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General Knowledge Quiz 324 (60 MCQs)

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1. The duo Nappytabs are known for what?
2. Which of these is a Chinese philosophical system based on writings by Lao-tzu in the 6th century, which developed into a religion?
3. Who wrote the symphonic suite "Scheherazade" ?
4. Which heavenly body was discovered by astronomer Clyde W Tombaugh on 18 February 1930?
5. What relationship does the central character in the 1996 film "Jerry Maguire" have to sports?
6. What is the name of the international cricket ground in Brisbane, Australia?
7. The Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont appear in a work by which writer?
8. Lieutenant Colonel George Malcolm was the first producer of what event inspired by a 1949 show in a park called "Something About a Soldier" ?
9. Who built La Ciudad Encantada (The Enchanted City) in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain?
10. Which is the largest river in Guyana?
11. Which city is built on both sides of the Tigris, 200 miles from the Persian Gulf?
12. What is the biological term for T H Huxley's theory that all living cells and organisms orginate from pre-existing living matter, not as the result of spontaneous generation?
13. What do custard, paint, melted butter and shampoo have in common?
14. What was unique about the yacht "Alinghi" which won the America's Cup in 2003?
15. What is another name for eggplant?
16. Irish-born Colonel Thomas Blood is best known for what activity in 1671?
17. Middelburg is the capital of which province in the South West of The Netherlands?
18. Where, since 1903, has been the headquarters of British polo, where polo is no longer staged since the polo fields were compulsorily purchased to build council housing?
19. It is thought to have been first played in the early 1940s by Americans in the wartime military, and was called at that time "Touch and Tail football" . What name is it now known by?
20. A teaching technique invented by Sarah Ann Glover (who adapted it from a number of earlier systems) and popularised by John Curwen in the 19th century is associated with what activity?
21. In the Scripps National Spelling Bee, each competitor in rounds one and two receives points to eliminate all but the top-scoring spellers. How many go into round three?
22. When was the American group, The Lincoln Project, formed?
23. If you were watching a contest in the first century AD and heard the phrase "morituri te salutant" where would you be?
24. Which is the southernmost point to which Argentina lays claim?
25. What is a group of lions called?
26. What does a tennis player score when he has no points?
27. Kelly Slater and Layne Beachley are multi world champions in which sport?
28. Which of these historical figures is most associated with the year 1789?
29. What area of Paris is served by the metro stations of Anvers, Blanche, Pigalle, Abbesses, Lamarck-Caulaincourt and Jules Joffrin?
30. Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto are the moons of which planet?
31. Which cartoon series relies on the voices of Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis & Mike Henry?
32. Which Irish dramatist wrote "The Rivals" and "The School for Scandal" ?
33. Lactose is found in which of these?
34. Which American bluegrass-country singer and fiddler has won 26 Grammy Awards, making her the most awarded female artist (and the third most awarded artist overall) in Grammy history since she recorded for the first time at the age of 14?
35. The first high speed impact crash of two intact space spacecraft in February 2009 was between a Russian satellite (launched 1993) that was out of control and what other?
36. When Warren Hastings, returning from a term as Governor-General in 1786, was impeached (and acquitted) where had he been in office?
37. The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, passed in 1864, abolished slavery as well as what?
38. In 2010, when Tiger Woods announced that would change to a Scotty Cameron, he was referring to a type of what?
39. What is the common term for "pre-patellar bursitis" ?
40. In which decade was Paul McCartney born?
41. Which of these games calls for stones?
42. What divides the course of the ancient Grand Coulee river bed in Washington, USA, roughly in half?
43. Which of these people was born in India?
44. What is the racing number on the bonnet of "Herbie" ?
45. What is a surgical procedure to improve the function or the appearance of a human nose?
46. A hectare is roughly the size of which of these?
47. In the Bible's book of Genesis, which of Jacob's sons was sold into slavery by his brothers?
48. The 1812 Fire of Moscow, on 14 September 1812, broke out after most residents and Russian troops had abandoned the city, and whose troops had entered it?
49. "What things soever" is an example of what?
50. The Tarantula is named after a town in which country?
51. "The Motorcycle Diaries", recording an odyssey in 1952, has powerful resonance in what places?
52. In 1919, three actors and a director formed the United Artists Corporation. Which of these was not one of the actors?
53. What is the GBLA, formed after events in 1967?
54. A character called "Piglet" features in books by which author?
55. Which of these is a lizard with a telescopic tongue, viscid lips, eyeballs that move independently, opposible toes and a prehensile tail?
56. In the sentence "Wherever he went, he carried the scratching cat, his eyes red", what part of speech is "Wherever he went" ?
57. In 1799, who discovered nitrous oxide, that made patients insensible to pain, the first true anaesthetic?
58. A Blue Ringtail is a type of what?
59. What is the name collectively given to several groups of people in Zimbabwe and southern Mozambique, originally known as the Karanga?
60. Which strategy game uses a hexagonal board representing an island which settlers (the players) aim to settle?
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