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General Knowledge Quiz 287 (60 MCQs)

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1. What did the ancient now-ruined Canal of the Pharaohs connect?
2. What is the alternative name for Pluto, the Greek God of the underworld, that has come to mean Hell?
3. Where is the International Handball Federation (IHF) headquartered?
4. What computer operating system that can be installed on a wide variety of computer hardware (including mobile phones, smartphones, wristwatches, mainframes & supercomputers) is an example of free and open source software collaboration?
5. Where is the island of Tristan da Cunha?
6. What is the number of points required to win a game of Canasta?
7. Which of these are not allowed to be worn in Olympic boxing?
8. Which of these is not a fabric?
9. Which of these is a rodent?
10. Which of these is a song from the musical "42nd Street" ?
11. In an operation headed by Ali Hassan al-Majid (a cousin of then Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein), Iraq used the deadly nerve gas Sarin against what minority in 1987 and 1988?
12. What type of bow is used in Olympics archery events?
13. Which film ended with the two main characters driving a car off a cliff?
14. Elephants (maximum weight around 6, 000 kg) have a gestation period of around 95 weeks; what is the gestation of the blue whale (maximum recorded weight around 173, 000 kg)?
15. Where is what is often referred to simply as The Loess Plateau?
16. Which of these actions is common to Mary Queen of Scots (1567), Edward VIII (1936), Umberto II of Italy (1946) and Farouk of Egypt (1953)?
17. In which of these states of the USA is there not a city called Boise?
18. What was the name of the bottlenose dolphin who became famous in 1955-56 for playing with the children of the small town of Opononi, New Zealand, and performing with beach balls and bottles?
19. What does an "aquarium" simulate?
20. What do "baristas" prepare?
21. What official world speed record for a shuttlecock in badminton, was set on 3 June 2005 by Fu Haifeng?
22. David Ben-Gurion was the first prime minister of where?
23. What is another name for "laughing gas" ?
24. Who was Attorney General of the USA from 1961 to 1964, US Senator for New York from 1965 to 1968, and was assassinated while running for president in 1968?
25. The six annual races which make up the World Marathon Majors, first run in 2006, are in the cities of Tokyo, Boston, London, Chicago, New York City and which other?
26. What is a traditional English dish made with the shallow-fried leftover vegetables from a roast dinner, mainly potato and cabbage, to which carrots, peas, brussels sprouts, and other vegetables can be added?
27. The 1988 Summer and Winter Olympic Games were marked by which?
28. What shape are the 8 faces of an octahedron?
29. Former glamour model Jordan, had a son on 13 June 2005 and a daughter on 29 June 2007, married on 10 September 2005, and on 15 May 2009, announced that she and her husband were separating. Who was the man involved in these events?
30. When the communications technology tool known as Zoom was being developed in 2011, what was the name of the company?
31. What is another name for athlete's foot?
32. Current thinking is that the Earth was formed about 4.6 billion years ago; when is it estimated that oxygen first became a significant element in the Earth's atmosphere?
33. Which US president declared the first national Mother's Day in the USA?
34. The 2008 British film "Slumdog Millionaire" directed by Danny Boyle is an adaptation of what 2005 novel?
35. Where did Pope Benedict XVI make his first visit as Pope?
36. In 1980 Lech Walesa co-founded what trade union in Poland?
37. Historian Richard B. Morris, in his book "Seven Who Shaped Our Destiny" (1973), identified Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton as the key what?
38. Where would a haulm usually be found?
39. Feta cheese sold in Europe must contain 70% of milk from what animal?
40. In 1992, aged 56, Woody Allen became romantically involved with 21 year old Soon-Yi Previn, who was the adopted daughter of whom?
41. For aspects of what, are "front", "dew point", "indian summer", "ridge" and "isobar" terms?
42. The chayote, also known as chuchu, sayote, tayota, choko, chocho, chow-chow, christophene and mirliton, is a type of what?
43. Who succeeded Lyndon Johnson as president of the USA on 20 January 1969?
44. Where are the "Spanish Steps" ?
45. In Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book", what animal was Kaa?
46. What is the capital of the state of North Dakota, USA?
47. If you were travelling in an easterly direction from the Mississippi, which of these rivers would you see first?
48. In the first Olympic Games in which Arts were part of the programme there were five categories; how many medals were awarded?
49. Which English poet wrote "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, cantos I & 2" ?
50. When did the USA formally end its state of war with Germany after the end of hostilities in 1945 in World War II?
51. Toe wrestling needs what?
52. By what name have Rolling Stones members Mick Jagger and Keith Richards sometimes been known since 1974?
53. The legendary Hercules was said to have what quality?
54. What is the French name for Lake Geneva?
55. The Java War 1825-30 was between the Dutch colonial force in Java and which other force?
56. Where will the Paralympics be held in 2020?
57. Which of these is famous in the field of dance?
58. When was the Domesday Book compiled?
59. What was the only single by ABBA to reach number 1 on the US "Billboard" charts?
60. In which country is the town of Passchendaele?
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