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General Knowledge Quiz 326 (60 MCQs)

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1. Who is the parrot perch in Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island" ?
2. Which of these is a member of the European Union?
3. Which country is Papua New Guinea part of?
4. Where is the Sea of Tranquillity?
5. A species of elk is named after which of these US presidents?
6. With what do artists working in oils wash their brushes?
7. The Massacre of Aleppo in 1850 in Syria was carried out during which rule?
8. Which countries hosted the first three American Football World Cup (also known as the IFAF World Cup and Gridiron World Cup) contests in 1999, 2003 and 2007?
9. From 1920, when the first World Championship in Ice Hockey was decided, until 2019 which has won the most gold medals?
10. Which of these best describes the location in Italy of Mt Vesuvius, which erupted and buried Pompeii in 79AD?
11. What is 40-40 in tennis?
12. Roland, a military commander in the late 8th century in the army of Charlemagne, King of the Franks and Lombards and eventually Holy Roman Emperor, died at the Pass of Roncesvalles in the Pyrenees. According to Charlemagne's biography who killed him?
13. Which is the highest mountain in Africa?
14. Which video game, the music for which was composed specially for the game, features composition by Nobuo Uematsu and includes work by Masashi Hamauzu, Hitoshi Sakimoto and Yoko Shimomura?
15. What name was given to Colleen LaRose, who was accused of conspiring with fighters overseas and pledging to commit murder in the name of a Muslim holy war, and pleaded not guilty in court in Philadelphia in March 2010?
16. If "Big Brother" had chosen to attend the Olympic Games during the course of George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four" -assuming such a thing were even remotely possible in the book's concept-where would he have gone?
17. Which of these countries is south east of Germany?
18. Which of the first four monarchs of England after the Norman Conquest in 1066-William I, II, Henry I, and Stephen-died of old age and illness?
19. What does the "F" stand for in "UEFA" ?
20. Chris O'Dowd plays the imaginary friend of a young boy in rural Ireland in which TV series?
21. Shortly after the King's acceptance of the Magna Carta in England in 1215 several still-dissatisfied barons invited an incursion from where?
22. What mountain range separates the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau?
23. Which continent is the Caspian Sea in?
24. Renowned sportsman Michael Phelps decided in 2014 to come out of retirement and compete in what sport?
25. Which of these could not be called a flageolet?
26. The first Harry Potter film, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", was released in 2001, but the type of stone was changed to what in the American release of the film?
27. Leonardo di Caprio played multi-millionaire Howard Hughes in which film?
28. The World Surfing Champion title is awarded annually to the best competition surfer for the year, based on points earned for placings at which events?
29. What bridge across the River Thames in London is 800 feet (244 m) long with two towers each 213 feet (65 m) high built on piers, with a central span of 200 feet (61 m) between the towers split into two equal bascules or leaves, which can be raised to an angle of 83 degrees to allow river traffic to pass?
30. What is the subject of the 2018 documentary "They Shall Not Grow Old", directed and produced by Sir Peter Jackson?
31. In 1967 which country established, and now runs, a pension fund financed with profits from its petroleum sector?
32. How many odd numbers are there between 12 and 42?
33. For which of these would duck cloth most likely be used?
34. Which of these was a French composer, known for his "Ave Maria" and his operas "Faust" and "Roméo et Juliette" ?
35. Whit Monday (also known as Pentecost Monday, "the second day of Pentecost" or "the second Whitsun") observed in most European countries and some former British colonies, especially in the Pacific, commemorates what type of event?
36. The Hindu Kush separates Central Asia from where?
37. What is the prevailing climate in the city of Archangel (Arkhangelsk) in Russia?
38. What is the correct spelling for a sign on a female toilet?
39. What is Chan Chan in Peru?
40. Which of these peoples are indigenous to Ecuador?
41. Where is the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale based?
42. Old English fragments of poem known as "Waldere" are heroic texts concerning whom?
43. Since 1991 what is "OPM" most often used to mean?
44. What language does the word "chutney" come from?
45. As at 2012, according to FAOSTAT (the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database), which of these countries produces the most tomatoes?
46. A number of medical treatments and terminologies have been named after which German surgeon, son of a philosopher and philologist, father and grandfather of also well-known pharmacologists, and from 1895 surgeon-in-chief at the University of Leipzig?
47. What instrument was played most frequently by composer Frederic Chopin?
48. Which British comedy-drama series (1979 to 1994) starred George Cole as Arthur Daley, an unscrupulous importer-exporter, wholesaler, and used-car salesman and Dennis Waterman as Terry McCann, his bodyguard?
49. What is a nickname or a fancy name of a person, group or place which is familiar enough to be used instead of a real name without the need of explanation?
50. Which of these is the earliest opera or stage musical composition performed?
51. Which of these is a variety of tea?
52. Which of the following films was NOT based on a book by Ian Fleming?
53. What was the name of the hotel opened by street artist Banksy in 2017 in Bethlehem in the West Bank, Palestine, next to the Israeli wall?
54. Which vehicle maker has marketed models called HiLux, Surf, Starlet, HiAce, Prado and Echo?
55. Who was the main author of "The Reshaping of British Railways", an attempt in 1963 to reduce the cost of running British Railways, that is remembered for the closure of more than 4, 000 miles of railway lines and 3, 000 stations in the next decade?
56. Which of these is a nickname for the kookaburra?
57. How many films were made by director Sir Peter Jackson from Tolkien's short book, "The Hobbit" ?
58. What is the name Atahualpa associated with?
59. Where is the Hang Sơn Đoòng Cave, described as the largest known cave passage in the world since its discovery in 2009?
60. From 1956 to 1968 Al Oerter won gold medals in every Olympics in what sport?
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