river has the same name as a Womble?
35. Most of what Brazilian team died in a plane crash in November 2016 near to Medellin in Colombia?
36. The fictional chain store Grace Brothers employed the characters in which British TV series?
37. What is the country of origin of the cheese called "edam" ?
38. Barbi Benton was famous as whose girlfriend from 1969 to 1976?
39. Which country was controlled by Sweden from 1814 (towards the end of the Napoleonic wars) until 1905 when Sweden recognised its independence?
40. Who were remarried (for the second time) in January 2006, and redivorced less than three months later?
41. Which different characters with the same name were played in films with the same title by Richard Roundtree in 1971 and Samuel L Jackson in 2000?
42. In April 1996 a shooting and killing spree in Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia, led to 35 deaths, 23 woundings and what else?
43. The ill-fated "Bay of Pigs" episode in 1961 concerned the invasion, by U S-backed forces, of which country?
44. What is another name for egg white?
45. The name of which musical instrument-making firm became associated with film screenings?
46. Which American pop singer/songwriter who won the first season of the television series American Idol in 2002 won two Grammy Awards in 2006-for her album "Breakaway" and the single "Since U Been Gone" ?
47. Who made the musical sculptures called "Pythagoras", "Kepler" & "Galileo" that were installed between the tracks of Kendall Station in Cambridge, Massachusetts from 1987 to 2007?
48. Who was a co-founder of The Undertones in 1976 (which had hits with "Here Comes The Summer", "My Perfect Cousin", "Wednesday Week" and "It's Going To Happen") and then went solo, releasing the singles "Listen To Your Father", "A Good Heart" (1985), "You Little Thief" (1986) and in the early 1990s moved into the business side of the music industry?
49. Anthony Wilding is the only New Zealander in what sport's Hall of Fame?
50. The Royal Yacht Squadron of Cowes, based on the Isle of Wight, started a competition in 1851 now known by what name?
51. What is the favourite food of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
52. At the Ouray Ice Festival 2016, the international sheer mountain climbing competition was won by Ryan Vachon, Colorado:what determined the win?
53. The Bartle Test of Gamer Psychology is a specialised personality test relating to which of the following activities?
54. Which musical, based on characters created for single-panel cartoons in "The New Yorker" beginning 1938, opened on Broadway in April 2010 after a tryout in Chicago?
55. Professional American baseball player Toni Stone (1921-1996) was the first what?
56. Who, we are led to believe, is Dr. Gregory House's only true friend?
57. Who was the Minister of Health (1945-51) who steered the introduction of the universal health care system, the National Health Service, through in the UK?
58. What is the significance to historical and religious research of the Dead Sea scrolls, discovered from 1946 onwards?
59. What gambling game involves dealing 2 cards each to the player and the dealer, with the object of getting 9 or more points, counting their face value (except 10s and court cards, which count nothing)?
60. Why is the US city of Pittsburg so named?
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