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General Knowledge Quiz 228 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which part of the body would be treated if a patient was suffering from myopia?
2. In 2014 the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) at its Wales Summit officially affirmed what?
3. With resonances of "Moby Dick", which Netflix film was directed by Chris Williams and stars the voices of Karl Urban, Zaris-Angel Hator, Jared Harris, and Marianne Jean-Baptiste?
4. Stratigraphy, in geologic terms, is the study of what?
5. What word is used as a synonym for "gourmet", one who appreciates the culinary arts of fine food and drink?
6. Which country was represented by Hanni Wenzel, who won the women's giant slalom and slalom at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics in 1980?
7. English couple Fred and Rosemary West were famous as what?
8. In 1947 the United Nations granted which country the right to govern islands in Pacific as a Trust Territory?
9. In deciding the value of a hand in a card game of Bridge before a bid is made, what value does the Milton Work Point Count assign a Jack, or Knave?
10. Where did the name "soccer" originate?
11. Sir Richard Burton, English explorer, geographer, diplomat, soldier and general modern Renaissance man, was the first European to see Lake Tanganyika but was also known for his enduring translation of what?
12. Which actor debuted in US slasher film "Halloween" (1978)?
13. Farthings were in use in England as coinage from the 13th century and ceased to be legal tender on 31 December 1960. How many of them were there in a pound (£1)?
14. The meat is raw in what dish?
15. What is the name of the prehistoric figure, of a man holding a club, that is carved into the chalk near Dorchester, England?
16. Which English computer scientist and MIT professor implemented the first successful communication between an HTTP client and server via the Internet on 25 December 1990 and is credited with inventing the World Wide Web?
17. Jean Claude van Damme has which of these nicknames?
18. The port city of Montevideo serves which country?
19. How long is a polo pitch?
20. "Let's Get It Started" (2003) by the Black Eyed Peas was originally recorded with what offensive word in the title, making it unsuitable for play on some radio stations and at sports games?
21. Gregor Johann Mendel, a 19th Century Augustinian priest and scientist, gained posthumous fame as the figurehead of which new science for his study of pea plants?
22. Who was the feminist author of "The Women's Room", "The War Against Women", "Women's History of the World" and "From Eve to Dawn" ?
23. What is a generic name for household linen?
24. In the acronym PAL, used in the television industry, what does the "L" stand for?
25. Which 19th century French novelist wrote books about "The Three Musketeers" ?
26. What disease caused US president Franklin D Roosevelt to use a wheelchair?
27. What does the "MS" stand for in the name of the organisation IMSA founded in 2005?
28. What do the small Marañón, Apurímac and Mantaro Rivers (after joining and being joined by other rivers) become?
29. The Edinburgh Agreement, or Decision, in 1992 was reached to what?
30. What was the name of the regular feature of the European motorsport calendar from 1927 to 1957 that was held 24 times in Italy?
31. What species of spiny lobster is probably the longest decapod crustacean in the world, growing to lengths of up to 60 centimetres (24 in)?
32. What needs to be added to the sum of the first three prime numbers to equal the fifth?
33. Which TV series, first released in 2009 and sparking several international versions and a number of spin-off series, follows the activities of a three generation family and a family friend in a fast-moving business established in 1989?
34. The old English law giving foresters the right to food, drink, and lodging from the inhabitants of a forest for their, their attendants', and their animals' maintenance is known by what term?
35. The name of which floor or floors is often omitted in Chinese high-rise buildings and elevators?
36. Which co-presenter of a programme for car enthusiasts has also presented "Brainiac:Science Abuse", "The Gunpowder Plot:Exploding the Legend", "Blast Lab" and "Invisible Worlds" ?
37. In which country is the 1, 418 square mi (3, 673 square km) Lake Tana?
38. What is the name for the large bodies of water that are along the border between Canada and the USA and in southern Canada?
39. Who were, respectively, the first conductor and Artistic Director of the Glyndebourne Opera?
40. Which of these was a Norwegian composer and pianist who is best known for his "Piano Concerto in A minor" and his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play "Peer Gynt", which includes "In the Hall of the Mountain King" ?
41. What are you converting from one system of measurement to another if you multiply by 9, divide by 5 and add 32?
42. Which of these is a triangular Russian instrument?
43. Which official knocks three times on the doors to the chamber of the House of Commons at the state opening of a British parliament?
44. King Henry VIII was from which Royal House?
45. What type of engine did Felix Wankel invent?
46. Which state of the USA has a Union Jack on its state flag?
47. Where were the Wyandot people settled prior to European contact?
48. The outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in Europe in 2001 created difficulties in the lead up to which World Games in 2002?
49. Which Greek mathematician, active in Alexandria during the reign of Ptolemy I and often referred to as the "Father of Geometry", published the textbook "Elements" ?
50. English poet John Keats composed five odes in 1819:The "Ode on Indolence", "Ode on Melancholy", "Ode to a Nightingale", "Ode to Psyche" and which other?
51. Which US TV series launched the actors Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Courtney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow and Matthew Perry together in its first episode in September 1994?
52. The term "spindrift" occurs in one of the technical definitions for what scale?
53. Which of these is a public holiday in England?
54. Which capital city is situated on the mainland and 13 islands at the outlet of Lake Malar on the Baltic Sea?
55. What tool contains a bubble to show accurate horizontal and vertical settings?
56. What name was applied to lightly-armed Russian horsemen?
57. The quickest goal scored in an FA Cup Final was in which year?
58. The London Marathon involves what?
59. Of those currently independent, which country was the first to give (and not subsequently revoke) full voting rights country-wide to women?
60. What is the chemical symbol for tin?
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