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General Knowledge Quiz 328 (60 MCQs)

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1. In what context would the term "satrap" be used?
2. Where was Genghis Khan born (and later buried)?
3. Which of these is a pioneer in photography?
4. What is "the Shinkansen" ?
5. According to the Bible, Ham, Shem and Japheth were whose sons?
6. Where did the car manufacturer Fiat originate?
7. Swiss scientist Albert Hofmann was talking about what when he said "I think that in human evolution it has never been as necessary to have this substance. It is just a tool to turn us into what we are supposed to be. ''?
8. What is a halyard used for?
9. In the original version of the "Donkey Kong" computer game, the hero, Mario, attempted to rescue his girlfriend. What was her name?
10. What, in Norse mythology, is a series of major events, that includes the death of a number of major gods, a great flood, and the repopulation of the world by two human survivors?
11. France administers which of these Pacific territories?
12. Where is a roadstead found?
13. Which of these is one of the activities with which Coretta Scott King was associated?
14. Two wars fought in 1880-1881 and then in 1899-1902 in South Africa are known as what?
15. Who wrote the novels "The Scarlet Pimpernel" and its sequels, and the plays "Beau Brummel" and "Legion Of Honour" ?
16. Which was the major trading partner for French Guiana in 2001?
17. Who is the next in this series:Laue (1914), W. L. Bragg / W. H. Bragg (1915), Barkla (1917), Planck (1918), Stark (1919), Guillaume (1920) ..... ?
18. The cave hermitages around Namtso in mountainous Tibet are a celebrated pilgrim destination; what is Namtso?
19. In which Australian city can be found the suburbs of Indooroopilly, Jamboree Heights, Jindalee and Kangaroo Point?
20. What is the name for the 7 kingdoms into which England was supposedly divided in the early Middle Ages?
21. Which Canadian portrait photographer of Armenian heritage photographed Winston Churchill in his studio in Ottawa on 30 December, 1941, which, it is claimed, is the most reproduced photographic portrait in history?
22. Which planet is closest to Neptune in size and composition?
23. What function do egg yolks serve in making hollandaise sauce?
24. A rhombus has how many sides?
25. When was the formal request made to adopt the name "Iran" internationally in place of the name "Persia" ?
26. Which of these phrases is applied to a good wine?
27. What is the capital city of New York state in the USA?
28. A deck of cards developed nearly 600 years ago, with four suits known as swords, batons, cups and coins, is used for playing which game?
29. Which theatre in Covent Garden, London, was founded in 1663, destroyed by fire in 1672 and 1809, used as a base for ENSA during World War II and reopened as a theatre in 1946?
30. Before Washington became President in 1789 of the newly independent United States of America there had been Presidents variously of the Continental Congress of the United Colonies (formed 1774), then the United States Congress under the Articles of Confederation; how many presidencies were there?
31. What sport is played in an area that can vary between 20 x 10 and 30 x 20 metres, with 7 players in play at any one time per side playing for around 8 minutes for each of four periods?
32. The first railway line across the U S A, from the East Coast to San Francisco via Chicago, Omaha and Salt Lake City, was completed in what year?
33. In WTF taekwondo competitions points are scored for a kick to the head or body, a turning kick to the head, and what else?
34. Which British sitcom featured Captain Mainwaring's catch phrase "You stupid boy!"
35. Laura was the name of the First Lady of which US president?
36. What is the common name for "lentigo" ?
37. When did the Congress of the USA hold its first session in Washington D.C. as the capital of the country?
38. Reed Richards, Susan "Sue" Storm (Reed's wife), Johnny Storm (Sue's younger brother), and Ben Grimm are the secret identities of which fictional group?
39. What is the capital of the province of British Columbia, Canada?
40. What, since 1978, is the official beverage of Puerto Rico?
41. Part of a great lake many millions of years ago, re-formed by seismic activity, and functioning as a cradle of human activity for at least 1.9 m years, Oldupai, or Olduvai, Gorge in the Tanzanian part of the Great Rift is named after what?
42. Zeami, also called Kanze Motokiyo, (1363-1443) is considered the greatest playwright and theorist of which type of Japanese theatre in its current form?
43. Which 2021 American sci-fi TV series features Scroobius Pip as Anson Ash, a member of an extremist group called Influx?
44. Which of these is a track cycling event, for which the first Olympic competition was in 2000?
45. The death of which dictator, closely associated with revolution and with World War II, happened in 1953 while he was in office as leader of his country?
46. What is the name given to horse racing over hedges, ditches and other obstacles set on a regular course?
47. In what sport is Arnold Palmer known?
48. "The Godfather" trilogy of films was centred around which family?
49. What country has the largest area?
50. Which of these is a 2010 academy award winning documentary featuring Taiji, a Japanese fishing village?
51. Who was the last Danish king to rule England as well?
52. What Act was passed in 1800 in the United Kingdom, to enable the first national what for the UK?
53. Who led the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott, co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957, led the 1963 March on Washington and, in 1964, became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end segregation and racial discrimination through civil disobedience and other non-violent means?
54. Where was the 9 hour amphibious operation on 19 August 1942 that led to the death and injury of 3, 369 of 5, 000 Canadians and the loss of the ship "Berkeley", while German casualties were less than 600?
55. What is a geological description of the land under Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama?
56. Where the ancient route known as the Silk Road passed through modern day Uzbekistan which of these cities was in its path?
57. What were the tools of a retiarius?
58. Which of these would not be a number of holes usually found at a golf course?
59. Which country used to be called Southern Rhodesia?
60. How is mustard "gas" absorbed into the body?
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