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General Knowledge Quiz 288 (60 MCQs)

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1. What distinguishes the islands of Laguna Colorado in Bolivia?
2. Which actor, at the request of his son and wife, was buried when he died in 1956 wrapped in the costume of his famous film role, Dracula's cloak?
3. Which of these towns or villages has not set up closer links with the others?
4. Complete the title of this James Bond film: "The Man With the ..... ''?
5. Barred, pinwheel and super-luminous are types of what?
6. Which modern country was part of Ottoman Empire from the early 1500s until 1918, when its old area was divided between the British and the French, the new country becoming French until the mandate ended officially in 1946 when it became independent?
7. Where did the car manufacturer Saab originate?
8. Which of these are characters from the TV series Dallas?
9. Which of these is next to the Louvre?
10. A 7-line rhyming system which was introduced into English poetry in the 14th century and which became widely used, is known as what?
11. Where is it possible to have a fresh water dive between two tectonic plates?
12. What scale initially related wind conditions to their effects on the sails of a man of war, from "sufficient for steerage" to "which canvas sails couldn't withstand."
13. Which of these was a star of the 1998 to 2006 TV series "Will and Grace" ?
14. Where does the water in the Okavango Delta flow?
15. In what competition and when was the current world record set for the women's 200 meter dash?
16. Whose forces were finally defeated at the Battle of Culloden?
17. One of the current specialities of American multi-genre dancer LaTasha Barnes is in reconnecting black people with their heritage in what?
18. The song "I Whistle A Happy Tune" is from which musical?
19. From what language does the English word "thug" come?
20. Robin Hood wanted who to be on the English throne instead of King John?
21. The annual international cheese-rolling contest at the steep Cooper's Hill in England involves rolling downhill what kind and size of cheese?
22. By what name was Samuel Longhorne Clements better known?
23. At an auction in New York in March 2009, Vijay Mallya made international news by buying personal items belonging to whom?
24. What is changed at Buckingham Palace regularly, that is a tourist attraction?
25. Welsh actress Sian Phillips was once married to which of these actors?
26. When the Indonesian government in 2017 was contemplating moving its capital from Jakarta on the island of Java, what was one of the reasons published?
27. Where was the Maguindanao massacre on 23 November 2009, when 58 victims, including a politician's wife, his two sisters, journalists, lawyers, aides, and motorists who were witnesses, were kidnapped and brutally killed?
28. How many different people were Prime Minister of Australia in the first 100 years after it became a Dominion in 1901?
29. What is the central focus of the play "Bully Boy" (2011), written by British-Danish playwright and comedian Sandi Toksvig?
30. Which is the main river inside Uruguay?
31. Which country in Southeast Asia, and bordering Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore and Brunei, consists of 13 states and 3 Federal Territories which are separated by the South China Sea into two regions?
32. Hammurabi was an 18th century BCE ruler where?
33. For what were medals competed for at Olympic Games from 1912 until discontinued after the competition in 1948?
34. What are the names of the twins born to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie?
35. In which country is the city of Derry?
36. Hat is the name for something which lives in salt water, and also for something which lives in mountain soil?
37. Which country declared independence from Pakistan in 1971?
38. A well known early historian with a particular focus on Jewish history was ..... ?
39. Which of these is a type of orange?
40. Beetroot is a major ingredient in which of these dishes?
41. Which island is famous for its carved stone statues?
42. What did Estonia experience in 2007, particularly in waves on April 27 to May 3, and May 8 and 9?
43. Sacha Baron Cohen created which character which first appeared on "The Eleven O'Clock Show" on Channel 4 in Great Britain on 8 September 1998?
44. Which of these admitted in January 2004 to having had a face lift?
45. Which group after, for the first time, collaborating with professional songwriters produced their first No. 1 single in 1987?
46. Which of these is a New Zealand actress best known for playing Charlie Harper's neighbour Rose on "Two and a Half Men", and for her roles in films such as "The Informant!", "Away We Go", "Flags of Our Fathers", "Shattered Glass", "Ever After" and "Heavenly Creatures" ?
47. Which of these is not a child of David and Victoria Beckham?
48. Which British musical, based on a TV show and noted for its profanity, irreverent treatment of Judeo-Christian themes and surreal images such as tap-dancing Ku Klux Klan members, ran for 609 performances in London to February 2005 winning 4 Laurence Olivier Awards, and made its New York City debut in January 2008 at Carnegie Hall, starring Harvey Keitel?
49. Who was Queen of England between 1837 and 1901?
50. People from which country or area are the first recorded to have settled on the Falkland Islands / Malvinas?
51. The Roman Coliseum was built under the direction of which Emperor?
52. What was the Christian Church's Council of Trent, held in three parts from 1545 to 1563, reacting to?
53. Which part of a rose madder plant is used for dyeing or colouring?
54. From the 1860s most trains heading to the south of the USA passed through which city's transit hub?
55. Of these periods in ancient pre-history which is the oldest?
56. What is a common feature of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt?
57. What name is given to the broad expanse of prairie, steppe and grassland between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains, covering parts of central western USA and Canada from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba to New Mexico and Texas?
58. What was one of the aspects which were unusual about the aircraft known as B-29 Superfortress developed by American scientists at Boeing during World War II?
59. Which of these can be white, raw, brown or demerara?
60. Kylie Minogue played Charlene Robinson in what soap opera?
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