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General Knowledge Quiz 290 (60 MCQs)

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1. What genre is the UK TV series "8 Out Of 10 Cats" ?
2. Who composed, and sang, the love song "My Heart Will Go On" which was featured in an epic American film in 1997?
3. The cocktails Algonquin, Blood and Sand, Bronx, Crystal Bronx, Chocolate Soldier, Gibson, Income Tax, Man O'War, Martinez, Martini, Manhattan, Mephisto, Pall Mall, Rob Roy and Satan's Whiskers all contain what?
4. The government in the UK 1935 to 1945, leading up to the partition of India in 1947, and from 1951 afterwards was Conservative; what was the UK government which saw the partition into effect and who led it?
5. Where in the human body is the coccyx?
6. What is the component in grasses, wood, and algae which is used to produce ethanol as a biofuel?
7. In the 1984 Winter Olympics Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean set what never-to-be-repeated record?
8. Which country was proclaimed a People's Republic on 1 October 1949, following the defeat of forces led by Chiang Kai-shek?
9. André-Jacques Garnerin carried out what feat on 22 October 1797 at Parc Monceau, Paris?
10. Wild Bill Hickok is a character in which musical?
11. Who led his troops to victory against Guthrum the Dane's Great Heathen Army at the Battle of Edington?
12. The 2018 Olympic Games saw the debut at the Olympics of mass start speed skating, mixed doubles curling, mixed team alpine skiing and which other sport?
13. Which of these is the word for groups of sheep?
14. In Edward Albee's Tony Award-winning play written in 2000, the main character falls in love with what or whom?
15. His name was Augustus Newnham, nicknamed Moses by his older brother. What was his family name?
16. What shape are the leaves of an aspidistra?
17. Which moon of Jupiter is named after a divine hero in Greek mythology whose homeland was Troy who was abducted by Zeus in the form of an eagle to serve as cupbearer to the gods and as Zeus's beloved?
18. What nickname is applied to the Western coast of Namibia, home to many shipwrecks?
19. Who is the last in this series:Venus Smith, Dr. Cathy Gale, Mrs. Emma Peel, Tara King ..... ?
20. The natural habitat of which of these animals is the furthest south?
21. The world's smallest internationally recognised country is what size?
22. Who performed the song that topped the Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1978?
23. FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) was rocked in 2015 by what?
24. Who is the only US president to have served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as both the 22nd and 24th president?
25. What is a legislative or executive act by which a state restores those who may have been guilty of an offence against it to the positions of innocent people?
26. How many bones are there typically in the adult human body?
27. Where is the Viedma Glacier which empties into the western end of Lake Viedma?
28. Which of these did not play guitar for "The Yardbirds" ?
29. Which of these is the chief constituent of bronze?
30. What sport was scheduled at Horse Guard's Parade at London's 2012 Summer Olympic Games?
31. Pi, a mathematical constant whose value is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, is the same value as what other ratio?
32. What was unusual at the time about the newspaper published on board the liner Etruria in the mid Atlantic Ocean in February 1903?
33. When was Kublai Khan's treasured capital, and then summer retreat, of Xanadu destroyed?
34. Sir Basil Spence is associated with what activity?
35. Who had his medals reinstated in 1983, 30 years after his death, after they were taken away at Stockholm in 1912?
36. In April 2009 citizens of the Swiss canton of Appenzell Inner Rhodes in the Alps voted overwhelmingly to pass legislation banning what?
37. In 2005, which championship had rounds in England, USA, France, Belgium, Turkey, Monaco, Germany, Bahrain, Australia, Malaysia, Italy, Spain, Canada, Hungary, Brazil, Japan and China?
38. In the finals of the 3000 metre track event 1984 Summer Olympics, who was accused of colliding with Mary Decker, who was unable to complete the race?
39. When did London first host an Olympic Games?
40. Which of these is not a Mexican state?
41. Which of these musicals is by Willy Russell?
42. The ancient oasis city of Herat is the third largest city in which country?
43. In 1720 speculation in a company's stock on the British stock market led to financial ruin for many investors; what was the event known as?
44. Which machine game is the basis for a storyline in "Friends" ("The One Where Joey Dates Rachel"), where Chandler enters crude words onto the game's high-score screen and has Phoebe try to beat his scores (removing them) before Ross's young son arrives?
45. Which musical is set around Rydell High?
46. Generals Gallieni, Manoury, Joffre, French, von Kluck, von Bülow and von Moltke were involved in which battle that stopped the German advance in 1914 during World War I?
47. The idea which turned into the long running and frequently repeated TV series, "The Golden Girls" (1985-1992), had its beginning in an NBC promotion for its 1984-85 television season of which show?
48. The counties of Clinton, Delaware, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Madison, Nassau, Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Saratoga, Seneca, Ulster, Washington, Westchester and Wyoming are in what state of the USA?
49. What apart from the skull-like pattern on its back is unusual about a death's-head hawkmoth?
50. Who was Grigori Rasputin popularly linked with?
51. What is caesium?
52. In which capacity was the Belgian physician, Jacques Rogge, Count Rogge, particularly well-known in international sports?
53. Which of these herbs most nearly matches the flavour of aniseed?
54. Palinka, made from various kinds of fruit, most commonly plums, pears, apricot, or peaches, is a traditional type of what?
55. In what field are the Yoto Greenaway Awards made?
56. What was the birth name of original member of the Rolling Stones Bill Wyman?
57. Who was the Teutonic legendary hero who slew Fafnir the dragon?
58. What publications is the French publishing house Editions Larousse known for?
59. A columbarium was originally a home for doves, but what was also, and is now most likely to be, found there?
60. Practitioners of which of these professions are most likely to wear a surplice?
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