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General Knowledge Quiz 279 (60 MCQs)

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1. What became, In July 1959, the first socialist state in the Western Hemisphere?
2. In chemical terminology what is a mole?
3. Which of these North American deserts is the driest on average?
4. Young Australian test and ODI cricketer Phillip Hughes died in November 2014 after an incident during an Shield match in Australia; what was the cause of his death?
5. Emperor Pedro II, Deodoro da Fonseca, Floriano Peixoto, Manuel Vitorino Pereira and Prudente de Morais are names that crop up in the politics of what country in the 19th century?
6. Which of these, father and son, between them over the period 1486 to 1548 explored first the east coast of the Americas from parts of Canada to Uruguay, including parts of Argentina, and later the west coast?
7. The European Union has buildings in Strasbourg, Brussels and which of these cities?
8. The port of Izmir in Turkey is on which sea?
9. Charles Perrault, an influential 17th century government servant in the reign of Louis XIV and leading member of the Académie Française, has most long-lasting renown as the author of what?
10. What is the main ingredient in "yellowcake" ?
11. Who was World Superbike Champion in 1994, 1995, 1998 and 1999?
12. What miners' oil lamp, invented in 1815, had a wire cylinder to enclose the flame, preventing the explosion of coal-gas?
13. What is a scalar quantity?
14. What are pinking shears usually used for?
15. In the digital world what does the "V" stand for in "VR" ?
16. What way of travelling is involved in the Put Foot Rally?
17. The song "They're Coming To Take Me Away ha haaa" was banned by the BBC in 1966. Who was the artist?
18. In April 2010, the engagement of a princess from which country was called off after allegations of her fiancé's affair?
19. The historically significant "Wind of Change" speech was made by British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan on 3 February 1960 to the Parliament of which country?
20. Who set a world land speed record of over 400 miles per hour at Bonneville, Utah, USA, and was killed attempting a new water speed record on Loch Ness in September 1952?
21. What was established in 2008 in Chamonix, France, the centenary of the related French Championship?
22. What 1973 film, based on a novel by French ex-convict Henri Charrière, starred Steve McQueen & Dustin Hoffman?
23. The single largest collection of whose works (181 paintings) is at the Barnes Foundation, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
24. What causes the initial sting in the reaction to contact with stinging nettle?
25. Seth MacFarlane is the creator of which of these TV series?
26. The 2017 Biathlon World Championship was run over 11 events; how many did the first Championship include?
27. Deliberate use of concentration camps and starvation for civilians as a military policy marked which of these?
28. Harry Houdini became famous as what?
29. What is a siskin?
30. In which sport would the athletes or sportspeople wear spiked shoes?
31. Cyrus the Great of Persia, for his religious tolerance, power and skill the only non-Jew to be acclaimed as the Messiah, founded the Achaemenid Empire in the 6th century BCE which stretched how far?
32. What, the largest of its type at the time, was destroyed by fire at Alexandria in the first century BCE?
33. The original line-up of which band was Gary, Howard, Jason, Mark and Robbie?
34. Which of these people was famous for founding a film company in 1896?
35. How many countries other than independent Pacific Island nations hold territory in the south Pacific Polynesia Triangle?
36. What is Banksy best known for?
37. The plant soleirolia soleirolii of the nettle family has a number of common names, including baby's tears, angel's tears, mind-your-own-business, peace-in-the-home, pollyanna vine, the Corsican curse and which of these?
38. Where are the only two medical centres which officially store and handle specimens of the only virus known for certain to have been eradicated from the world's diseases?
39. Which of these influential 20th Century romantic composers lived beyond the end of the First World War?
40. Who unknowingly slew his father and married his mother, and, when he discovered his true identity, blinded himself when his mother hanged herself?
41. William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, was executed for his anti-puritan views during what period of British history?
42. Anu, Enlil and Inanna are gods in the pantheon of the religion of which culture?
43. What was the name given to the line of German defences that ran across Italy from east to west just north of Florence?
44. Where are the horse latitudes?
45. In the 20th century, how many Olympic Games were held in Los Angeles?
46. What is the official currency in the Micronesian island of Guam?
47. The capital of the USA is Washington, D.C. What does "D.C." stand for?
48. What does the "S" stand for in the letters "SWALK" written on an envelope?
49. What in the UK is referred to as "grilling" is called what in the USA?
50. Which of these was a 16th century German poet, dramatist and meistersinger from Nurnberg?
51. First held in 1991, a race is held annually on the Hudson river, USA, for what?
52. What is a sleep disorder characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep?
53. Where is the House of Keys the governing body, with 24 elected members?
54. When playing bridge some players might use which of these conventions?
55. In 1961 Alan Shepard made the first manned flight into space for the USA aboard what vehicle?
56. What is a branch of Islam which reveres Ali, cousin of Muhammad, believing him alone to be Muhammad's rightful successor?
57. Frédéric Chopin is best known for his compositions for which instrument?
58. Which of these people was not a member of the '' electric" band that backed Bob Dylan at his performance at the Newport Folk Festival on Sunday 25 July 1965?
59. Who composed the music "By the Waters of Babylon", "The Lost Chord" and incidental music to Shakespeare's "The Tempest" performed to acclaim at the Crystal Palace in 1862?
60. The Valdés Peninsula and its waters, which are a nature reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999, and the most important breeding ground for the endangered Southern Right whale in the world, are part of which country?
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