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General Knowledge Quiz 251 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which of these territories was ceded by France to Great Britain under the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713?
2. First shown pubicly in 1928, which animated cartoon was the first to feature Mickey & Minnie Mouse?
3. A shadoof is for lifting what?
4. Where are chaps worn?
5. Which of these is a type of pepper?
6. Which of these places is a ski and holiday resort on the banks of Lake Wakatipu?
7. Which 1974 film about a train hijacking starring Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw was remade in 2009 starring John Travolta and Denzel Washington?
8. Which of these became an independent country in 1776?
9. What branch of the British military wear red caps?
10. Which of these is a type of boat that was originally steam-powered and is associated with Venice?
11. "Vichyssoise" is a type of what?
12. What type of creature is a salamander?
13. What does "With lifebelts on they may not have drowned" mean?
14. The Trades are what?
15. Approximately how many railway lines in the world are standard gauge, also called the Stephenson's, International, UIC or European gauge?
16. In 1500 King Manuel I of Portugal sent Gaspar Corte-Real to Greenland to do what?
17. What is a main impetus for millions of refugees emigrating to countries round the Middle East and Europe, or being displaced internally, since the beginning of 2011?
18. Which of these, in the strict sense of the word, is a bug?
19. In France, what is the SNCF?
20. "Farrow" is a term for a pig's giving birth, or the piglets, but is also used of what other animal?
21. Which of these battles is the most recent?
22. What are "Ice Cream Man", "Puppet Master", "Hard To Die" and "Chopping Mall" ?
23. If someone has Lichtenberg figures on their skin what is likely to the cause?
24. In the TV series "Emmerdale", how is Zak Dingle related to Chastity Dingle?
25. While performing on TV on "Saturday Night Live" in 1992, singer Sinead O'Connor tore up a picture of whom?
26. What kind of TV programme does Professor Brian Cox present?
27. By what name is the Australian Rugby Union team known?
28. Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire & Maine are collectively known as what?
29. When was the Chinese New Year, and the Spring Festival, for 2015 as dated in the western Gregorian Calendar?
30. The humans related to Neanderthals and known as Denisovans have been identified only from a handful of remains. In 2019 where was the largest fossil so far found?
31. What name was given to members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France from the 16th to the 18th centuries, many of whom emigrated in the late 17th century, who were inspired by the writings of John Calvin in the 1530s?
32. In 47 BC, after the war with Pharnaces II of Pontus in the city of Zela (now known as Zile, in Turkey), who is credited with saying "Veni, vidi, vici" ?
33. How is a door that is slightly open described?
34. What is the atomic symbol for the element tungsten?
35. What is known as historical materialism?
36. Who collaborated with Tim Rice to write songs for the film "The Lion King" ?
37. What sits on top of the World Snooker Championship cup?
38. Which of these rivers does not flow through New Hampshire?
39. What is an example of a non-Newtonian fluid?
40. According to the proverb, people who sup with whom should use a long spoon?
41. What does the Indian company MX Player specialise in?
42. Which is a place claimed to be the site of the first church St Patrick established in Ireland?
43. What does anosmia indicate?
44. La Plata is the capital city of which province of Argentina?
45. According to the Guinness Book of World Records in 2010, what is the most watched TV series, ever?
46. The term "Gallic" means relating to what country?
47. What kind of contestant would be most likely to enter the lists in the Middle Ages?
48. What is a terrifying and disturbing dream?
49. The term "tessellated" refers to what type of art?
50. Which country contains the most large lakes in the world?
51. Over 40% of the population of the US state of Alaska live in which city?
52. What was the occupation of Anna Lindh, who was assassinated in 2003 while shopping in the ladies' department at the Nordiska Kompaniet store in Stockholm?
53. Which province of Canada has the longest border with the USA?
54. Which Shakespearean play is the basis for films directed by Orson Welles in 1948, Roman Polanski (1971), Geoffrey Wright (2006), Akira Kurosawa (1958), Billy Morrissette (2001), and Vishal Bharadwaj (2004)?
55. What title, meaning "general", was held by Japan's military commanders from 1192 to 1867?
56. Which author famously upset her publisher by beginning a book with "I am quite tired of making goody goody books about nice people" ?
57. Brucellosis is what kind of disease?
58. The Wallace Line in Indonesia, characterised by particularly deep water e.g. between the islands of Borneo and Sulawesi, is also characterised by what?
59. Who includes in his repertoire since 2009 films as different as "Fantastic Mr Fox", "The Men Who Stare At Goats", "The Ides of March", and "Gravity" ?
60. In the nursery rhyme, what is the ladybird told to do?
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