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General Knowledge Quiz 318 (60 MCQs)

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1. What does the French system known as AOC apply to?
2. Which of these are the Spratly Islands closest to geographically?
3. The anatomy of the deepsea barreleye fish is exceptional in several ways, one of which is ..... ?
4. Which of these sauces was invented in China?
5. Claudius is the murderous uncle of which character in a Shakespearean play?
6. What were the Penny Black and the Two Pence Blue that first went on sale in England in May 1840?
7. On 17 September 1862, where was The Battle of Antietam, the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Northern soil and the bloodiest single-day battle in American history (with about 23, 000 casualties)?
8. Paul Young and Susan Boyle have covered "Don't Dream It's Over", which was written for (and was a US hit record for) which band?
9. It is generally believed that which Ancient Roman festival, an archaic rite connected to fertility observed from 13 to 15 February, was converted by the Roman Catholic Church to honour the Virgin Mary which in turn became St Valentine's day?
10. Which of these TV series started broadcasting first?
11. When were the annual All-Japan Judo Championships first held in Japan?
12. In the English nursery rhyme that begins "sing a song of sixpence", 24 of what bird were baked in a pie?
13. What 1973 film starring Al Pacino, John Randolph and Tony Roberts is based on the true story of New York City policeman who went undercover to expose the corruption of his fellow officers?
14. Which sport, a version of which had been a medal sport in 1924, and a demonstration sport in 1928, 1936 and 1948, became an official Winter Olympic sport in 1960?
15. What follows the duodenum in the human digestive tract?
16. A Cambridge University undergraduates meeting on 16 January 1955 started the development of the modern internationally competitive game of what?
17. Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) is known for his work as a what?
18. Where are the cliff villages of the Dogon and the burial caves of the Tellem?
19. In popular tales what bowler famously caught the eye of Elizabeth I of England when the Spanish Armada was sighted off the British coast?
20. Where are the Minoan ruins of Knossus?
21. In 1972, who became the youngest Formula One Champion Racing Driver at the age of 25?
22. What is the order of which Anders Behring Breivik claimed to be a justiciar?
23. Which of these films was set in Turkey?
24. Zonker, Boopsie and Roland Hedley appear in which comic strip?
25. Who was the daughter of Rodrigo Borgia, later Pope Alexander VI, and Vannozza dei Cattanei, one of his many mistresses?
26. Based on a UK political drama TV series of the same name, the US version featuring the actor Kevin Spacey is called "House ..... " what?
27. Speleology is the study of what?
28. Who wrote "Little Lord Fauntleroy", published in 1886?
29. In an octal, or base 8, mathematical system, how is the result of squaring 3 written?
30. What is the name for the change of direction when a ray of light passes from one medium (e.g. water) to another (e.g. air)?
31. Which of these contains the largest number of inland areas which lie below mean sea level?
32. What is a highly magnetized, rotating, neutron star emitting a beam of electromagnetic radiation that can only be observed when the beam of emission is pointing towards the Earth (known as the lighthouse effect)?
33. What is the name for the study of light and the principles underlying light and vision?
34. What is the small plain plastic or metal sheath on each end of a shoelace, cord or drawstring to stop the fibres from unraveling, and to make it easier to hold and feed through the guides?
35. What book was published by Florence Nightingale in 1860?
36. What does a "Paludarium" simulate?
37. After digestion, food passes from the stomach through the pylorus to where?
38. The word "infant" is derived from Latin words meaning what?
39. Which poet, playwright, broadcaster, and children's author co-wrote the "electronic poem" in 1981 called "Now Press Return" for inclusion with the Welcome Tape of the BBC Micro home computer?
40. Known in the USA as "The March King" he made his first recordings with Columbia Phonograph Company in 1890; what was his name?
41. What was one of the effects of the meeting between Joseph Parker, NZ, and Antony Joshua, UK, in March 2018?
42. Ignis fatuus, a faintly luminous flame which hovers over marshy places, is known as a Jack O' Lantern or what?
43. As whom is Eunice Waymon better known?
44. What do golf balls have on the outside?
45. What gambling game is based on a wheel with 37 compartments?
46. The stars Betelgeuse, Rigel, Bellatrix, Mintaka, Alnilam, Meissa, Alnitak and Saiph are found in which constellation?
47. When were the first games now known as the Winter Olympics held?
48. Which of these is a type of car?
49. Edison Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, retired in 1977 from what sport?
50. The top three recordings released in 1925 were "I'll See You in My Dreams", "Yes Sir, That's My Baby", and what?
51. What is a curling tournament called?
52. How often are the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Championships held?
53. Who married Timothy Laurence in 1992?
54. Jim Reeves, Marty Robbins and Dolly Parton are associated with what style of music?
55. Since 1987 what is usually "the championship distance" in title boxing fights?
56. If someone is referred to as "feline", what animal are they being compared to?
57. In the printing industry what is a proofreader asked to do?
58. Which of these is not a type of rice?
59. Which country was proclaimed an independent republic under the leadership of Bernardo O'Higgins on 12 February 1818 after an army led by him and José de San Martín defeated the royalists?
60. Who, in 2010, became the first person from outside the British Isles to win the World Snooker Championship title since Cliff Thorburn in 1980, and the first non British player to win the title since Ken Doherty in 1997?
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