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General Knowledge Quiz 252 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which of these countries does not administer part of the area known as Kashmir?
2. One of the most endangered mammals lives only in 2 square kilometres of remnant rainforest on Hainan Island in the South China Sea. Which animal is it?
3. In what profession did "The It Girl" of the 1920s and 1930s work?
4. Easter Island belongs to which country?
5. The lowest point in Africa and the second lowest in the world is in which country?
6. What is featured on the flag of Mexico?
7. Which of these was a 1981 hit for Bananarama?
8. What was the main activity of a group founded in 1970 by Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin, Horst Mahler, and Ulrike Meinhof?
9. The BBC coverage of the moon landing and the first episode of "Dr Who" have what in common?
10. The main religion in Nepal is a style of what?
11. Which of these is Judy Garland's daughter?
12. For nine years after the publication of one of his works in 1759 which author used the pseudonym of Doctor Ralph?
13. A 2002 romantic comedy film written by and starring Nia Vardalos and directed by Joel Zwick is "My Big Fat Greek ..... " what?
14. Which of these best represents the speech or literary device known as "elision" ?
15. When did Sugar Ray Leonard win his first world boxing title?
16. What is Brookings?
17. In the ISA World Surfing Championships what does the "S" of SUP stand for?
18. What is the official currency in Belize?
19. If you travelled down the Yarra River in Australia, which city would you be in when you reached the ocean?
20. Joseph Marie Jacquard invented the punch card in 1801 as a means of automating what process?
21. How many different Kings of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland were there between 1840 and 1900?
22. What would you expect to find in the Materials Library, opened at UCL in London, UK, in March 2013?
23. Orchard Road, that had a $ 40 million revamp in 2009, is the retail and entertainment centre of which city?
24. Since 2006 Spencer Kelly has been presenting what TV show for the BBC?
25. Which of these is a gas at room temperature?
26. Which of these Canadian provinces is the smallest by land area?
27. In which war did the British army first deploy tanks?
28. According to Greek legend, the Sirens threw themselves into the sea and turned into rocks due to the beautiful singing of whom?
29. Demi Moore shaved her head for the title role in which 1997 film?
30. Which American serviceman and musician, who disappeared during service in 1944, was responsible as a civilian for producing the first gold record?
31. Which of these terms describes a phrase such as "nurses run" ?
32. Which West African country lies between the Republic of Ghana and the People's Republic of Benin?
33. The expression "you can does not necessarily mean you should" is a direct opposite of which of these common expressions?
34. When did the Catholic Church Inquisition declare that heliocentrism (the theory that the Earth, the other planets and the universe all revolve around the Sun) was "formally heretical" as well as "foolish and absurd" in philosophy?
35. When was the first World Snooker Championship held?
36. Puttees are worn on what part of the body?
37. The first act of organised opposition to British rule after the declaration of independence by the Indian National Congress was The Satyagraha, a campaign of nonviolent protest which began with a March to Dandi in March 1930, to protest about tax on what?
38. Who gave rise to the popular Macavity the Mystery Cat?
39. Xiangqi is also sometimes called what?
40. Which TV series had characters called Dougal, Zebedee, Brian, Ermintrude, Dylan, Florence and Mr Rusty?
41. In Greek mythology, who rode Pegasus, the flying horse?
42. Who preceded George W Bush as president of the USA?
43. Which German social economist of Jewish descent, expelled from Germany and France, co-wrote in London "The Communist Manifesto" and "Das Kapital" ?
44. Which Japanese firm admitted in 2011 to massive and sustained accountancy fraud, a tobashi scheme, dating back to decisions in the early 1990s?
45. What are people employed in a theatre to interface with the audience called?
46. Who is the author of the semi-autobiographical novel "Mother's Milk", shortlisted in 2006 for the Man Booker Prize?
47. Tennis player Monica Seles turned pro in 1989 and was the year-end world no. 1 in 1991 and 1992. How old was she when she turned pro?
48. Which 1944 musical film, directed by Vincente Minnelli, starred Judy Garland, Mary Astor, Leon Ames, Marjorie Main and Margaret O'Brien who were going to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904?
49. Which of these is not true of Eleanor of Aquitaine?
50. Which of these colours does not appear on the German flag?
51. The secretary bird is native to which continent?
52. Shirley Conran's book "Superwoman", published in 1975, was about what?
53. Where is the system of inland waterways known as UDWS?
54. What is the formal scientific name for the perennial, found in meadows and wooded and lower mountain areas and known colloquially as columbine?
55. Which of the following did Alan Shepard do on the moon in 1971?
56. What are Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg collectively known as?
57. What is an 18th-century English term for applying finely ground, high-carat gold in a mercury amalgam to an object of bronze?
58. In chess, how many spaces does the rook move when castling?
59. Where in Australia is the Broncos rugby league team based?
60. The Spicebush Swallowtail, Small White, Common Jezebel, Karner Blue, Red Pierrot and Duke of Burgundy are varieties of what?
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