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General Knowledge Quiz 315 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which of these people was born last?
2. Where would most gulls, colloquially called seagulls, typically be found?
3. Which city was settled by the French in 1718, ceded to Spain in 1763, fell to France in 1800, and was bought by the USA in 1803?
4. What is the name of the sand bank in the North Sea between Britain and Denmark that is famous as a fishing ground?
5. In 2014, how many colours are there on the New Zealand flag?
6. What transparent, biconvex structure changes shape to change the focal distance of the eye so that it can focus on objects at different distances?
7. The Okavango Delta is in which country?
8. A cor anglais is what type of instrument?
9. Which of these is a 1980 American film based on the story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London?
10. Which of these is a slang term for playing the piano?
11. The US War of Independence was in which century?
12. Which of these is a British-born American television presenter who was chosen to serve 1 year as mayor of Cincinnati by its city council in 1977?
13. What, strictly and formally, does disinterest in an issue under discussion imply?
14. What is the occupation of the title character in "Finnegan's Wake" by James Joyce?
15. The TV series "Married ..... with Children" was set in which city?
16. What do the literary characters Cormoran Strike and Olympe Maxime have in common?
17. Who did George W. Bush beat for the US presidency in 2000?
18. Who was Mr Ed's owner in the TV series featuring a talking horse?
19. In gymnastics, what is a salto?
20. The song "Invisible Sun" was banned by the BBC in 1981. Who was the artist?
21. Violet Carson made her last appearance as Ena Sharples in 1980 in which British TV series?
22. What adjective is used to describe a golfer with a handicap of zero?
23. What was one of the early actions by the independent United Provinces of Central America, or the Federal Republic of Central America, after it was formed in 1823?
24. After the mutiny on the "Bounty", Fletcher Christian and his men took women from where to colonise Pitcairn Island?
25. In a paper published in "Physical Review Letters" in 1964, British theoretical physicist Peter Higgs proposed a theory in physics. What was it?
26. Who, in 363 CE, ordered the burning of the celebrated, more than 500 year old, Royal Library of Antioch?
27. Who, in the 16th century, was a member of the court of Ivan The Terrible and became Tsar on the death of Ivan's son, Feodor/Theodore?
28. In 19th century Britain, which of these was a word for "coward" ?
29. Which British composer wrote "The Dam Busters March" ?
30. Wick and Thurso are towns in the far north of which country?
31. In the Unified Soil Classification System, a system of two-letter classifications, what does "O" stand for as the first letter?
32. Which sport is the centre of the 2023 Netflix series "Break Point" ?
33. Which of these musical terms means faster than adagio?
34. In 1885 master goldsmith and jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé provided the first jewelled what, for presentation by Alexander III of Russia to his wife at Easter?
35. Where are St Lawrence Island and St Matthew Island?
36. In the human body, what does melanin determine?
37. What name is given to raised parts of the skin when frightened or cold?
38. "Gamp" and "bumbershoot" are alternative words for which of these objects?
39. What nut is used in making marzipan, nougat, and amaretti?
40. Which 19th century English poet succeeded Wordsworth as Poet Laureate in 1850?
41. According to Greek mythology, Penelope was whose faithful wife?
42. Kazan is the capital of what semi-autonomous republic in the southwest of Russia?
43. "Doo lang doo land doo lang" is the start of which hit from the 1960s?
44. The first professional rugby competition in North America was held in April 2016, by which organisation?
45. Which toy was named after a US president?
46. What is the term for someone who wants to be with you only when you are doing well?
47. The Mesa Verde National Park with its ancient cliff cities is found where?
48. What profession is Roderick Alleyn in Ngaio Marsh's books?
49. Which small member of the mongoose family would you most expect to find in parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, in much of the Namib Desert in Namibia and southwestern Angola, and in South Africa?
50. What is a mermaid's purse?
51. Which single by the Black Eyed Peas released as the lead single from their fifth studio album, "The E.N.D.", was the group's first U.S. #1 single?
52. What is another name for tungsten?
53. What name is given to an official record keeper?
54. Who became King of Belgium on 9 August 1993?
55. "The Debate", an hour-long episode of which TV series was aired live on 6 November 2005, with different broadcasts for East and West Coast audiences?
56. Which river runs through a disputed area between Suriname and Guyana?
57. Who won the 2008 F A Cup?
58. The poet and children's writer Ted Hughes wrote which poem dealing with the three days before the suicide of his estranged wife, poet, novelist, and short story writer Sylvia Plath?
59. Something formed to resemble glass is known as what?
60. The Chuckchi Sea washes the shores of which two countries?
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